Antigone Journal 12

Antigone questions the actions and thoughts of Creon in terms of his kingship. This creates a conflict between saying yes and no. Antigone argues that Creon had a choice in being king, and that he had a choice on whether or not to burry Polynices. Creon on the other hand says that he didn't have a choice to be kind because no one else would take the position, comparing his situation to a ship with no captian. Anouilh creates this tension between yes and no to get the auduence to questions whether or not Creon had a choice in his actions. Anouilh wants the audence to come to a conclusion on whether or not Creon had done the right thing.