In some ways, Creon is a foil to Oedipus, showing a sense of justice and compassion that Oedipus does not. We have evidence of Creon’s lack of ambition for kingship, and willingness to compromise only from his own speeches though.
<span>Oedipus’ downfall is that when in power, he becomes arrogant, treating Tireisias in a high-handed manner, and suspecting Creon of being after the rulership of the city rather than merely concerned about the city’s welfare. Creon claims to be concerned only for the city, and appears more pious than Oedipus and more concerned with making sure that Thebes is not offending the gods</span>
last option cause the sentence contains one independent clause and two dependent clauses.
A dependent clause is similar to an independent clause in that it has a subject and a verb, but it is not a complete thought. After a strenuous climb, and because night was rapidly approaching are dependent clauses because they cannot stand on their own. The hikers decided to make camp before reaching the summit is an independent clause because it can stand on its own out of context
