He feels that people were starting to do this early in his reign and says: “there were those who whispered together, stiff-necked anarchists, uniting their heads, plotting against me in the streets” (i 113-115). His paranoia makes him feel that people are plotting against him, which leads him to not accept input from other people. Because he is so clear that he does not want rebellion, Creon is very unhappy when Antigone buries Polyneices and feels that this is some form of rebellion. Instead of simply accusing Antigone of the illegal burial, Creon accuses her of “a double insolence, breaking the given laws and boasting of it” (ii 80-81). Although Antigone never boasted of defying the law, Creon is so self-aware that he sees the act as much more than it actually is. Creon finally realizes that he must abandon his ignorant ways. By the time he realizes that he should not “fight with fate” (v. 101) and that “the laws of the Gods are powerful” (v. 108), it is too late. He was too oblivious and caught up in his own self-consciousness to not be able to make the right decision quickly enough. Although Creon eventually realized his mistakes, this was not enough to save him from the wrath of the gods