Analyzing the Character of Kreon in Sophocles’ Greek Tragedy “Antigone” (1625 words, 3 pages)
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely, said Lord Acton generations ago. In the Greek tragedy Antigone, written by Sophocles, there was a character named Kreon, the antagonist, who was the king of Thebes. Thebes was an autocratic state where Kreon had absolute power. Throughout the course of the play, ...
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