but all must leave him unburied and a sight of shame, with his body there for birds and dogs to eat. This is my will, and never will I allow the traitor to stand in honor before the just. But whoever has good will to Thebes, he shall be honored by me in death as in life.ChorusThat is your will, Creon, towards this city’s enemy and its friend. And the power is yours, I believe, to make use of every law whatsoever, both concerning the dead and all us who live.CreonSee, then, that you be guardians of my commands.ChorusLay the weight of this task on some younger man.CreonThat is not what I meant—the guards for the corpse are already in place.ChorusThen what is this other command that you would give?