Antigone Creon Analysis

SAY: Within this section on page 67 of Sophocles’ Antigone, Creon states to the leader that the nation that he belongs to has somehow survived the turmoil that it’s so mercilessly witnessed. On top of that, he mentions how the people of Thebes have so faithfully followed their king, Oedipus, and even after his death, they honored him and stood valiantly at the side of his children, proving how their “loyalty was unshakable”(187). To bring it to a close, Creon solidifies the fact that Oedipus’ two sons, Eteocles and Polynices, have killed each other, and that due to the nonexistent heir to the throne, Creon, their uncle, states that he his next in line for the throne, and he is now the possessor of all of the powers that it beholds.

SHOW: Throughout Creon’s dialogue, he uses a variety of subtle word choice, as well as descriptive detail of the things/people that he describes, to solidify how much he desires the throne, as well as the amount of significance that it brings to whoever has it. The majority of what Creon says about

Prior to this, he shows many examples of being full of hubris, and pairing that with the power of the throne wields a disastrous outcome. Throughout this dialogue, he is basically saying that he is the rightful possessor of the throne, and there is nothing that can change this, which allows us to assume that he doesn’t even know whether or not he is worthy of the kingly powers. With all of this, people only hope that a situation won’t arise for Creon to take executive action, but alas, even the gods have planned for this. Not only is Creon wielding too much power, but he has no idea how to use it wisely, and like many situations, a difficult hardship will come where Creon will learn how to be a justful king, and to disabade his hubris