Antigone, Sophocles

King Creon values his power and influence over his city-state before any other person in his life, but as the story unfolds his values shift to those people that should have matter most to him from the beginning.
King Creon is hard headed in what he believes in, and is unwilling to take the
advice of others even though they warn him of his actions.
Throughout the play Creon is given advice on numerous accounts, but refuses
to take any into consideration. Even when talking to the prophet Teiresias, warning him that only tragedy can come from being stubborn about his decision to kill Antigone, yet Creon stands firm on his ruling and values. "Whatever you say, you will not change my will." …