Creon's Involvement In Antigone

For entertainment in early times of civilization, people wrote plays. This was because there was not any advanced technology, and there was not a lot to do so the people needed a distraction. For example, a playwright named Sophocles wrote a well know tragic play called, Antigone. The entire work is about the king, Creon, who decides to not bury a traitor named Polyneices, whom has a sister named Antigone. Later in the play, Antigone goes against Creon’s rule, and buries her brother. Creon becomes so enraged he decides to kill Antigone, but his son Haimon is supposed to marry her. Instead of killing her, Creon decides to lock Antigone away. However Antigone commits suicide, and upon finding out, Haimon tries to impale Creon but falls on the

For example in his decree, he states, “His brother Polyneices who broke his exile to come back with fire and sword against his native city... whose one idea was to spill the blood of his blood and sell his own people into slavery- Polyneices I say is to have no burial,” (1.1.165-166, 168-170). Creon declares that Polyneices shall not be buried because of his actions against the city. His brother, Eteocles, however was able to get buried because he fought for the city and not against it. If Polyneices had fought with the city he would have the same fate, but in turn Creon wanted revenge, so he would not allow the traitor an honorable burial. Creon had wanted revenge because of Polyneices’ action against the city. In the play he tells Haimon,“I will carry her far away/ Out there in the wilderness, and lock her/ Living in a fault of stone. She shall have food,/ As the custom is, to absolve the state of her death/ And there let her pray to the gods of hell,” (1.3.632-636). After arguing with Haimon about Antigone’s execution, he decides to lock her away. Antigone went against Creon’s decree so he felt very disrespected and wanted to make an example out of her. Other people living in the city would realize that they can defy him as well, which is why Creon has to lock Antigone away. Based on the evidence, it clearly represents Creon’s bias