In Antigone, Sophocles creates Antigone, the tragic hero of the play. Antigone, the main character of the story cannot accept her dead brother Polyneicês not being buried. Going against the orders of Creon, her uncle and the King of Thebes, Antigone buries her brother. She follows her own morals and her heart rather than the laws that people abide by. Antigone"s stubbornness not only influences the choices she made throughout the play; her actions also cause the demise of herself and many others in the kingdom of Thebes. Thus, leaving Creon to live a life of misery because of his blind heart.

             Unable to back down, Antigone"s headstrong attitude influences many of her choices throughout the play. Not only did she defy the law of Creon of not to bury Polyneicês, she also showed nastiness to her sister, Ismêne and her uncle, Creon because they would not help her in burying her brother. She shows her stubborness because she is unwilling to accept the fact that Creon and Ismêne won"t help bury her beloved brother. She becomes nasty and malicious because she is unable to forgive them. Antigone"s obstinacy also becomes very apparent in the prologue when Ismêne tried to talk the former out of burying Polyneicês because the former would be killed. Of course, as head strong as Antigone is, she wouldn"t be talked out of breaking the law that Creon passed. Even though Antigone knows the consequences, she buries her brother. She has done this because Antigone would rather die in honor than live a life of shame. This tragic flaw, Antigone"s obstinancy influence many of her choices through life while also blocking many opportunities she has.

             Antigones stubborness throughout the play not only influenced her choices in her lifetime, it also causes the downfall of many others in the kingdom of Thebes. The formers stubborness leads to her being alienated from Thebes. She then who hangs herself because she is put into solitary confinement.