1. Creon
., wrote Antigone and Oedipus the King. ... Although Antigone was written before Oedipus the King, the generations involved in Oedipus the King precede the ones in Antigone. In Oedipus the King, Creon is a lesser character who plays the brother of Jocosta and is the brother-in-law to Oedipus. ... I see that Creon truly knows the power that Oedipus holds above him as king. ... Later in this drama Creon declares to his son Haemon "The State is the King!...
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- Grade Level: High School