Except for Teiresias the blind prophet, all of the main characters in 'Antigone' are related to Theban King Creon.
Antigone and Ismene are both the nieces and the great nieces of their uncle and great uncle, Creon. Antigone also is Creon's future daughter-in-law through her engagement to Haemon. Antigone's and Ismene's twin brothers, Eteocles and Polyneices, are both the nephews and the great nephews of their uncle and great uncle, Creon.
Haemon is Creon's only surviving child and heir apparent. He also is Antigone's cousin and fiance.
Theban Queen Eurydice is Creon's wife.
Creon is Oedipus's uncle, since he is Jocasta's (Oedipus's mother) brother. I guess Creon is also is brother-in-law, since he marries Jocasta.
Creon (King of Thebes) and the gods. Creon forbid the burial of Polynices- yet the gods wanted everyone to be buried; both the good and the bad.
He realizes that everyone is dying that is close to him and they have shown that it was his fault for not listening.
Niece to uncle is Antigone's relationship to Creon in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone is the eldest daughter of disgraced Theban monarchs Oedipus and Jocasta. Queen Jocasta is Creon's sister. Antigone therefore is Creon's niece.
Creon is to blame for everyone's suicides. Creon places Antigone and Haemon in a situation where they only way they saw to get out of was to commit suicide. When Eurydice found out that Haemon had committed suicide due to Creon she went to her room, where she cursed Creon before taking her own life. If Creon had not be so stubborn and not placed Antigone in the cave no one would have died. But it is a greek tragedy, so the ending must of course be tragic. :]
Guardian to ward, king to subject and uncle to niece is the way in which Creon is related to Antigone in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon has custody of his niece, the orphan Princess Antigone. He also is the father of Antigone's husband-to-be, her first cousin Prince Haemon. Additionally, he is Antigone's sovereign.
Yes, Creon genetically is related to Oedipus in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Creon is Theban King Oedipus' uncle. He is the brother of Queen Jocasta, who is Oedipus' mother and wife. Creon and Oedipus share a common paternal ancestor in Thebes' founding King Cadmus.
No, Theban King Creon didn't hide Antigone and tell everyone that she was dead. The punishment for violating the King's law was death by stoning. The King commuted the sentence to imprisonment in an isolated, remote, walled up cave. Antigone's procession to the cave was witnessed by the chorus and by the King.
Death is what Creon wishes for at the end of "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon is all alone. He loses everyone and everything that gives meaning to his life. He thinks only of death to end the heartbreak and humiliation of friendlessness, homelessness, joblessness and powerlessness.
No, Theban Kings Creon and Laius aren't brothers. They're brothers-in-law. Additionally, they're related as descendants of different genealogical lines from Cadmus, Thebes' founder and first king.
Having an open interaction with his people is why Theban King Oedipus insists on letting all Thebans hear Theban King Creon's news. Creon comes back with news of how to end the pestilence that wreaks havoc on the city's people, livestock and harvests. Creons wants to step inside the palace, to give the news first to his colleague, and then afterwards to the Theban people. Oedipus wants everyone to hear at the same time.
Creon's role is the king.