The lessons taught by tragic drama were usually clear-cut: Creon, for instance, was wrong to defend civic order as he did; Antigone was right to refuse obedience.

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In tragic drama, the moral and ethical dilemmas are often complex, and characters like Creon and Antigone in Sophocles' "Antigone" represent conflicting principles (civic order vs. familial duty) without a clear-cut judgment on who is right or wrong.

The Lessons Taught by Tragic Drama Were Usually Clear-Cut: Creon