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A good king thus must act with benevolence, and according to the rules that are put upon him in his position, just like a subject must act kindly towards the king. Creons actions also put his own son in a terrible position. His son forced to choose between his obligations to his father and his bride. In violating his proper duties as a father as well as a king, Creon is also violating the dictates of being a gentleman in the spirit of benevolence

Demonstrating benevolence is honoring ones obligations and also allowing others to perform their obligations to you and to others. Antigone attempts to do this by encouraging her sister to join her in burying her brother and also defying Creons dictate, even though her sister refuses. Creon does exactly the opposite, illustrating his lack of worth as a rulerhe is not only not benevolent, refusing to obey the laws of the gods and correct codes of virtue, but he actively encourages others to violate them, in the case of the laws he passes in his city, and the way he forces his so to tragically chose between loyalty to his father and loyalty to his family,

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