What does haemon believe is the basis of authority? What does he think he represents? Creon believes he represents
the state
. He stands with the law, believing that law is the order to chaos and that it must be obeyed. He represents human law and self-governance: “I am the law”.
What is Haemon’s argument?
What point does Haemon make about how King should rule?
What is Haemon’s speech about?
Creon believes that
authority rests with the king and no one else
, because the gods have favored him and have given him his kingly authority. In fact, he wants everyone to follow his laws, no matter how stupid or unfair they may seem.
How does haemon change throughout Antigone?
Lesson Summary
While the play still ends with Antigone’s death, Haemon does end up changing his father’s mind, even if it’s too late. Unfortunately for Haemon,
he takes his own life, unable to reconcile his conflict
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What is Haemon’s claim in Antigone?
Haimon claims that
the ability to reason is God’s crowning gift to man
.
What is Haemon’s advice to his father?
How does Haemon respond to his father? Says that
no woman is as important as Creon and he will obey him
. However, he asks his father not to be so sure of his rightness. What principle does Creon explain concerning a ruler first being able to rule his house?
What arguments does Haemon use to try to persuade his father to change his mind?
How does Haemon try to persuade his father to change his position? Haemon reports that
the citizens of Thebes feel that Creon’s punishment is wrong
. Haemon warns his father that if Antigone dies… Another death will also occur.
How does Haemon change his father’s mind?
How does Haemon change from the beginning of the scene to the end?
How does Haemon attempt to reason with his father?
Does Haemon support his father’s decision to execute Antigone? According to Haemon, do the people of Thebes support his father’s decision?
he dosent support his fathers decision to execute antigone
. according to haemon, the people of thebes do not support his father decision.
How does Haemon defend Antigone?
After the order is given to kill Antigone, Haemon defends Antigone to his father,
trying his best to remain respectful and not step on his toes
. But Creon cannot hear his son’s wisdom, continuously chiding him for caring more about a woman than him.
Why is Haemon important?
Haemon
prioritizes people’s feelings
. He therefore considers love and stop suffering important. Creon, instead, he stays stubborn to his refusal to bury Polinyces, and care about pain and suffering among his people.
What is Creon’s conception of justice?
Creon’s Justice
He believes strongly in his opinion as to the King and, in a sense, thinks it is right and just for all his people to follow as he says, for his words are law, as such those who oppose him should naturally be punished to death. His version of justice is imprisoning Antigone for going against his decree.
What is Antigone and Creon’s differing views about the power of the gods?
Why is Creon the antagonist in the play Antigone?
What are Creon’s views about government and his role as king?
How does Haemon respond to the fate of Antigone?
Haemon responds
forcefully
, and even darkly hints that Creon’s murder of Antigone may cause the death of another person.
What does Haemon tell King Creon about the people of Thebes allegiance to him?
What does Haemon say about his father’s temper?
Haemon says that he would never want to think that his father reasoned badly or incorrectly, but he should take his people’s opinions into consideration when making these decisions. He said that
Creon’s temper scares the people
. He said that the people are saying that Antigone will die wrongly, and that she is a hero.
What advice does Creon give to Haemon?
What does Creon in the Antigone think of the advice Haemon gives him?
Creon rejects his son’s advice fiercely and threatens to kill Antigone right in front of him. Haemon leaves, declaring that
Creon will never see him again
.
What comparison does Haemon make to explain why Creon should change his mind?
Q. What comparison does Haimon make to explain why Creon should change his mind?
He uses the metaphor of a train
. He talks about the value of money.
How does Haemon initially react to his father’s decision at the beginning of Scene 3?
What is Haemon’s initial response when his father ask how he feels about the king’s decision to execute Antigone? He says,
“No marriage means more to me that your (Creon’s) continuing wisdom”
(Scene 3 14).
What happens to Haemon at the end of the play?
What kind of character is Haemon?
With no pride or arrogance, which characterized his father, Haemon was the
symbol of reason and patiently he sought to impress upon his father the supreme importance of justice and reason
. In his impassioned speeches, Haemon tried to make his father realize his unreasonableness in sentencing Antigone to death.
How does Creon justify his decisions to Haemon?
What is the effect of Creon’s change of heart in Scene 5?
Why did Creon react so harshly when Antigone confessed?
Before the Sentry brought Antigone to Creon, Creon was furious because
he thought that the people of Thebes were turning against him
.
