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Haemon and Creon are both characters in Antigone by Sophocles. Haemon visits his father, Creon, to tell him not to kill Antigone.
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What is Haemon's relationship to Creaon and Antigone?
Creon is Haemon's father and Antigone is Haemon's forbideddn love.
When haemon arrives what is the first question that Creon ask him?
Creon says to Haemon, Do you come as a loving son in support of your father or as a lovesick boy, angered at your father?
What is the meaning of Haimon's statement Antigone's death will cause another?
The death of his father or that of himself is what Haemon means by saying that Antigone's death will cause another. Antigone is Haemon's beloved first cousin and bride-to-be. She's sentenced by Theban King Creon, Haemon's father and her own uncle, to death by being walled up in a remote cave. Haemon tries to kill his father. When he fails, Haemon turns the sword on himself.
What does Haemon ask Creon to do?
Haemon tells his father Creon to not act with sovereign and to listen to other people's thoughts.
How does Haemon's attitude change toward Creon from the beginning to the end of scene 3 in 'Antigone'?
In the beginning of the scene, Haemon is respectfultowards his father, Theban King Creon. But he finds it difficult to remain respectful in the face of his father's hostility towards Antigone. Antigone is Haemon's beloved first cousin and fiancee. He and his father have known Antigone all of her life. So Haemon finds it hard to believe that his father can end her life without hesitation.Neither does Haemon understand how his father can think that emotions can be turned on and off, or reversed, in regard to a young individual who is supposed to become an even closer, more permanent part of their lives. So by the end of their interaction, Haemon no longer respects his father. In fact, Haemon's behavior and words go from respectful, to disrespectful, to outright antagonistic.
How was Haemon related to Antigone?
Theban King Creon was the brother of Queen Jocasta. He was the father of Haemon. Jocasta was the mother of Antigone. So Creon was Antigone's uncle, and Jocasta Haemon's aunt. That made the betrothed couple Antigone and Haemon first cousins.
Does Haemon kill himself because of Antigone's death in 'Antigone'?
Yes, Haemon kills himself over Antigone's death in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone is Prince Haemon's beloved first cousin and bride-to-be. She hangs herself after she is buried alive for breaking a royal edict issued by King Creon, Haemon's father and her intended father-in-law. Haemon kills himself with his own sword after he finds Antigone's lifeless body and unsuccessfully tries to kill his father.
What is Haemon's approach to his father in scene 3 of 'Antigone'?
It is by talking respectfully to him one on one that Haemon attempts to reason with his father in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Prince Haemon meets with his father, King Creon. He listens to what his father has to say. He links his own opinions with those of the majority in Thebes and with succinct explanations and telling examples. He fails miserably in the face of his father's stubborn narrow-mindedness.
What happens to Haemon in 'Antigone'?
Suicide by his own sword is what happens to Theban Prince Haemon in the play "Oedipus Rex" by ancient Greek playwright Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Haemon is upset over the death sentence meted out by his own father, Theban King Creon, to Antigone, the former's first cousin and bride-to-be. Haemon tries to talk his father out of carrying out the sentence. When Creon refuses, Haemon goes to the cave where Antigone is found dead by self-inflicted hanging. Haemon tries to kill Creon, and turns the sword on himself when he fails.
What actions does Creon take as a result Haemon's visit?
After Haemon's visit, Creon remains resolute in his decision to execute Antigone, despite his son's pleas for mercy. He initially dismisses Haemon's arguments, believing that his own authority must be upheld. However, Haemon's emotional appeal and insistence on the value of compassion and flexibility begin to sow doubt in Creon's mind, hinting at the potential consequences of his rigid stance. Ultimately, Creon's actions reflect a struggle between his adherence to law and the familial bonds that Haemon represents.
What are Haemon's threat and Creon's misinterpretation in 'Antigone'?
That Antigone's death will destroy another one's life is Haemon's threat and that the impact will be negative for Haemon's father is Creon's misinterpretation in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon plans to execute Princess Antigone, his niece and future daughter-in-law. He expects his son, Prince Haemon, to make an emotional and physical break with Antigone. But Haemon plans to take his life instead of spending one second more above ground with his father and without his bride-to-be.Additionally, Haemon says that Creon never will see him again. Creon misinterprets that to mean that Haemon will make sure that father and son never occupy the same place at the same time ever again. He does not realize that both are suicidal threats by Haemon.
What foreshadows Haemon's death in 'Antigone'?
Haemon's own statement of one death leading into anotherforeshadows his death in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Prince Haemon attempts to talk his father, King Creon, out of sentencing Princess Antigone to death. Haemon loves Antigone, who is his first cousin and bride-to-be. He realizes that his father will not back down. So he says that Antigone's death will not go unaccompanied.
