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Antigone: Creon Character Analysis

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In the greek tragedy, Antigone, written by Sophocles there are many characters that had tragic flaws that eventually led to their death, but a main character that possesses many of these flaws is Creon. Early on in the book he is talking to the Chorus and Choragos explaining what he is going to do about the deaths of Eteocles and Polyneices when he says, “Polyneices, I say,/ is to have no burial: no man is to touch him or say the least prayer for/ him” (Sophocles I.i. 169-171). This quote is important to the play because it shows Creon the king of Thebes free choice of not burying Polyneices because he believes that Polyneices is a trader to the city of Thebes. Creon’s decision eventually leads to his downfall because of his excessive pride.

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