Creon's Character Change The character of Creon in “Oedipus Rex” and “Antigone” has many similarities and some notable differences. The character of Creon in Oedipus Rex shows that he has a great sense of duty and family. In “Oedipus Rex”, Creon is also shown to be very merciful, balanced and to some extent responsible. In “Antigone,” Creon still maintains his great sense of duty and family, but is overshadowed by his niece and “Antigone” protagonist, Antigone. Creon is overshadowed by his Antigone because she is perceived as the protagonist of “Antigone”, while Creon, being against Antigone, makes her the antagonist, even if he only wants to respect the established laws. Creon's sense of duty seems to have grownCreon is still a man with a great sense of duty. In “Antigone,” Antigone wants to bury her dead brother, Polyneices, who died as a traitor to Thebes when he attacked the city-state after a dispute with Antigone's other brother, Eteocles, over who would rule over Thebes. Antigone's brothers both died in battle, but Polyneices' body was left to rot without being buried while Eteocles' body was buried and honored. Antigone felt as if Creon was wrong and unjust for dishonoring her brother like that, knowing that they were family. This caused Creon to antagonize Antigone and, in time, he sentenced her to death because he did not want his rules or laws to be questioned. Antigone's death sentence subsequently also caused the death of Creon's son, Haemon. Haemon's death caused the death of his mother and Creon's wife, Eurydice. Creon believed that if he allowed Antigone to bury her brother without any penalty, he would be seen as a weak king, meaning that the people of Thebes would no longer want to submit to his rule or the laws he established. in “Antigone,” Creon seems to have lost his sensitivity and mercy in place of his growing arrogance. Creon is also more stubborn in “Antigone,” not allowing her to honor the dead, even though, as the Gods would have it, you should honor the dead by burying them instead of dishonoring them by letting them rot in the open. In “Oedipus the King,” based on the character of Creon, he might have considered allowing Antigone to bury her dead brother without any problems. In “Antigone,” Creon was also perceived as much harsher than he was in “Oedipus the King” because he sentenced Antigone to death for attempting to honor her brother properly. By the end of "Antigone," Creon's character had changed enormously. from his character in “Oedipus Rex”. In “Oedipus the King,” Creon could be called the voice of reason of the play and was seen as an honorable and just man. At the end of “Antigone,” he could be seen as a sad and broken man, due to the deaths of his wife, Eurydice, and his son, Haemon. His arrogance led him to believe that there were no alternatives to his law and that his law was the laws of God. Creon transformed from a proud king into an unfortunate one. The story of Creon is as tragic if not as tragic as that of Oedipus