Creon, Oedipus Flashcards
What does Creon say the Oracle says
“Drive the corruption from the land”
“Banish the man, or pay back blood with blood”
“here in Thebes”
Show that Creon is a good leader in his opening speech
“My fellow citizens”
“I had to come. I resent it deeply”
“my reputation in ruins”
“branded a traitor in the city, a traitor to all of you and my good friends”
Show that Creon is controlled in his speech
“are you quite finished?”
“It’s your turn to listen for just as long as you’ve instructed me”
“hear me out, then judge me on the facts”
“I don’t know. And when I don’t I keep quiet”
Why does Creon not want to be King
“who in his right mind would rather rule and live in anxiety then sleep in peace?”
“I am not the man to yearn for kingship with a kings power in my hands”
“you offer me all I need, not a fear in the world”
“there’d be many painful duties to perform”
“How could Kingship please me more than influence, power without a qualm”
Show that Creon is respectful after Oedipus’ anagnorisis
“I haven’t come to mock you are criticise your former failings”
“Time is a great healer you will see”
Show that Creon is Pious after Oedipus’ anagnorisis
“piety demands no less”
“First I wanted the god to clarify my duties”
“Still in crisis it is better to ask precisely what to do”
Show that Creon is kind after Oedipus’ anagnorisis
“know the joy they gave you all these years, the joy you must feel now”
