Which argument does Creon make to defend his decision to arrest and execute Antigone?
Everyone must obey the king.
What does Creon decide at the end of Scene 3?
What does Creon decide to do at the end of the scene? Creon decides
to build a tomb for the body of Polyneices and to free Antigone from her vault
.
What does he try to persuade Creon to do?
Haimon is caught in a conflict between his loyalty to his father, Creon, and his loyalty to his fiancé, Antigone. What ways does he try to persuade Creon to change his mind? …
He asks him not to be stubborn, to listen and be moved to free Antigone.
Which rhetorical appeal does Creon use to emphasize his right to the throne?
Explain the rhetorical appeals that Haemon and Creon use in their arguments to one another. Creon is using
pathos and ethos
. He is saying that Haemon is fighting for Antigone instead of for his father. Haemon is using logos to tell his dad that he would only be a successful ruler in a city of himself.
What does Creon ultimately decide Antigone’s punishment will be in Scene 3?
Terms in this set (6)
Creon is angered that is young son is trying to control him and is having mercy on Antigone, who is now a criminal. … He decides he will
bury Antigone alive leaving the bare minimum of food
and eventually she will ask Hades t let her take her own life.
What is Creon’s greatest fear?
Creon’s greatest fear is:
War
.
Angering the gods
.
How does the sentry act when he comes before Creon?
How does the sentry act when he comes before Creon? …
The sentry says someone has sprinkled dust and done the burial ritual on Polyneices creon
. Creon suspects a man bribed one of the sentries to do it.
How does Creon react to Haimon’s arguments?
How does Creon react to Haimon’s arguments?
He says he everyone should “obey” him or the leader success of the city.
What is Haemon’s strategy going into his conversation with Creon?
At first, Haemon flatters the absolutist king
Creon by declaring his complete loyalty to him and by extension the state
. This was a smart move as it puts the king at ease and hopefully in a better position to listen to good counsel. Haemon is not questioning the king’s authority but his wisdom in this matter.
What does Antigone do when she is brought before Creon?
What does Antigone do when she is brought before Creon? What does Ismene do when she is brought before Creon?
She tries to take some of the blame for burying Polyneices.
How does Creon use ethos in his speech?
He uses rhetorical appeals to develop and support his purpose. Throughout his speech, he uses ethos
by alluding to the Declaration of Independence
, an example being in the first paragraph when he states, “all men are created equal”.
What is revealed about Creon through haemon’s dialogue in lines 81 84?
What is revealed about Creon through Haemon’s dialogue?
Creon is open to the advice of others. Creon is not a smart man. Creon is a lonely man.
How does Creon establish his credibility?
In identifying the people as his priority
, he ultimately establishes his credibility as their new ruler and implies that as their devoted king he commands and deserves their respect.
Who is Tiresias what happens when he comes to talk to Creon?
Tiresias tells him
that his refusal to bury Polynices and his punishment of Antigone for the burial will bring the curses of the gods down on Thebes
. Hearing this, Creon curses Tiresias, calling him a false prophet who traffics in poor advice and rhetoric.
Why does Creon decide not to bury Polyneices?
Creon exiled Oedipus from Thebes after Oedipus killed his father and married his mother. Creon also declared that Polyneices would not receive a proper burial
because he committed treason against his own city
.
Why does Creon want Polyneices remain unburied?
In part 1 of Antigone, why does Creon want Polyneices to remain unburied?
He does not want to honor a traitor
. … In Scene 3 of Antigone, Part 2, Haimon argues with his father, King Creon. In that argument, what pioint does Haimon make about how a king should rule?
