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I\'m not sure if this really matters, but I\'m not sure this trope is well named. Creon as a character in Oedipus Rex certainly TALKS about not wanting power, but he doesn\'t actually turn down opportunities to rule. Rather, once Oedipus is discredited as king, Creon seizes the crown for himself immediately and banishes the ex-king forever. Creon, in other words, was a terrible Creon.
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I\\\'m not sure if this really matters, but I\\\'m not sure this trope is well named. Creon as a character in Oedipus Rex certainly TALKS about not wanting power, but he doesn\\\'t actually turn down opportunities to rule. It\\\'s unclear whether Creon is actually sincere, or only representing himself as unambitious. In fact, once Oedipus is discredited as king, Creon seizes the crown for himself immediately and banishes the ex-king forever. Creon, in other words, was ultimately perhaps more of a Starscream in disguise.
