Antigone

Antigone scene 5

Which part best describe Creon placing himself above the god?

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Creon places himself above the gods when he refuses to listen to Teiresias' plea for him to rectify his desecration of Polyneices' body. Even after Teiresias tells him that the gods will require a "life for a life", Creon ignores his words.

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