What I feel about Creon in “Antigone” by Sophocles?

Generally a king’s responsibility is to protect the stability and harmony of his country. Therefore, new laws and regulation are declared for the benefit of its citizen. In the “Antigone”, I felt that Creon, the king of Thebes, was also one of the traditional kings in the world. He edicted that Polyneceis’ body should not be buried because he caused the civil war. But Eteocles’ body will be buried in honor because he was killed in the war against Polyneceis. Creon declares that anyone who attempting to bury Polyneceis’ body would be stoned to death in public. Besides, his determination of putting Antigone, who buried Polynecies’ body, to death did not change although his son and Antigone had told him that his decision of not burying the dead had violated God’s law. In my opinion, I felt that his edict was to warn the public that whoever betray the kingdom and go against the king would face the same consequences as Antigone. His main purpose was to protect the stability and the harmony of his country.
I have changed my view about Creon after attending today’s lecture on “Antigone”. Creon is the culprit in the play. I have learned that he caused the outbreak of the civil war. The purpose of the war was to show his power to his people. He wanted to over take the throne from Oedipus’ son, Polynecies and Eteocles. Creon was appointed as the guardian of the throne as Oedipus blinded himself (Oedipus The King) and his two sons were still young at that time. He wanted to maintain his status as the king of Thebes even though the Oedipus’ sons have grown up. After the civil war, he disallowed anyone to bury Polynicies’s body and the body of those who were sided him in the civil war to show his people that his words were law and he was the king. But his arrogance and pride had caused his loved and blood to die.