Creon's recognition

In Sophocles's tragedy Antigone, Creon, a tragic hero in the story, come to a recognition that his actions are not correct, that he needs to change. The question is when does he come to these realizations? Recognition is defined as being the point in time when the tragic hero recognizes his or her flaws or wrong actions. It is the point in the story when the character has an epiphany, or knows why he of she is wrong. Creon comes to the realization that he is wrong about Antigone and is ruling only based on pride and not on reason and wisdom at about line 1230 when he says "Oh, it's hard, giving up the heart's desire... but I will do it- no more fighting a losing battle with necessity." In my opinion, Creon has realized here that his pride had been getting in the way of his reason and wisdom, thus corrupting his judgement. He knows at this point that he was wrong and that what he did to Antigone and her brother was not the right thing to do. It is hard for a person, especially a king, to go back on his word, especially when pride is involved. Look, Creon had to make the difficult choice on whether to let his nephew be buried. That has to be hard, especially because they are blood relatives. Creon put the city above his feelings in doing this, so to him, going back on his word would mean not only losing his credibility, but also the trust of his people. So to admit that he was wrong about this, and that he is willing to change what he did, is pretty significant. It is recognition of a fault, in this case a tragic flaw. Creon obviously is not happy admitting he is wrong, no one is. That is why he seems unhappy when he recognizes his faults, because it is never a positive experience to learn that you are wrong. With this statement comes the understanding that Creon has realized his wrongdoings and is ready to fix them. He has sacrificed his pride at this point by admitting that he is wrong, he made a mistake. That, to me, is true recognition in the sense of the definition. He has put his pride on the table, his integrity, in order to set things right. Thus, I believe that Creon's statement around line 1230 is when he recognizes his tragic flaw and his wrongdoings, making it true recognition.