In the house of Oedipus, everyone gets so infatuated with power that their judgment gets distorted, and they do things that they later regret. The only possible exception is Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, princess of Thebes. It happened to Oedipus, Jocasta, and Creon. When Oedipus got power, it led to his downfall, and eventually death. When Jocasta got power, it lead to her suicide, and when Creon got power, it led to …showed first 75 words of 898 total…

…showed last 75 words of 898 total…Princess did not corrupt her, so she had no downfall. Although she died, she died with honor and dignity, and she acheived her goal. Oedipus, Jocasta, and Creon died with no honor or dignity, because they were corrupted by the power they had, and acted selfishly, and greedily. In the book, power was, in a way, a test. If it corrupted you, it led to your downfall. If it did not corrupt you, you prospered.