In the scene, “Enter the King”, Creon shows two different sides of the character. In the beginning of the scene, Creon demonstrates a confident and amiable character. By the end of scene, Creon presents himself as paranoid and furious. For example, when speaking about his role as a leader, Creon states, “For I know well our country is a ship which keeps us safe, and only when it sails its proper course do we make friends. These are the principles I’ll use in order to protect our state” (Antigone 214-218). This shows that in the beginning of the scene, Creon showed confident leadership authority because he stated his plans as king and how he would execute it. Adding on to that, he was very complimentary toward the citizens. During his speech
