ct. The polis was the most important thing to Creon. He had just received the throne and the power of the city and he didn't want anything to destroy that. He needed people to respect and honor his rulings. He said (pg. 167):It is impossible to know any man-I mean his soul, intelligence, and judgment-Until he shows his skill in rule and law.I think that a man supreme ruler of a whole city, If he does not reach for the best counsel for her,But through some fear, keeps his tongue under lock and key,Him I judge the worst of any.Creon saw politics as a form of art. Political art, for him, is the highest art of all. Because he felt so strongly about the political word that he was now in charge of, he didnt let anything get in his way of achieving that power.Creon also stuck to his beliefs because he was disappointed that his own family member could turn on an own relative, especially his own brother. He couldnt believe that Polyneices could kill his brother Eteocles. Creon says that Polyneices was one:Who sought to taste the blood he shared with us (pg. 168). He attacks his own family and then turned on the citizens that he used to rule. Hoffman 3Creon couldnt let Polyneices be buried because of his attack of the gods of the city. He couldnt stand by while a man was honored for being wicked; never by me shall the wicked man have precedence in honor over the just. But that he is loyal to the state in death, in life alike, shall have my honor (pg. 168). He betrayed the gods of his own people and that Creon couldnt honor.Another issue that Creon couldnt forgive was the fact that Polyneices was willing to enslave the citizens that he used to rule over. He was their king and he was able to take away the freedom of his friends all because his brother wouldnt share the throne with him. He didnt care as much about the people as he did about the power hat they gave him. Creon would rather sacrifice his family for the sake of the Polis. He couldnt fo...
