Antigone's Play Analysis

Historically speaking the play Antigone was always a form of propaganda against Thebes. The Athenians at the time were encouraged to demonstrate against Thebes’s culture i. On one hand Sophocles’ plays can be described as a cultural protests against the tyranny of the Theban government; And on another they can be considered as Sophocles weapons of choice as a deviation from the Theban style of writing and creating a new identity to the Athenian plays .He achieves this by radically changing the style of language, the role of the chorus and roles of genders generally seen in the Greek plays of the time. An example of how Sophocles changed the character roles in his plays is the dynamic tension between the character of Antigone and Haemon and what role he plays in the overall narrative of the play.
Haemon is the son of Creon and Eurydice and is engaged to be married to Antigone. Haemon defends the moral basis of Antigone's actions while warning his father that the people of Thebes sympathize with her determination to bury her brother, Polyneices. He and his father part in anger, as he simply asks his father to do what's right for Thebes, and his father stubbornly follows the path of least resistance.
Haemon chooses Antigone but cannot separate himself from either because of the strong ties of family and love. He …show more content…
Creon’s son Haemon experiences both of these emotions during the progression of the play. When Haemon is first introduced to us he expresses unconditional love for his father. He respects his father’s kingly powers and decision making abilities and tells Creon that he obeys him. However, Haemon’s love for his father turns into great hate. Haemon suggests that his father not punish Antigone for her actions. He tells Creon that all of Thebes is in Antigone’s favor, “no woman ever deserved death less, and such a brutal death for such a glorious action…she deserves a glowing crown of