Haemon

In Sophocles Antigone, the reader is forced to ask her/himself a few different questions that would help to answer some of the problems in the story. These questions the reader would ask are who is responsible for what happens in the end of the story of Antigone? The next question is, could any tragedy in the story be avoided if any characters would have acted differently? Lastly do any of the characters share similar characteristics? These questions would help the reader determine who was right…

statutes of heaven” shows the problem with Creon’s ideals, implying that he has more authority than the Gods. But Creon is a stern and stubborn man, disregarding Antigone’s words, he sentences her to death and locks her in prison. At this point, Haemon, Teiresias, and the chorus all plead with Creon to let her go. Here, the viewer begins to see Creon’s hubris falling apart. He realizes that the law of man can only be taken so far, and that Antigone does not deserve the fate he has brought onto…

The law political law Creon set in place goes directly against the law of the gods. It is Creon’s pride and power and the loyalty of his son Haemon to Antigone that causes Creon grief. Antigone goes against Creon’s law, which ultimately leads to the tragic ending. As the play progresses we see how both Antigone and Creon’s decisions have devastating consequences. The theme of loyalty in Antigone…

play is tragic because Creon creates a lot of death that would have been preventable if it were not for his hubris. Throughout the play, the conversation that takes place between Creon and his son Haemon reveals this pride, emphasizing the tragedy of the deaths. Starting on page 138 of the novel, Haemon and Creon have a conversation that reveals the various forms Creon’s pride takes. During the beginning of the conversation, they talk about Antigone and Creon refuses to remove the punishment for…

What characteristics make up a tragic hero? Some characteristics of an excellent tragic hero are born into nobility, responsible for their own fate, endowed with a tragic flaw, doomed to make a serious error in judgement, meet tragic death and etc. In the play Antigone by Sophocles, the play talks about how Creon became king because he was the next family member to be the ruler of the town. He came up with a law and if anyone broke it, they would face stoning in the town square. Because of…

Since Creon is King he believes, he has the power over everything, and does not need to obey anyone. Antigone the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, siblings; Eteocles, Polynices, and Ismene. Both of Antigone’s brother killed each other in a battle between Thebes and the City of Argos. Antigone to give respect to her brother Polyneices she wants to bury him, but King Creon orders that corpse of Polynices remains unburied because of his fighting against Thebes. Although Creon orders for Polynices…

Because Creon considered he was acting in the best interest of the people of Thebes, he neglected to listen to the reasonable advice offered to him by Tiresias, Haemon, and the people. Consequently, Creon’s judgement to not listen until it was too late, crumbled his relationship with Haemon and Tiresias’s prophecy came true. Antigone and Haemon took their lives, along with Creon’s wife after she heard the news. Although Creon believed himself to be wise and neglected other advice because of his…

Creon Is Not Fit To Be King In the Greek drama Antigone, written by Sophocles, Creon is a misanthrope, or a person who mistrusts other people which ultimately leads to the demise of his family. Creon became king of the city of Thebes after the death of the former king, Eteocles, while fighting his brother who also died, Polynices. When the throne became Creon’s he was immediately faced with some tough decisions regarding the burials of the former king and his brother. He announces to the…

the actions and remarks of Antigone, Haemon, as well as Creon. In both the Sophocles version of Antigone as well as the John Anouilh, Antigone’s loyalty and honour in which she possesses towards her brother,…

Creon’s Prophecy Sophocles’ tragedy Antigone is a play that shows how a king’s power is blinded by his own fate. Creon is the King of Thebes, and he governs with political and social order. He is arrogant and shows no sympathy for others’ opinion because it is basically his way or the highway. Creon proclaimed an order throughout the city regarding one of the two-sister’s brother, Polyneices. Polyneices is to not have a proper burial like practiced in the religious doctrine; however, Antigone…