Question

n Antigone, Creon has to pay for his hubris at the end of the play. Which lines from the play reflect Creon’s realization of the tragedy he has brought to Thebes? CREON: I am the guilty cause. I did the deed, Thy murderer. Yea, I guilty plead. My henchmen, lead me hence, away, away, A cipher, less than nothing; no delay! SECOND MESSENGER: Sorrows are thine, my lord [Creon], and more to come, One lying at thy feet, another yet More grievous waits thee, when thou comest home. CREON: I go hot-foot. Bestir ye one and all, My henchmen! Get ye axes! Speed away To yonder eminence! I too will go, For all my resolution this way sways. SECOND MESSENGER: 'Tis true that thou wert charged by the dead Queen As author of both deaths, hers and her son's.

Answer 1

"I am the guilty cause. I did the deed, Thy murder. Yea, I guilty plead." Would be my best guess

Answer 2

"I am the guilty cause. I did the deed, Thy murderer. Yea, I guilty plead."

Step-by-step explanation:

This is the sentence that best shows Creon's realization of the tragedy he has brought to Thebes. In the play, hubris is one of the main tragic flaws of Creon. Hubris is a type of arrogance, and this leads Creon to create laws that oppose the laws of the Gods. It is this conflict between the two types of law which lead Antigone, Creon and ultimately all of Thebes to its downfall.