Creon's Injustice In Oedipus The King

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Sophocles achieves catharsis by inevitably crushing Creon through the tragic death of his family. Creon depicts himself as a pompous leader whose laws overshadow the natural law of the Gods. In the end, his soul becomes purified of righteousness when his former arrogance fatefully terminates the lives of his beloved family. Creon’s arrogance continually ruffles the feathers of the community while he attempts to override natural law. He thinks himself superior over the Gods even though he remains merely a mortal. The Chorus alludes to the disdain over Creon’s lawful injustice when mentioning Zeus and stating, “Throughout the future...as through the past, your law prevails” (Sophocles 686-687). The chorus overtly states that Creon attempts
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