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Creon In Sophocles Antigone

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Creon is a very stubborn man because he was the king of Thebes,Antigone challenged his decree,by burying Polynices.
Creon is a stubborn man because he refused to bury his own nephew, he thought his nephew was a traitor. “They say that has sworn,no one shall bury him,no one mourn for him,but his body must lie in the fields,a sweet treasure,for carrion birds to find as they search for food”(line 19-23 page 970),By saying no one shall bury him and no one mourn for him Creon is showing how stubborn he is, He’s not only saying that he won’t do it, but other people can’t do it either.Creon’s law is an example of how stubborn he is because he doesn't care of what other people think,only what he thinks matter.

Toward the end of the book Creon becomes

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