The ability to gain power quickly will just end up with a negative affect. King Creon is new to power and so he makes rash decisions. “Eteocles, who died… fighting for his country, is to be buried with full military honors...Polyneices who...c[a]me back with fire and sword...is to have no burial....” (Scene 1). This shows that because he is new to power, he made a rash decision based on his likes and dislikes. Creon also did not consider how Antigone or Ismene would react to the Edict. Both of the brothers died, of course they would have a lamented effect over the situation. Instead
The ability to gain power quickly will just end up with a negative affect. King Creon is new to power and so he makes rash decisions. “Eteocles, who died… fighting for his country, is to be buried with full military honors...Polyneices who...c[a]me back with fire and sword...is to have no burial....” (Scene 1). This shows that because he is new to power, he made a rash decision based on his likes and dislikes. Creon also did not consider how Antigone or Ismene would react to the Edict. Both of the brothers died, of course they would have a lamented effect over the situation. Instead