In Antigone by Sophocles', Creon's overuse of hubris and misuse royal power leads to the immense tragedy that is brought upon him, his family, and to the state within a short amount of time. Creon's royal power goes too far, as he refuses to listen to his family as well as to Tiresias so that he can take care of the issues and problems that the state faces, even when his family suffers because of it. Revealing that Creon, as a ruler is self-regarded overcompensating because of the suffering he has brought to not only his family but also to himself. Creon's establishs an extremely harsh punishment towards the burial of his own nephew, Polyneices, showing that he puts the state before his family. Soon after the war with Argos, Creon states