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Creon Motives In Antigone

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The tragic play “Antigone” written by Sophocles, follows after the war between Thebes and Argos. In the war, the two sons of Oedipus, Eteokles and Polynices fought for the throne; however, as a result, both sons die. Due to the brotherly feud, Eteokles and Polynices uncle, Creon becomes the king of Thebes. The new king Creon then passes on a law to not bury Polyneices the exile who rebelled against Thebes, but honor Eteokles who defended the country. He then stated, if the body were to be buried by someone, the burier must be executed. Creon’s main motives behind this law were to gain trust from his people and to have a stabilized power. This law however, was disobeyed by the daughter of Oedipus, Antigone. This is the all the start of the direct
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