ipl-logo

Haemon Vs Creon Essay

644 Words3 Pages

“A city which belongs to just one man is no true city.” (lines 838-39) Throughout the play, Antigone, written by Sophocles, the character Haemon constantly tries to persuade his father, Creon, to listen to the people of his city and to become a more humble leader. Haemon’s words, actions, and ideas contrast with Creon’s character. Which results in the two characters having continual conflicting motivations. These conflicting motivations cause the characteristics of anxiety, anger, and selfishness to be highlighted within Creon’s character. Ultimately, these conflicting motivations develop Creon as a tragic hero by giving Creon his free choice that makes his downfall exclusively his own fault and the character interactions advance the plot by pushing King Creon to insanity and showing that even the King’s own family was trying to urge him to change his decree, and develops the theme of love and loyalty by showing the struggle between faith and family.

Through the words, actions, and ideas of Haemon, the visible contrast between Creon’s character and Haemon’s character are present. Creon’s inner anger, anxiety and selfishness cause him to lose sight …show more content…

Haemon’s misuse of words and actions, Creon’s development of a tragic hero, and the interactions between Haemon and Creon brings the reader to Creon’s eventual downfall. Fore he was to late, Antigone had hung herself, causing Haemon to follow through with his suicide out of love for his Antigone, in which causes Creon’s wife to kill herself as well. Making Creon realize how he destroyed everything he loved. Leaving him with nothing except a crumbling

Show More
Related

  • Antigone Vs Creon Tragic Hero Essay

    699 Words  | 3 Pages

    Antigone was continuously persistent and believed she was whole heartedly correct while Creon might have disagreed with her for most of the novel he eventually overlooked his arrogance. During the end Creon accepts himself acknowledging that a , “doom that is heavy to bear is come down on my head”(Sophocles Antigone 72). Life and this story would be entirely different if Creon did not contain this, “tragic flaw”. Without his decisions Creon had made this would undoubtedly not be a tragic story at all. As aforementioned a tragic hero was defined as a character who falls from their lofty position due to their folly or tragic flaw.

    Read More

  • Creon: The Tragic Hero In Sophocles Antigone

    929 Words  | 4 Pages

    After pushing away every member of his family and causing confusion throughout the kingdom, Creon is faced with a new reality- he lost everything. He sent Antigone away to be locked up till her own death takes her, his son Haimon and his wife Eurydice took their own lives, and the prophet and people of the city look down upon Creon as he aches for his own death. Creon comes to a quick realization of his misfortunes at the sound of his poor wife 's last breath. With fear, he states "I have been rash and foolish. I have killed my son and my wife.

    Read More

  • Examples Of Creon In Antigone

    596 Words  | 3 Pages

    In the play Antigone, the play writer Sophocles had different type of qualities for a hero. The character of Creon is a true tragic hero that wants to be respected by the city. His pride for the city caused pain to his family and himself. Creon is a leader that just wants to gain the people’s trust and to prove that he is an honorable King. Creon claimed his son, Haemon

    Read More

  • Creon's Flaws In Antigone

    195 Words  | 1 Pages

    In the short story titled “Antigone,” the author portrays Creon as a tragic hero by displaying flaws in Creon's character shown throughout the story. Creon’s character contains many flaws which lead to many problems. His decisions end up deciding the fates of his son, his wife, and Antigone. Creon finally realizes that what he has done is sinful to the gods. He has put his own pride over the appreciation of the gods.

    Read More

  • How Does Creon Present The Theme Of Arrogance In Antigone

    766 Words  | 4 Pages

    In this scene, Haemon confronts Creon over his merciless treatment of Antigone and Creon’s reaction is to explode into an ageist themed rant against his own son, in which Creon finally blows up and calls Haemon a “degenerate” for “bandying accusations” (lines 830-831) against him. Not only is Creon calling his own son an inexperienced, inadequate fool, he earlier in the scene describes Antigone as a “worthless woman” and tells Haemon to “show me the man who runs his household well” (lines 725-739). Each of these statements not only denounce a woman’s worth and status in comparison to a man, but also succeed in fluffing Creon’s ego when he follows with “I’ll show you someone fit to rule the state”(line 740), again stating how “qualified” and “adept” a ruler he believes himself to be. Shortly after this discussion, Creon changes Antigone's punishment from public stoning to being suffocated in a tomb. This change hints that Haemon’s words may have affected Creon enough to make him doubt the populaces affection for him.

    Read More

  • Antigone Relationship Between Creon And Haemon

    1033 Words  | 5 Pages

    At times the one who is trusted the most, is the one who should be the least as Creon has demonstrated to his son, Haemon. In Antigone by Sophocles Creon is a ruler of Thebes and is very serious about his ruling there and won’t let anybody get in the way. Antigone, the main character has gone through so much tragedy in her family; her father, mother, and brothers had died except her only sister, Ismene. One of her brothers wasn’t at peace and Creon wanted it to remain that way, however she was rebellious and defied him and had to suffer the consequences, although she was engaged to his son, Haemon. Haemon respected his father's wishes and stood by him except the fact that he believed that his father was in the wrong and wasn't a great leader

    Read More

  • Creon In Sophocles Antigone

    988 Words  | 4 Pages

    His choice to kill Antigone creates a problem with his son, Haemon, who disagrees with the course that his father is leading into being the murder of his fianće. Haemon expresses his anger when the character reveals "She'll not die with me just standing there. And as for you- your eyes will never see my face again" (Sophocles scene 3: 871-873). When the character Creon is being unreasonable, he losses the relationship he shares with his son. For instance when Creon witnesses his son "While still conscious he embraced the girl in his weak arms, and, as he breathed his last, he coughed up streams of blood on her fair cheek.

    Read More

  • Antigone Quotes About Creon's Downfall

    882 Words  | 4 Pages

    In lines 599 to 601, Creon’s states that, due to his selfishness and stubbornness, he will not allow a woman, that woman being Antigone, to change his mind and defy his judgement. He declares that, if Antigone chooses to not change her ways, she will be killed, as to not waver from his own decree. Antigone therefore dies as a result of Creon’s insufferable and ignorant ruling, causing her to suffer at Creon’s hand. Creon’s ruling for the murder of Antigone also causes Haemon to suffer. Creon finds Haemon, in his last moments, mourning the loss of Antigone, “now among the dead, his father’s work,” as described by the messenger in line 1364.

    Read More

  • Creon's Tragic Analysis

    1097 Words  | 5 Pages

    Haimon , Creon’s son warns him that the people of Thebes sympathize with Antigone. Haemon tells his father, I beg you, do not be unchangeable: Do not believe that you alone can be right. The man who thinks that, The man who maintains that only he has the power To reason correctly, the gift to speak, to soul–– A man like that, when you know him, turns out empt.

    Read More

  • Rhetorical Analysis Of Creon

    964 Words  | 4 Pages

    “Persuasion is often more powerful than force” once stated by great greek fabulist Aesop, Many of the characters follow this advice throughout the story (“Aesop Quotes”.). As Creon gives a speech to his city he uses ethical appeals in hope to assert his power and make himself look like a trustworthy leader.. Antigone does not listen to this and decides to disobey her uncle, sister Ismene tries to plant logic into her head not to disobey in fear that her sister may end up dying in result. Haemon being both the son of Creon and the fiance of Antigone he should have a hard decision to make but he cannot get behind his father in putting his future wife to death. Ismene, Creon, and Haemon all use the rhetorical appeals of Ethos, Pathos, and Logos to be persuasive towards their goals.

    Read More

  • Haemon And Creon Analysis

    528 Words  | 3 Pages

    The Disappointment Of A Cared About Man “For me your judgments and the ways you act on them are good- I shall follow them.” (Lines 720-22) Haemon says, as he assures the integrity he has for his father. The actions and viewpoints of Haemon and His father, Creon, are greatly differing as one has the view of making himself happy and the other cares about the city of Thebes. The conflicting views have caused Creon’s; anger, fear, and pride to shine through his character.

    Read More

  • Antigone Compare And Contrast The Character Of Creon And Haemon

    1227 Words  | 5 Pages

    The play Antigone is the tragedy of a family cursed with misfortune. Every tragedy needs a tragic hero, or person of noble position who is brought down by their own flaw. Antigone’s tragic hero is Creon, a newly appointed king who issues a controversial decree. This ruling causes conflict with nearly every other character in the play, but one character especially is Creon’s son, Haemon. The character of Haemon helps emphasize the theme of what makes an honorable leader and the struggle between family and responsibility.

    Read More

  • Antigone The Relationship Between Creon And Haemon

    838 Words  | 4 Pages

    Sophocles’ play, Antigone, presents conflicts such as Antigone vs. Creon and Antigone vs. Ismene. However, there is also a prominent conflict between Creon and his son, Haemon. This father-son conflict stems from the view that a son should be submissive to his father. However, Creon and Haemon each view submission differently, and this difference propels them a step closer to their fates. Also, the father-son relationship serves as a metaphorical relationship between the city and the state.

    Read More

  • Examples Of Hubris In Antigone

    718 Words  | 3 Pages

    The king’s strong will and specific ideas cause him to ignore Haemon’s pleads to free Antigone. His stubbornness to listen and his negative outlook on people make Creon think that his son is only asking him to liberate Antigone because of his love for her, not because of what people are saying about the new law. Creon is so caught up in his own laws he omits the fact that Haemon says that he will never see his son again. When Creon finds Haemon crying over Antigone’s dead body, Haemon lashes out at him because Creon indirectly killed her. Haemon tries to harm his father, but misses; he decides to kill himself in front of Creon instead.

    Read More

  • Theme Of Love In Antigone

    757 Words  | 4 Pages

    Antigone’s love is so great for her brother that she went against the king and buried him with religious rights. Then Haemon kills himself because Antigone had died and he wanted to be with her. In the end Creon’s wife killed herself because her son had died. Creon is perceived as the tragic hero of the play when he is talking

    Read More

More about Haemon Vs Creon Essay

Open Document