Homework 10.19

1. "But a wise man is flexible, has much to learn without loss of dignity. See the trees in floodtime, how they bend along the torrent's course, and how their twigs and branches do not snap, but stubborn trees are torn up roots and all."


2. The quote is by Haemon, however it sounds like something Creon would have said in the first book. He tries to make his father be open minded, as Creon himself would have done before he was king. Haemon has been uncorrupted by power, and the way he tries to tell Creon to change his ways shows that Creon has been corrupted and is not compassionate like he used to be.

3. I want to know why power did this to Creon. In the first book he says that he had all the power without the worry. As Oediipus' friend, Creon had power. As king, Creon had power. What changed?