not having a proper burial. She knows that burying him is strictly against Creon’s orders‚ and is well aware of the consequences. Not able to live with her brother not getting a proper burial‚ and knowing the gods were on her side‚ she buries him. Haemon shows loyalty towards his father when Creon punishes his fiancé for giving her brother the proper burial rights. Heamon disagrees with his father‚ but does not strongly contest with his authority‚ even though he knows that his dad is killing his love
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Creon‚ letting his pride in justice hinder his good sense‚ sentenced Antigone the punishment of living the rest of her life in an underground tomb‚ tortured with meager rations of food. But later on‚ prophet Tiresias foretold that his beloved son‚ Haemon‚ would die if he did not repeal Antigone’s sentencing. Having a sense of remorse‚ he agrees.“Oh‚ it’s hard‚ giving up the heart’s desire…but I will do it-- no more fighting a losing battle with necessity”(117). He realizes how cruel Antigone’s punishment
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According to Aristotle‚ a tragic hero in a Greek drama must meet certain requirements. The tragic hero must be of noble birth‚ be basically good‚ must have a tragic flaw‚ and must have a moment of realization at some point in the work. Although Antigone is the namesake of the Sophocles play and is a hero in her own right‚ she is not a tragic hero. Creon is the true tragic hero of Antigone in the traditional sense of the term. Both Antigone and Creon were born of noble blood as they are members
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Brooks Fridey Antigone’s Purpose In the story of Antigone‚ originally written by Sophocles‚ explains the story‚ of a woman who stands up for her own beliefs against the king. At the time of Sophocles‚ women had little power and authority. They were expected to listen to their husband‚ king‚ or any man that speaks to or asks a woman of something. The story starts up where the story of Oedipus ends‚ in his death. Trouble and war are about to begin in Thebes‚ so Antigone travels there to
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whomever or whatever gets in the way. Violence and conflict are major themes in both Antigone and the book of Genesis. Antigone is laden with violent imagery; countless arguments causing conflict between Antigone and Creon as well as Creon and Haemon; and the blatant violence of the various murders and suicides present in the play. Genesis‚ on the other hand‚ has a range of stories; a handful of which contain large-scale violence‚ such as the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah or Noah and the
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claim because all of this was over Polyneices not being buried how the other brother was buried. The character actions between Antigone and Creon advance the plot when Antigone hangs herself and Haemon sees her body there just hanging . We see evidence from the text when Creon walks into the tomb and sees Haemon knelt down on his knees next to Antigone crying. This evidence supports my claim because the old Prophet told Creon that someone in the family was going to die if he didn’t free
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The period that Athens’ Sophocles lived in was a time of important changes to the traditional Greek ways of life. The most significant catalyst of change and concern of the period was democracy. From here stems ideas such as the nature‚ role and respect of and for the gods‚ and the individual. The drama of Antigone reflects these concerns in the context it was written through various ways. Athens in the middle of the fifth century BC was at the peak of its power. It attracted foreigners‚ writers
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The three suicides in Antigone: Antigone‚ Haemon‚ and Eurdice‚ were all from a different source and all from different reasons. Antigone‚ however‚ was the most confusing cause. There wasn’t any specific detail‚ but the case of depression can be made. The other two were from shame‚ grief‚ and anger
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After discussing the planned death of Antigone with his leader of the citizens of Thebes‚ Creon and Haemon have an argument about Creon’s action of following the laws of the state‚ rather than the laws of the gods. As they dispute back and forth‚ Haemon announces that he sees his father‚ “offending justice”‚ and even as Creon responds by saying it’s to‚ “protect his royal rights”‚ Haemon once again replies‚ “Protect your rights? When you trample down the honor of the gods?” (98). Creon’s view
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catastrophe of the death of his beloved son and wife. This fully shows Creon being ignorant considering the fact that Teiresas’ guidance is always the finest and is taken by many other kings. Another example of Creon being ignorant in this tragedy is when Haemon gently persuades his father that arresting Antigone would not be the best decision‚ especially since he is engaged to her. But Creon refuses to listen and does not realize there is a significant relationship between his son and Antigone. He just follows
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