In Antigone, Sophocles creates Antigone, the tragic hero of the play. Antigone, the main character of the story cannot accept her dead brother Polyneicês not being buried. Going against the orders of Creon, her uncle and the King of Thebes, Antigone buries her brother. She follows her own morals and her heart rather than the laws that people abide by. Antigone’s stubbornness not only influences the choices she made throughout the play; her actions also cause the demise of herself and many others in the kingdom of Thebes. Thus, leaving Creon to live a life of misery because of his blind heart. Unable to back down, Antigone’s headstrong attitude influences many of her choices throughout the