In the play Antigone, Creon chooses to bury Eteocles with full military honors, while his brother's corpse lays decaying in an open field where carrion can feast on it. Creon decrees that anyone who touches or prays for Polyneices will be considered an enemy of the State and sentenced to death. Creon is only interested in retaining his power and maintaining social order. He refers to his enemies as "stiff-necked anarchists," and preaches the...
In the play Antigone, Creon chooses to bury Eteocles with full military honors, while his brother's corpse lays decaying in an open field where carrion can feast on it. Creon decrees that anyone who touches or prays for Polyneices will be considered an enemy of the State and sentenced to death. Creon is only interested in retaining his power and maintaining social order. He refers to his enemies as "stiff-necked anarchists," and preaches the importance of following laws and decrees handed down by political officials. In Creon's opinion, individuals must respect the State regardless of their personal beliefs or grievances. In contrast, Antigone believes that citizens must follow the wishes of the gods before listening to politicians. Creon's refusal to compromise and view the situation from Antigone's perspective is a drastic miscalculation that has disastrous results. His insistence that Antigone's crime must not go unpunished results in bloodshed and hardship.
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