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Flawed meaning more susceptible to poor judgment

I think that Creon is more flawed than Antigone.  Her cause is at least righteous.  She wants to bury her brother so he can rest peacefully in the afterlife.  She may have gone about it in a prideful way, but her cause is just.  The burial of Polynieces does not have the same import to Creon.  It is just his pride that keeps him from forgiving Antigone.  He does not even pretend to try and understand her reasoning.  He gives no thought to her or Polynieces as family.  He gives no thought to the arguments of his son.  He will not change his mind and he will not be told what to do by a woman.  He had the power to be gracious but he did not use his power wisely and he paid for it with everything he held dear.