Parents are there to protect and raise their children. It's their choice on how to do it. Many can be very kind and almost not strict enough, but others can seem stubborn and mean. Unlike strict parents, truly stubborn people can be much, much worse. Their inability to make mistakes or not get what they want can destroy relationships and lives. This happens in Sophocles' Antigone, she was doing what she thought was right and her uncle, Creon king of Thebes, had her killed because he didn't agree with her point of view. Stubbornness can lead to bad judgments and horrible repercussions. Stubbornness is like a parasite that takes over a person's mind and body and makes them sad, depressed and angry. In the play almost every character displays some level of stubbornness, which leads to disaster. Stubbornness is shown many times in the play by Creon, the king of Thebes. He demonstrates this stubbornness when he discovers that Antigone has turned against him and buried Polynieces, his brother. Even though she was part of the family, his niece and his son, Haimon's girlfriend, he still has...