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Yes, Creon is admirable in action and wish when compared to those of Oedipus in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, Theban King Creon defers to royal and divine authority. He never disrespects King Oedipus, his brother-in-law and royal colleague, even when the latter threatens him with execution. He even grants Oedipus' wishes to meet with his daughters even though Oedipus is supposed to placed under immediate house arrest and solitary confinement for criminal acts and immoral behavior.

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