"But he that, too rashly daring, walks in sin in solitary pride to his life's end."
The chorus in Antigone often talks about the meaning of life and comments on human's behaviors. Among those comments from the beginning of the play to Haemon's entrance, my favorite one is the one about how tragic flaw, or hubris, leads to the fall of the great human race, in p.136. The quote is, "But he that, too rashly daring, walks in sin in solitary pride to his life's end."
Greek tragedy is usually about how a great, noble person, falls from high position because of a tragic flaw. This quote brings out the exact core value of Greek tragedy, because the quote tells how great humans are, but because of some flaws, like rash, or hubris, they fall and lose their precious life. This idea can also reflect Antigone's deeds onto the audience's life. Antigone is a good and kind person, but her pride, her stubbornness and knowledge makes her unable to calculate and defy Creon's order. This puts her in danger at the end of this scene, where she is imprisoned and is going to be killed by Creon.
So, after reading this, do you think hubris, would be the reason Antigone fall and die? Or do you think she will survive?
I think Antigone will die as she has broken the Creon's decree. She did so out of the desire to honor her brother. This might have been slightly influenced by pride, however I do not think that is a major factor in it. I believe that her actions were more caused by her duty to her family.
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