"I shall never give to the dishonourable the same rights as those I give to the honourable but he who loves his city will earn the same honours whether alive or dead". From my perspective, Creon seems to be someone who put his city before everything else. He is strict rather than cruel. To him royalties or beggars, traitors and criminals are all the same. This is also why he leave Polyneices unburied as a punishment for betraying the country or city. I think that Creon is being merciless for all right reasons. It is a good thing that he doesn't let his family matters influence his decisions. His merciless reaction to Polyneices' death also says that he is a man who does not act according to emotions. Even though leaving a dead man corpse to be devour and eaten by birds and dogs is a bit too harsh, he is still a good leader.
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