Creon in Oedipus the King
In this paper I will be making 3 major points about Creon. First I will explain the role Creon plays in this drama. Next I will explain some of the values Creon represents in this story. And for the last I will be examining how essential Creon is to the way this situation plays itself out.
Other than the obvious roles Creon plays in this story (Jocasta's brother and Oedipus' brother-in-law), Creon plays a very big role and is a part of the most significant points in this drama.
In the beginning of the story Creon visits the oracle at Delphi to find out what the curse on Thebes is being caused by. Upon his arrival to Thebes he informs Oedipus of what the oracle said:
"Drive the corruption from the land, don't harbor it any longer, past all cure, don't nurse it in your soil root it out!" (164).
This means that the murder of Laius set a plague on the city. By being the one to go to the oracle, Creon puts himself in the position of having to......
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