King Creon values his power and influence over his city-state before any other person in his life, but as the story unfolds his values shift to those people that should have matter most to him from the beginning. King Creon is hard headed in what he believes in, and is unwilling to take the advice of others even though they warn him of his actions. Throughout the play Creon is given advice on numerous accounts, …
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…portion of the time, people tend take things they have in everyday life for granted. Some are forced into a rude awakening such as when a family member dies, while others live day to day not realizing everything they have could cease to exist in a mere flash. Empires will rise and fall, rulers will live and die, but your family's love will remain forever, and unfortunately for Creon, he learned this the hard way.