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The Sentry brings Antigone before Theban King Creon. The Sentry previously tells the King of the illegal, partial burial of the corpse of Polyneices the traitor. The coating of dust is removed from the body, and the Sentry sets up guard over all of the corpses that are left above ground and exposed to the weather, the dogs, and the birds. Antigone comes back to check up on her brother's body. She finds her work undone, and starts to redo the appropriate rites and rituals. But she's stopped short, arrested, and brought before her uncle, the King.
Creon is Oedipus's uncle.
Creon's sons include, Megareus, Menoeceus, and Haemon.
A. Which of the following illustrates one of the ways creon acts as a foil for Oedipus? B. Where Oedipus does not believe in prophecies, Creon consults oracles daily. C. Where Oedipus is not Ambitious, Creon covets the throne. D. Where Oedipus speaks rashly, Creon thinks before he speaks.
Creon is a brother of queen Jocasta, the wife of King Laius as well as Oedipus (Jocasta's son).