Creon Character Analysis

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Creon's Personality In the play Antigone, written by Jean Anouilh, one of the main characters name is known as Creon. Creon has a very decisive and self willed personality which eventually leads him to his downfall and he is very unerved about losing his reputation to small problems that occur. His personality is strong, yet he is still afraid of being seen as weak and submissive to those in a lower position than him in life. Creon is Haemons, Antigone's lover, father. Haemon is now a grown man with his own life, and he planned on marrying Antigone. When Haemon was younger he saw his father as, “His hero, the one who would sweep me off the ground to protect me from monsters.” Now Haemon sees a man who is frightened, arrogant, and foolish. Much of Creon's actions reflects on how other people see him. Creon was never the intended ruler of Thebes. His sister Jocasta had been married to a man named Laius, when they had their firstborn child, Oedipus. …show more content…
His parents abandoned him, although still, later in life he fulfilled his prophecy. He and his mother had four children, Antigone, Ismene, Eteocles and Polynices. Creon's personality changes all throughout the book because of Antigone's actions. He feels that she should continue on with her life and bring happiness to Haemon. He thinks that happiness is the key to solving all of her problems. To him happiness is a key “ingredient” in his life. Antigone, on the other hand, is almost obsessed over her family history and tragedy. She think that even though Creon is her uncle, he will put her to death. Antigone is increasingly determined to die even if it breaks the heart of many other people in her life. She hates the idea of happiness. She thinks that happiness is a waste of her life and that she would rather