How do you prove that Creon is innocent in 'Antigone'?

Answer 1

Theban King Creon isn't innocent in the play 'Antigone'. For example, he's the one who thinks up the law of non-burial of the disloyal Theban dead. So it isn't possible to defend him by saying that he just does his job and carries out the law that he's sworn to uphold. He cares only for himself and the consolidation of his rule. He therefore isn't moved by the pain and suffering that he causes the loved ones that the disloyal Theban dead leave behind. But he should have considered the spread of disease from the desecrated, rotting corpses. That he doesn't connect the consequences with the actions may pave the way to the controversial insanity defense.