Creon Character Analysis

The Theban plays are a set of three plays, which aren’t a perfect trilogy, depicting different characters who fight for power over the city of Thebes. Throughout all three of these plays Creon is the character who obtains much of the interest from the audience. Creon’s character changes between each of these three plays. First the audience sees Creon as a reasonable politician. Then the audience depicts Creon as a power seeking antagonist. Finally the audience places Creon as an unstable leader. Creon is a very interesting character, whose changes can clearly be seen within and between each of the three plays.
The first play of the untrue trilogy is named Oedipus the King. Obviously by the name Oedipus is the ruling king of Thebes. Creon is
During Oedipus at Colonus, Creon sinks to a pitiful level, he decides the best way to rid Oedipus of his title is to kidnap his kids. Creon kidnaps both Antigone and Ismene, and eventually Creon’s plan works. By the end of Oedipus at Colonus, Creon is ridding Oedipus of his position as King of Thebes. During the last play, Antigone, Creon has finally obtained the title he had desired the entire time. Creon has all the power, and has created himself as the stable King of Thebes. Oedipus is out of the equation, and Creon doesn’t have any worries in the world. The audience, during Antigone, still sees Creon as the greedy power seeker, until Creon starts making mistakes as ruler. He doesn’t listen to the oracle’s advice, and eventually starts losing control. He doesn’t believe in himself, and the city of Thebes starts becoming a city without a ruler. Towards the end of Antigone, the audience starts to pity the powerless ruler Creon, because of how helpless he seems to himself and