Haemon

She is oppressed by the ruler of her town, King Creon, who doesn't let Antigone and her sister, Ismene, bury their late brother. Antigone is engaged to Creon’s son Haemon, however, Creon disapproves of their relationship because he despises Antigone. Creon banishes Antigone and Haimon to a cave. They are both extremely sad about it. Creon soon realizes that he was wrong and he needs to free them. Antigone is so distraught…

Ancient Greek plays that have been passed down throughout the centuries have allowed modern day people to have a glimpse into the lifestyles and traditions that were once prevalent. The play writer Sophocles wrote the ancient Greek tragedy, Antigone, in 441 BCE in the city of Athens. It is important for us to have a basic understanding of the time era in which this play was written in order to ensure a full appreciation of this work of art. During this era of time, Athens was deemed as one of…

Creon clearly refuses to acknowledge the importance and superiority of the laws of gods. Even when Haemon tries to persuade him saying: “Yet there are other men who can reason, too; and their opinions might be helpful.You are not in a position to know everything that people say or do, or what they feel ….I have heard them muttering and whispering in the…

Courage, a word most people will not be able to associate themselves with even throughout their entire lifetime. “Courage is the ability to do something that you know is difficult or dangerous (Morse)”. Most people when faced with pain or grief crumble under pressure, those who have the strength to get through it and charge on is where the courageousness comes into play. There is one particular person that exemplified courage in a way most people would not. In Sophocles’ tragic drama Antigone;…

How does one measure the greatness of a leader? Is it through the way he or she commands his or her people? The way he or she handles problems? Or through the sacrifices made for others? Whatever the case may be, many characters and historical figures exert qualities of a leader that should be looked upon. A great leader doesn’t hold himself or herself above the people. He or she is able to put the interest of others in front of his or her own. In Sophocles’ Oedipus the King, Oedipus is…

the fight against authoritarianism and a shift towards representational democracy without terrible institutions such as slavery through the government, utilizing morality within politics to avoid the need to go against the state. In Antigone, once Haemon and Teiresias plead with King Creon to release Antigone from her unjust sentence and it’s found that she dies in captivity, the civil cause she fights for lives on through her martyrdom. “To be sensible and to be pious are the first and last…

In both Antigone by Sophocles and A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, the playwrights explore the idea of money, resulting in stubbornness and loss. The two texts emphasize the idea of how money can lead to one’s greatest downfall and therefore must face the consequences to move forward. In Antigone, Creon’s wealth blind sights him into believing biased thoughts, preventing him from realizing that he might be in the wrong for not wanting to bury his nephew Polyneices, at Antigone’s wishes…

Antigone is incarcerated, Creon tries to undo what he has done as it is prophesied later that he will lose everything in the end. When his conscious finally tries to do what’s right, a messenger comes in with news of Antigone’s death. Creon’s son, Haemon, who was also Antigone’s fiancé, finds her dead and wails at his loss. He then proceeds to kill himself, as he could not live without Antigone. It is also known that Creon’s wife, had gone back to her room where she killed herself. With Creon’s…

Every society struggles to find a balance between duty and law; it is a part of human nature to feel responsibility towards their kin, but also to develop a set of standards for their comunities to follow. In many cases, the law and duty to family conflict with one another, as they are both central to the values of human beings, creating a constant conflict in every society. Sophocles demonstrates this conflict in The Antigone, where duty and law conflict and cause a tragic end for the royal…

In the Ancient Greek culture, honor was the most crucial virtue in their society. While honor might mean different things in different cultures; to the Ancient Greeks honor was an important part of their lives and culture. However, to the Ancient Greeks it was more than just honor that formed their identity. Arête as the Ancient Greeks called it consisted of honor, masculine virtue, physical strength, courage, success in battle and everlasting fame. Arête was the foundation of the family and the…