was chosen to rule and no one has the right to decide anything that effects the state's welfare but Creon. Creon thinks that his ability to reason is far beyond others, even though he has only been in a position to reason for a short while. He even calls the prophet corrupt by saying, "[Prophets have] always loved gold" (V. 61). He dismisses the advice of those who, at the time, were held as authority figures. Prophets were representatives of the Gods, and Creon disregard towards the prophet only demonstrates his secular view of the world. He challenges the authority of t
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