Haemon

Antigone is very prideful, a hamartia which drives her to purposefully defy the laws of the state and blinds her to the consequences her actions might bring, ultimately leading to her demise. Antigone knowingly disobeys the laws of her ruler by burying her brother, Polyneices, and is proud to do so out of the conviction to remain loyal to her family and the laws of the gods. Polyneices died in battle as a traitor to the country of Thebes and King Creon has insisted that “no traitor is going to…

1. Kreon orders burial honors for Eteocles, but forbids burial for Polynieces because Eteocles chooses to be loyal and to stand with the army of Thebes, while Polynieces chooses to be a traitor and to stand with the army of Argos. Antigone wants to disobey Kreon’s orders because Polynieces is her true brother and family is very important to her. 2. The relationship between Antigone and Ismene can be described as having completely opposite personalities; however, they still love each other very…

At a point in everyone's life, you must break a rule to do what is morally just. In the play, Antigone by tragedian Sophocles, the main character, Antigone, rebels against the king to do what is right. Though Antigone’s actions were good-hearted, she caused a terrible unforeseen tragedy. Antigone buried her brother, though it was explicitly prohibited by king Creon, knowing it would mean her death. She did this to give her brother the burial he deserved and to fulfill the natural law of the gods…

Antigone written by Sophocles, Creon and Haemon, the father son duo go head to head in arguing about whether or not Creon is making the correct choice about killing antigone. Throughout this argument Haemon learns and understands that even though he has much love and respect for his father, he knows that he is not always right. Reading deeper into the lines it becomes apparent that Creon’s crummy choice is not at all what the argument is truly about! Haemon is ultimately trying to respect his…

have done almost anything to fix the problems he saw. Creon’s son Haemon on the other hand was not particularly concerned with matters of state. Haemon was young and in love and this was the most important thing to him. These two had very different opinions on what punishment Antigone should receive and this leads to a very heated argument and that plays a large part Creon’s downfall. When Creon decides Antigone will die and Haemon comes to see him things start out fairly civil, with Heamon…

Antigone would not have committed suicide for Haemon like Haemon did for her, as she did not have the same feelings for him. Because Haemon loved Antigone passionately, he felt obligated to protect and support her. However, immediate family and faith were more important to Antigone. In spite of this, Antigone’s loyalty to her family did not apply to Haemon, as they were only engaged, and he was not a member of her immediate family. While, Haemon’s actions were directly related to Antigone, most…

THE STORY OF CREON AND HIS SON “Father the people in the streets are saying she should not die” is something that haemon say stop his father . Haemon tries to convince his father to not to kill Antigone so it wont angry the gods. He is angry with his father for putting his soon to be wife to death as well not caring for his feelings. He wants his father to chose the side of the gods. He tries convince his father not to kill Antigone so it wont angry the gods. He says the gods are all…

and drives the story forward. Creon and his son, Haemon, have a complex relationship that shapes how they treat each other.You can see the basis of their relationship when Creon says “that’s how you’re heart should be resolved, to stand behind your father’s judgment on every issue” (line 25-28). As Haemon’s father, Creon believes that his son should take his side no matter what. It’s this bond and trust that the king has with Haemon that is tested against his own stubbornness. However,…

In the play “Antigone” Creon and his son Haemon are arguing about what should be done about Antigone, who broke a law under Creon's government. Creon suggests that Antigone should be killed for the disobedient deed she has done. Haimon thinks the opposite. Haimon thinks that there should be another punishment for Antigone but she shouldn't be killed. In this debate Haimon’s position in the argument is more virtuous because he has a more reasonable view in this situation. Haimon and Creon have…

In the story, Antigone by Sophocles’, Haemon uses Ethos, Logos, and Pathos to convince Creon to change his mind about letting Antigone die and letting her free. At the very beginning of the story Haemon is seen using Logos. Haemon wants to show Creon that ‘Is this what the gods would do, OUR gods?’ Haemon wants to show Creon that he is being unreasonable, without being too negative. “Father, only the gods endow a man with reason” Haemon is saying that Creon has no reason here. After this small…