Haemon

Creon who is the brother of Jocasta and the ruler of Thebes, he was also Haemons father. Haemon who was Creon’s son, Haemon is supposed to marry Antigone, however, when Creon banishes Antigone to her death, Haemon runs off. He is later found, dead by her side, after committing suicide for his lost love. Polynecies, who was the eldest son of Oedipus and Jocasta. Although he supposedly is the…

Questions A: 1. Antigone is distraught since her uncle, Creon, banned the burial of Polynices, her brother. 2. Ismene does not want to break the law. She also mentions that she is a woman, so she cannot cope with men. She is also afraid of being stoned in public, which is the punishment for burying Polynices. 3. Antigone is disappointed at her sister for not helping her to bury their brother. She does not care what Ismene thinks, and she said she will go through with the burial herself. 4. The…

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.…

Yingci Chen Dramatic Imagination 20 October 2015 Antigone 1 Page Paper Assignment The play Antigone is a tragedy play that most of the characters were killed at the end. The central theme of this play is “civil disobedience”. The setting takes place in the palace where Creon lived; the time period that the play should be the dawn. The play is about Creon passing a decree saying no one is allowed to bury the dead body of the dishonored traitor, Polyneices because he believes in the order of…

punishment. Creon, successor to the throne of Thebes, issues a decree stating whoever buries Polyneices will be publicly stoned. Creon, king of Corinth, mandates Medea into exile. Revenge provokes the gods to send a plague among the people of Thebes. Haemon (Creon’s son) commits suicide…

disobeyed the King’s orders and buried her brother, Polynices after he was murdered in a conflict that gave power to Creon. The motif of femininity is also affected with Antigone’s relationship with other characters, such as Creon, Polynices, and Haemon. Hagel a german philosopher once argued that the relationship between Antigone and Polynices is the purest one in the play. This is said, since the link between brother and sister, has sexual desire; also between the two sexes, in this…

their guidelines for life. Everyone has values, things that they believe are “right.” Sophocles three main characters all have values and beliefs that in some ways contradict each other, yet they all believe their values are the truly virtuous ones. Haemon believes in the concept of logic and reasoning. His views are partially democratic-based, encouraging Creon to listen to the people. He considers the ability to “reason is God’s crowning gift to man” (Sophocles Scene 3 I. 52). Creon, on the…

The story of Antigone wasn’t a story like all the rest. There was no such thing as a happy ending. Instead it told of a girl who would do what was right or die trying, but actually died in the process. Not even able to see the outcome of what she fought for. This girl’s name was Antigone and she believed so strongly that she wanted everyone around her to see it the way she did, so she used the powers of persuasion which are ethos, pathos, and logos. For burying her brother, against the King’s…

be no end of it, if it had force to buy death off. Away with her at once.” (529). They put her in a cave, with little water and food. After all of that Antigone didn’t want Creon to feel the satisfaction of killing her, so she killed herself. When Haemon saw her dead, he leaned on his sword and killed himself so he could be with…

Truth be told, almost everyone who has lived in the time of our world have craved high respect and recognition for their actions. Everyone secretly wants admiration and great honor for their deeds, however it truly does not come that simple. Honor is not given but earned to a person that has shown great determination and wisdom by sticking to their morals. This definition of honor is seen throughout Sophocles’ greek tragedy of Antigone as Creon, the new ruler of Thebes, is being put to the test…