Foils In Antigone By Sophocles

Everyone has family problems at one time or another, yet there 's one certain royal family that has the worst problems of them all. In the Greek tragedy called Antigone , written by Sophocles, the new king , Creon and his son, Haemon are in a conflict over how to rule the kingdom. More specifically , they 're fighting what to do with Antigone who defied her uncle, the king, and buried her brother against the law. Creon resents Antigone for disobeying his law and going against him,however on the other hand Haemon believes she should be loved and honored for doing what she believed was right. During this dramatic fight, Haemon brings out Creon 's rage, hunger for power and ignorance. Yet in the end, Haemon helps Creon become a tragic …show more content…
In a conversation where the two are discussing Antigone and Haemon stands up for her ,challenging his own father, Creon, automatically reverts to name calling in lines 854-855 Creon yells at his son “You woman’s slave— don’t try to win me over.” At that time slaves and women were seen as lowest people possible. So to be a slave of a woman would be even worse, and to think, he said that to his own son. Haemon did nothing to deserve this rage, he is filled with kindness, and does …show more content…
He clearly thinks that the true answer is to rule by his own whim, his own choices. This is where Haemon actually answers the question, with his own belief , “A city which belongs to just one man is no true city.” ( 842-843). Haemon believes that the people should help rule the kingdom, comparing to now days, he 'd be more like a president , more on the democratic scale. This little argument relates to the big problem of what they think Antigone deserves. Creon who 's on his own side doesn 't care what people say, he wants her dead. Haemon sides with the people, he listens to them, expressing how they think she should be