Antigone

Even though Tiresias wish for Creon is not to endear the pain, he will have to go through if he follows through with Antigone's death. Creon will lose his family if he demands the punishment he has ordered for Antigone. Tiresias previously saw what the prophet of Oedipus brought to this family and he was trying to change the next dreadful prophet for Creon. .
             After Tiresias informs Creon of the future, Creon accuses Tiresias for lying for profit. Creon's selfishness, narrow-mindedness, misogyny, and suspicion force him to follow through with his orders. Not thinking about the consequences, Creon is proving a point to the chorus and the gods that he is the ruler not Antigone. Since Creon cannot come to grips with Antigone going against his orders about burying Polynices, he is going to demonstrate his authority to the chorus by Antigone enduring a horrible death. .
             If Creon would have changed his mind about Antigone's future that would mean that he allowed a woman to control him and undermine his authority. Antigone went against the orders of Creon because of the will of the gods. She did not care about Creon's orders because she was living by the god's path and what she felt in her heart. Her civil disobedience did not matter to her and she wanted her brother to be buried properly. Creon could not take the disobedience Antigone displayed that he did not remember she was family and understand her beliefs. Creon's craving for someone to be punished for burying Polynices caused him to accuse the solder that brought the news about Polynices burial. Although Creon did not care who did the burying, he just wanted to point the finger at someone.
             Creon was a supportive person when Oedipus was ruler. He helped Oedipus when Tiresias gave Oedipus his prophet by standing by Oedipus during the pain he was going through. Even though Oedipus asked Creon to banish him from Thebes, Creon did not make that decision.