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CREONS FATAL DECISION People of power such as kings are often forced to chose between family and law. In the play Antigone by Sophocles, King Creon has to make such a decision. He issues the edict to outlaw the burial of his traitor nephew, Poleneices. In reaction, his niece Antigone disobeys the law and burys her brother out of loyalty to her family. Creon is now faced with the decision to uphold the law or …

…all, trying to create a strong state, and Antigone knows what would happen if she disobeys. Antigone brings on her own fate in all respect. If Creon does not punish her, his credibility, as a king would be lessened. Often in the test of law or family great empires rise while families die. Creon chooses the path of an empire and does it in a fair and just way which corresponds with his personal convictions.