What Is Creon Duty In Antigone

Antigone by Sophocles is a play about a young woman name Antigone who buries her brother, Polyneices, even though the king, who is also Antigone’s uncle Creon , banned it. She then proceeded to fight with him and tells him that it is her spiritual duty. Creon says that his duty to his kingdom comes first. During the play, Creon’s actions are better than Antigone’s because he shows his strength as a ruler by putting law before family and religion.

The first reason why Creon acted correctly is that he was showing that no one could break the law. He showed that even his family and females , Polynices, Ismene, and Antigone, would be punished. An example of this in modern times would be if the President of the United States sister killed someone. She would not get away with it and she would be punished. Creon showed this equality by not letting Polynices get buried, and not sparring Antigone. Because of his actions, the people of Thebes will be to scared to break the law, knowing that they will not be spared. A quote by Ismene sums up the reason for strong leadership. She says, “We must obey them…. I yield to those who have authority.” …show more content…
Creon knew he would be punished, but he stayed with his word. Even in The United States of America, the first amendment to the constitution states that there needs to be separation of church and state. Creon is also smart enough to consult religious authority. He consults with Tyresius about what to do next.Antigone, on the other hand, just buries Polynices without thinking Another sign of Creon’s strong leadership is his ability to admit he is wrong. This is seen when Creon goes to apologize to