by charging Antigone with death‚ he calls his son‚ Haemon‚ in to justify himself to him. Haemon becomes bothered with the fact Creon confidently thinks only his reasoning is right‚“Do not believe you alone can be right”(Sophocles Scene 3 I.74 Emphasis Added). Creon believing that only his reasoning is correct‚ gives a very one sided point of view. Haemon believes his
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Haemon disregarded the declarations and that was seen as the height of disrespect against Creon‚ but in the eyes of the civilians Creon is entirely in the wrong. The greatest iniquity committed by Haemon is the fact that he did not believe Antigone was guilty or deserved to be put in a tomb to die. Engulfed in all his power‚ Creon did not realize he was the only one that felt it was right to punish Antigone for performing a proper burial. Although it is not popularity but respect that he is searching
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attempt to go with what they believe is right.Of the many characters in this story only two or three will be touched upon and what their morals and beliefs will be addressed.These two‚ or possibly three‚ characters will be Antigone‚ Creon‚ and maybe Haemon. Antigone addresses her beliefs and moral right off the bat. She is a strong and independent woman who is the daughter of Oedipus and the sister of Ismene‚ Polyneices and Eteocles. Starting at the beginning of the story‚ Antigone is very upset
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established that the character Haemon has expressed these certain qualities that you can learn in life. In fact‚ these qualities I find in Haemon are quite similar to those of my own. The qualities I find complementary between me and Haemon are some physical attributes‚ the attitude in which he handles certain situations‚ and the relationships that he has with the people in his life. In the play it is not explicitly given what the exact physical appearance of Haemon is‚ but I came
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“I would not encourage anyone to show respect to evil men‚”(lines 830-831) says Haemon‚and he says it in a way not really to hurt Creon‚ but to tell him that he is becoming an evil man.Haemon’s words‚ actions‚ and ideas contrast with Creon’s character to the point where they end up having characteristics such as love‚ hate‚ and confusion to be a main part of Creon’s character.His love for his father turned into hate when he found out what he was trying to do to Antigone.He still had respect but he
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Imani Ali Antigone Writing Assignment Noah Eber-Schmid 5 March 2017 Conflict 3: Creon and Haemon (pages 41-49) Creon‚ as the ruler of the land‚ is obligated to carry out social order. He has ordered that the body of Polynices should be left to rot because he was a traitor to the city. Antigone has disobeyed Creon’s orders by digging up her brother’s grave after his proper burial rites were forbidden. She has already buried her parents and brother Eteocles‚ who died fighting Polynices‚ and feels
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Explain how you would perform the role of Haemon during his interaction with Creon‚ in order to reveal his changing attitude(s) towards his father. The character Haemon appears on stage just as his Creon has deemed Antigone to her death as a punishment for a crime of family loyalty. In performing the role of Haemon‚ I would come onto centre stage in a costume of traditional Greek military attire adorned with royal crest of arms to portray his princely supremacy as a Theban prince. Creon’s costume
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tragedies or music is known as a catharsis. In Antigone by Sophocles‚ the audience experiences a catharsis for a variety of characters. Although their actions may seem overly dramatic due to the trivial matters that they stress about‚ Antigone‚ Creon‚ and Haemon provide for a catharsis through their tone during the situations they undergo. Antigone’s pitiful situation of standing alone against a strong king causes the audience to feel pity for her. As she faces her consequences for performing the "crime"
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makes it clear that Creon is abusive of his authoritative powers. In addition‚ Creon refuses to submit to reason. His son‚ Haemon‚ shares the perspectives of Thebe’s citizens with him and reminds him that Thebes is “no city at all‚ owned by one man alone.” Creon dismisses the wise reminders of his son by bluntly declaring‚ “the city is the king’s! That’s the law!” When Haemon attempts to use reason and elaborate on the moral reasons as to why Antigone defied Creon’s decree‚ Creon refuses to accept
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even can rival him‚ not even the Gods. Even though Antigones is his son’s fiancé‚ Creon wants to carry on with the punishment. Creon expects Haemon to be on board with this because it was Creon’s rule that Antigone disregarded. Creon tells his son “Fine Haemon‚ That’s how you ought to feel within your heart‚ subordinate to your father in every way’ (675). Haemon pleads with his father but Creon has no respect for the way his son feels‚ and tells him You’ll
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