Anouilh's Antigone

When Creon says life is nothing but the happiness you get from it this raises a much deeper concept than what one might think. The concept that there is nothing deeper to life but the pleasureful aspect of it could totally change the way you live. Antigone wants to believe there is something more. She believes in her own pride. She believes in order and that if she breaks the law she should pay the consequences. Creon sees no value in this. Even though he is at the top of the society he does not care about the strictness of the law. His only reasoning for life is if it will bring him happiness or not, which is completely self-indulgent. Antigone is willing to sacrifice her life or her a brother who is already dead. In a way, Antigone and Creon are polar opposites. The death of Antigone will not increase Creon's happiness in anyway, so it means nothing to him. Antigone believes she must die because simply that's what the law says. Because the situation is so pointless to Creon, he gives into Antigone. This means that Creon's life philosophy loosens his own self control on his life. Whether this is bad or good is a question that will be asked forever.