Creon

It is quickly challenged by the entry of Antigone with the Watchman, whose story Creon hastens out to hear.

That wreath it was which should be more dear than a chest of gold to Creon's family and Creon's city.

With the entry of Creon and his guards both the dramatic and the picturesque demands of the situation were entirely satisfied.

The audience was held bound in reality by the spell which had seemed to bind the chorus after Creon's exit.