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Creon is the tragic protagonist of the play “Antigone” by Sophocles. He is the King of Thebes who has decreed that anyone who attempts to bury Polynices, the traitorous son of Oedipus, will be put to death. This decree leads to the death of Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus and Creon’s niece, who attempts to bury her brother. Creon’s tragic flaw is his stubbornness and pride, which leads to his downfall.