Antigone are both stubborn. Creon never listens to other’s opinion or believes other’s say other than his own. Antigone buried Polyneices so Creon sentenced her to die but Haemon tries to convince his father to not kill Antigone. Creon wouldn’t listen. “That is not government‚ but tyranny.” This quote said by Creon’s son‚ Haemon that he describes his father rules the city as a tyranny but not as a government. Also‚ Creon does not even believe to Teirsesias‚ who made him king in the first place. Tiresias
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hangs herself‚ rather than starving to death inside the sealed up tomb the Creon had her put into. Second‚ she directly causes the death of Haemon because he loved her and truly cared for her and her did not want to live without her. Lastly‚ Antigone indirectly causes Eurydice‚ Haemon’s mother and Creon’s wife‚ to kill herself when Eurydice learns that Haemon killed himself.
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Is suicide the only way to get out of hard times in life? What about your family and friends‚ how do you think they will feel about suicide? Are you feeling trap and don’t want to feel that way? In the book Antigone by Sophocles‚ Antigone‚ Haemon‚ and Eurydice committed suicide because Creon who is the ruler didn’t think before doing things. They felt trap. Suicide is a mental illness‚ so there are three important things about suicide that we need to learn and they are signs and risk factors‚ rates
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having his wife and mother kill herself. In Antigone‚ the daughter of Oedipus decides to bury her brother despite Creon’s statement that anyone who does will die‚ this causes a domino effect in which Antigone kills herself in her prison‚ which causes Haemon to kill himself‚ which then causes Haemon’s mother and Creon’s wife to kill herself. Both were unique in their own right‚ but there is no doubt that the two plays have many
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Antigone. In hopes that Creon would have mercy on the soon to be daughter-in-law‚ Haemon confronts Creon by telling him he "makes remarks and never listen to an answer." Creon is set out to execute Antigone not only for breaking the law but also for disrespecting him publicly. He was so focused on her dying he missed the more important part‚ which was listening to his son’s wishes. As a result of Creon not listening to Haemon it only makes the situation worst and their relationship more
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Samantha Albert Mr. Jordan Antigone Fear/ Pity Fear and Pity Shown in Antigone The Greek Philosopher Aristotle defined tragedy as a form of drama that evokes fear and pity in the audience. The tragic play Antigone conflicts that definition because although pity is evoked throughout the play‚ modern audiences have difficulty experiencing fear because they fail to acknowledge the role fate plays in their everyday lives. At the end of
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unwritten statues of the God ’s which Antigone was committed. In his attempts to justify himself to the other characters‚ he used rational persuasion. This only revealed his gender bias toward women and his disdain for the views of his youthful son‚ Haemon. His use of coercive power and ensuing symbolic action of making an example of Antigone was surely made to strengthen his position of power and authority within his kingdom. Creon ’s inexperience in the field of leadership resulted in unimaginable
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As the main character in the Greek classic “Antigone‚” Creon undergoes recognition and a reversal of fortune. Recognition is defined when the main character changes from ignorance to awareness. Reversal of fortune is described as a turn in fortune‚ usually from good fortune to bad fortune. Creon is also a better fit to Aristotle’s criteria of a tragic hero because the definition of a tragic hero is someone who holds great status and has hamartia. Harmartia is defined as a major character flaw that
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than he already was. Antigone is an amazing play it is defiantly a tragedy but an outstanding play nonetheless. It keeps you interested the entire time. I believe that Creon does change for the better that he becomes a less fearful man. Antigone and Haemon commit suicide to be together. Haemon’s mother kills herself to be with her son and poor Creon is left alone to rule the kingdom. Hopefully he does not rule with grief or fear but with strength and
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close mindedness doesn’t allow him to listen to the advice and comment that are made by his decisions. The ultimatum decision of Creon is putting Antigone who is both family and the fiancé of his son Haemon. Creon has the nerve to tell his son “still friends‚ in spite of everything‚ my son?” (142). Haemon tells his father yes‚ his word is law and he would not go against him with the answer fill Creon with pride. Creon get advice form Teiresias if he doing the right decisions and if they will be any
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