In Antigone, King Creon is the most powerful man in Thebes. He makes the laws and punishes the ones who break the law. Creon's decision to deny the burial of Polynices body is the central conflict of the story. Creon states, "if I tolerate treachery at home c

an I crush subversion anywhere in the city" (Antigone, 1947, p.144). Here, it shows that Creon must punish individuals that break the laws in order to keep his state stable and from corrupting. I believe that Creon is not strong and intelligent enough to be a good leader. Creon displays his lack of intelligence as his decision for denying burial of Polynice's body is certainly not an intelligent one because it interferes with the laws of the Gods and if you

defy the Gods, you will be punish. Teiresias states this about Creon's decision to have Antigone sent to her death, "[o]nly a fool is governed by self-will" (Antigone, 1947, p.153). Creon's decisions makes the Gods mad at him but it also makes the people of Thebes mad as they oppose to the punishing of Antigone. Creon's greed and pride makes him fail to see the fact that he makes a massive mistake in his Kingship and now he must pay for the circumstances that comes with defying the laws of the Gods from above. <

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