From a bureaucrat who curries favor with the gods, dislikes conflict and prefers being part of a team, to a dictator who insults the gods, dividesand rules, and bows to none is the way in which Creon changes between "Oedipus Rex" and "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, Creon shuns the limelight, likes team work, and follows proper procedure in "Oedipus Rex." In contrast, he lets everyone know that he rules, plays his cards close to his chest, and brooks no opposition from divine promises or human traditions in "Antigone." He becomes a completely different person between Theban King Oedipus' overthrow just before the end of "Oedipus Rex" and the fatal duel between twin brothers Eteocles and Polyneices just before the beginning of "Antigone."
Why does Creon share Oedipus's power?
Creon exerts authority over Oedipus.
Because Oedipus does not see how he can be Laius' killer, because Teiresias' charges to that effect will lead to Oedipus' overthrow or death, and because Creon stands the most to gain, Oedipus refuses to change his mind about Creon in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Teiresias the blind prophet says that Oedipus is the mystery killer of previous Theban King Laius. Oedipus, his wife Jocasta and his brother-in-law Creon are joint rulers of Thebes. The charge against Oedipus is punishable by exile or death. Either way, Oedipus loses his job, and Creon therefore adds more responsibilities and power to his. Oedipus therefore assumes that Teiresias is making the charge up so that Creon can have all the royal power and glory for himself.
Creon is Jocasta's brother.
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 is a duck and he is the Wizard of Oz! Plus, he has a sexy white weird and lays in awesome positions in that weird 1987 movie.
Why does Creon share Oedipus's power?
Creon is Oedipus's uncle.
Creon exerts authority over Oedipus.
Because Oedipus does not see how he can be Laius' killer, because Teiresias' charges to that effect will lead to Oedipus' overthrow or death, and because Creon stands the most to gain, Oedipus refuses to change his mind about Creon in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Teiresias the blind prophet says that Oedipus is the mystery killer of previous Theban King Laius. Oedipus, his wife Jocasta and his brother-in-law Creon are joint rulers of Thebes. The charge against Oedipus is punishable by exile or death. Either way, Oedipus loses his job, and Creon therefore adds more responsibilities and power to his. Oedipus therefore assumes that Teiresias is making the charge up so that Creon can have all the royal power and glory for himself.
Creon is Jocasta's brother.
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.
No, Creon is not Oedipus' son in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Creon is Oedipus' uncle, brother-in-law, royal colleague and ultimately royal successor. Shortly after Oedipus' arrival in Thebes, he marries widowed Theban Queen Jocasta, Creon's sister. But Oedipus does not know that he actually is Jocasta's son and therefore Creon's nephew. Creon becomes Oedipus' royal successor once Jocasta's and Oedipus' incest and Oedipus' murder of his own father become known.
A. Which of the following illustrates one of the ways creon acts as a foil for Oedipus? B. Where Oedipus does not believe in prophecies, Creon consults oracles daily. C. Where Oedipus is not Ambitious, Creon covets the throne. D. Where Oedipus speaks rashly, Creon thinks before he speaks.
Oedipus accused "Creon" of trying to take over the throne, and conspiracy against him.
Oedipus is not Creon's son. Creon is the brother of Jocasta, who both gave birth to Oedipus and married him. So he is Oedipus' uncle/brother-in-law, but he's not his father. His father is Laios.
Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone