“Tis Better to be feared than Loved” - Machiavelli
Another lecture I enjoyed was reading “Antigone” by Sophocles. At one point in class we talked about our opinions on Creon and if we considered him a dictator and why? He definitely was because he was very stubborn about his rules regarding Polynices. He has this atmosphere about him that what he says goes therefore, if anyone burys Antigone's brother they are sentenced to death.
We discussed in class if the famous quote “Tis Better to be feared than Loved” by Machiavelli could be applied to Creon. My opinion was he is Machiavellian because of the way he argued with Tieresias. In Creon's eyes in order to be a great strong leader he has to show no remorse or people won't obey him.
“Creon: ‘Oh it is hard; I must give up what my heart would have me do. But it is ill to fight against what must be.’ ” (Sophocles,1158).
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