In Sophocles’ Antigone, Creon shows concern regarding the outcome of his previous
actions. To express concern means to display anxiety for a perhaps unexpected event; the
previous actions refer to Creon ordering the death of Antigone, even after his son, Haimon,
tries to talk him out of his decision. While talking to Teiresias, a blind prophet, Creon
completely rejects all of his predictions. Teiresias warns Creon by saying, “Then take this,
and take it to heart! / The time is not far off when you shall pay back / Corpse for corpse,
flesh of your own flesh” (234). Because of Creon’s disinterest in listening to the general
message of Teiresias’ prophecy, Teiresias emphasizes one specific part of his point, which
states that Creon will be punished for his actions of the past. Creon suddenly seeks help
from Choragus because he finally realized the importance and vehemence in Teiresias’
prediction. Not only should Creon have concern for the punishment itself, but he also has
no knowledge of when justice would be imposed on him. This unexpected aspect is
inferred when Teiresias’ says that “the time is not far off”. The seer does not specify the
time and instead leaves it as an uncertainty. Along with being aware that a punishment is in
his future, Creon should also express concern because Teiresias says that it is “corpse for
corpse” and that the “flesh [is] of [Creon’s] own flesh”. The anxiety of this excerpt lies in