Creon:: Oh the Perils of Power!

I can definitely see where Elspeth and Adam are coming from with Creon!! That was the first thing I noticed when I started reading the play! Creon reminds me more and more of Oedipus every time he opens his mouth! Once he took the throne he became a completely different person. Out were the cool personality and the fairness (wiseness?) that he once possessed and that we admired and in was a quick tempered, self-conscious and power hungry king. He even accused Oedipus’ daughters/sisters of trying to take his throne. Something that Oedipus accused him of doing in the past. I think the point of the change in the character of Oedipus was to show the effect of power on characters. The wise character was did a 180 turn once he acquire any power what so ever. I also saw a connection between the personalities of Oedipus and Antigone and the comparison of Ismene with the old Creon. I can definitely see some comparison with those pairs. I think that the author did this to accentuate the character of Creon and Antigone and the conflict between them! Well my respect for Creon has now disappeared!