Creon In Oedipus The King

Creon is more content with his current situations in life than Oedipus is. When Oedipus accuses Creon of trying to overthrow him as the king of Thebes, Creon denies these allegations.

In Oedipus Rex, Oedipus believes Tiresias and Creon are working together to overthrow him. During this time Creon gives a prolonged speech, how he doesn’t want to be the King, but in Antigone, Creon is seen as a unswaying sovereign, unwilling to listen to anyone. Creon is likewise blinded by his own corruption. His excessive pride gets the best of him. Antigone, Haemon, and Tiresias warn Creon

     At first glance, Oedipus and Creon are two very different people. But as time progresses their personalities and even their fates grow more and more similar. In Sophocles’s play “Oedipus the King”, Oedipus and Creon are two completely opposite people. Oedipus is brash and thoughtless, whilst Creon is wise and prudent. In “Oedipus the King”, Oedipus effectively portrays the idea of the classic “flawed hero”. He becomes arrogant and brash. He accuses Creon and Tiresias of treachery. Even worse however, Oedipus goes against the gods. This causes them to punish him severely. Creon is the exact antithesis of Oedipus. He thinks before he acts. Creon is wise and loyal. In Sophocles’ other

Creon’s was used to being the hero of Thebes after repairing the damage Oedipus’ horrifying end had caused, now he was faced with an uncomfortable choice. Being the new reigning monarch of Thebes, his morals were centered around keeping himself monarch. As a result, Creon’s selfishness tipped his internal scales3 of what was just and what was not. His pride was so great that he not only refused to bury the revolutionary, Polyneices, but declared, “he’ll have no burial mound, no

Creon, who is Iocasta’s brother, claims in Oedipus the King that he does not wish to have the power and responsibility of being king. Towards the beginning of Oedipus the King, Oedipus has announced that Creon is to be banished from Thebes. Oedipus was exiling Creon because he said that Creon and Tiresias were trying

His trait’s displaying calmness, rationality, and even him valuing privacy played a role as him as a foil. From Oedipus’ hasty decision being displayed by Creon’s rationale explaining. To Oedipus’ sense of urgency exhibited to be quick and dangerous from the calmness Creon showed. Oedipus’ not valuing privacy was shown when Creon said the information which was given by the oracle to all of Theobes. However, Creon contrasted that trait of Oedipus when he told his men to bring Oedipus inside valuing privacy. It is clear, Creon’s calmness, rationality, and value for privacy highlights Oedipus traits of having a sense of urgency, making hasty decisions, and the disregard for privacy. All together in which Creon acts as a foil to

Prideful of his cleverness, he leaves his home to avoid his prophecy. Foolishly, he ended up fulfilling every single part of it. Unlike Creon, Oedipus is empathetic towards his people and truly tries to be respectful towards the Gods. Nevertheless, his arrogance regarding his wits puts him in the same category as Creon. Just like with Creon's ego, Oedipus shows his by questioning all those around him, including Tiresias, a blind prophet.

In the plays Oedipus Rex and Antigone by Sophocles, Oedipus and Creon exert similar characteristics as leaders that ultimately result in their characterization as tragic heroes. They take a similar course throughout their stories, which leads to a similar fate, resulting in tragedy. Both characters tried to revive a city in need, but in the process, the hubris they possessed got in the way. Both men had the chance to see that their actions would lead to a tragic ending, but neither one could see around their pride. Because of their tragic flaws, these two rulers caused great pain to themselves, their family and the people of Thebes. Although Oedipus and Creon ruled over Thebes at different times, the truth

Would you rather be king, or someone with all the privileges of a king? Most people would say that they would rather be king, but not Creon from Oedipus the King by Sophocles. In Act 2, when accused by Oedipus of conspiring against the throne, he explains that only a madman would try to do so when in his position, where he has all the perks of a king but none of the responsibilities. In his speech, Creon displays the admirable characteristics of rationalism and humility two qualities that are the foundation of all great rulers, allowing benevolent and just rule of the people.

In Sophocles' tragedy Antigone, the purpose of Creon’s speech is to establish power, and create fear in his people, and as he expects complete loyalty. Creon's speech is an inaugural speech that declares him the official king of Thebes. After the death of King Oedipus, his throne is then passed on to his children. However, Eteocles and Polyneices died in battle and the throne is left to Creon as Creon says,"Oedipus died...and...his two sons, prince Eteocles and Polyneices, have killed each other in battle;and I...have succeeded to the...throne... As long as I am king, no traitor will be buried with the loyal man," (Sophocles 974-975).

Creon and Oedipus - Who is Better? The play, Oedipus the King by Sophocles, shows a certain king’s life filled with sadness and madness. In the story, parts where Oedipus seethes with false presumptions in regards to Creon, banishes Tiresias\infers how the lord of Thebes has a practically innocent conduct in drawing closer the wrongdoing instance of Laius, losing his soundness over little parts and settling on careless choices. His state of mind demonstrates how Creon, Oedipus' brother by marriage, has better qualities of that a pioneer. To be honest saying, Oedipus is an awful pioneer.

Creon is the real tragic hero in the Greek Tragedy, Antigone. He was a leader, who had pride, and had laws/punishments. First of all Creon was the king of Thebes, which made him a leader. “Have they told you the new decree of our king Creon” (Sophocles 1068)? After king Laius’ death the word king got passed down to Creon. Since then he had been the leader/king of Thebes. King Creon was full with so much pride. “No; Death will do that for me” states Creon (Sophocles 1086). The pride that Creon had played a big role on why he would act the way he did. Creon was a very stubborn person, who wants things his own way. With that being said, Creon wanted the people to accept his laws and punishments. As Creon said in the play, “You will give no support

He stands up for himself and argues for it even with the king. He treasures his integrity of character and his loyalty above everything else. Another important aspect of Creon's personality is revealed in the last scene. He forgives Oedipus, the man who has censured him. When Oedipus pleads that Creon should banish him from Thebes, Creon exhibits his prudence.

The once arrogant, prideful Oedipus is now humble and helpless. In the previous part of the trilogy Oedipus was in a constant search for himself and later blamed himself for his fate. In contrast in this part of the trilogy Oedipus no longer blames himself for his fate, instead he blames the god for his tragic life. Theseus is a kind, proud, and loyal he is very likeable and is seen as a hero in the play. In contrast Creon is seen as cruel, disloyal, and tyrannical, he is viewed as a villain.

Some characteristics Oedipus shows while he is a king is his impatience, his ability to act rashly, and how quick he likes to take action. One example of this is on page 18 of The Oedipus Cycle when he says, “What a wicked old man you are! You’d try a stone’s patience! Out with it!” Oedipus says this after Teiresias refuses to tell him what he knows about the murderer of the previous king of Thebes. Instead of trying to persuade him further or just accept that Teiresias won’t tell Oedipus what he wants to know, his impatience causes him to act rashly and start insulting the seer. Another example of Oedipus’s tendency to act quickly appears on page 28 when Oedipus says to Creon, “You murderer! Do you think I do not know that you plotted to kill me, plotted to steal my throne?” Prior to their conversation, Oedipus asks his brother-in-law, Creon, to bring Teiresias to him so they may ask him what he knows. After Teiresias refuses to share what he knows with Oedipus, he eventually tells him that Oedipus is the murderer that he is seeking. Just from this, Oedipus quickly comes to the conclusion that Creon urged Teiresias to say this in order to usurp the throne. Another example of Oedipus’s rashness appears on page 43 of The Oedipus Cycle, “The groom leading the horses forced me off the road at his lord’s command; but as this charioteer lurched over towards me I struck him in my rage . . . Swinging my club in this right hand I knocked him out of his