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Drawing on the advice and experience of others is Haemon's good advice to his father in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, Theban Prince Haemon says that it is always helpful for a ruler to compare perspectives with the experienced, the wise and the young. He states that fresh insights make for happier citizens and successful rulers. He suggests that policies need to be modified in the face of contradictory evidence and negative impacts.

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What advice does Haemon give Creon?

Haemon tells King Creon to forgive Antigone of her illegal acts. He is "engaged" to Antigone and believes that she is just trying to honor her brother.


What is the resolution of 'Antigone'?

The resolution in Sophocles' Antigone is that Antigone commits suicide with her fiancé, Haemon, because King Creon does not allow her to give a proper burial to Polynices, her brother. After that, King Creon's wife kills herself after finishing sewing a cloth.King Creon blames himself for these events afterwards.The denouement is the conclusion. So the denouement of 'Antigone' ends the play. Readers and viewers learn of the suicides of Antigone, Haemon, and Queen Eurydice. They also learn of disgraced Theban King Creon being led away into exile.In fact, Haemon and Antigone do not commit suicide together. Haemon kills himself with his sword when he discovers the body of Antigone, who has hanged herself.


What oath does Creon swear in 'Antigone'?

That Haemon will pay for his insolence by seeing Antigone die before his eyes is the oath that Creon swears in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Prince Haemon disagrees with his father King Creon on how to rule and what to do about Princess Antigone. The disagreement heats up since Haemon loves his first cousin and bride-to-be as much as she is detested by his father. Creon reaches his limit in terms of an opposing viewpoint. He swears by heaven above that Haemon will pay for his insults and that Antigone will pay with her life


What information does Antigone give about Oedipus to Ismene at the beginning of 'Antigone'?

That their father leaves a legacy of dishonor, pain, rumor and shame is the information that Antigone gives about Oedipus to Ismene at the beginning of "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone gives unspecified information about disgraced King Oedipus. Antigone indicates that she and her sister Ismene have experience with woe. She traces it back to unnamed problems in her father's life.


What advice does Ismene give to Antigone in 'Antigone'?

That she must not break the law but to be secretive if she does break it is the advice given by Ismene to Antigone in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Ismene believes in respecting the laws of her uncle, King Creon. She therefore does not want to break his law of non-burial of the Theban dead by burying her brother Polyneices. When she realizes that her sister Antigone is intent upon breaking the law, Ismene then recommends that the law-breaking be carried out as secretly as possible.

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What advice does Haemon give Creon?

Haemon tells King Creon to forgive Antigone of her illegal acts. He is "engaged" to Antigone and believes that she is just trying to honor her brother.


What does Antigone give up in her choices in 'Antigone'?

Marriage and family life are what Antigone gives up in her choices in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone is engaged to Prince Haemon, her first cousin and heir apparent to the Theban throne. But the engagement is broken when she chooses to break a recent edict issued by King Creon, Haemon's father and Antigone's uncle. Her life and all chance for a happy marriage and children end when she chooses to hang herself rather than experience a slow death in a remote, walled-up cave.


What is the resolution of 'Antigone'?

The resolution in Sophocles' Antigone is that Antigone commits suicide with her fiancé, Haemon, because King Creon does not allow her to give a proper burial to Polynices, her brother. After that, King Creon's wife kills herself after finishing sewing a cloth.King Creon blames himself for these events afterwards.The denouement is the conclusion. So the denouement of 'Antigone' ends the play. Readers and viewers learn of the suicides of Antigone, Haemon, and Queen Eurydice. They also learn of disgraced Theban King Creon being led away into exile.In fact, Haemon and Antigone do not commit suicide together. Haemon kills himself with his sword when he discovers the body of Antigone, who has hanged herself.


What oath does Creon swear in 'Antigone'?

That Haemon will pay for his insolence by seeing Antigone die before his eyes is the oath that Creon swears in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Prince Haemon disagrees with his father King Creon on how to rule and what to do about Princess Antigone. The disagreement heats up since Haemon loves his first cousin and bride-to-be as much as she is detested by his father. Creon reaches his limit in terms of an opposing viewpoint. He swears by heaven above that Haemon will pay for his insults and that Antigone will pay with her life


What information does Antigone give about Oedipus to Ismene at the beginning of 'Antigone'?

That their father leaves a legacy of dishonor, pain, rumor and shame is the information that Antigone gives about Oedipus to Ismene at the beginning of "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone gives unspecified information about disgraced King Oedipus. Antigone indicates that she and her sister Ismene have experience with woe. She traces it back to unnamed problems in her father's life.


What advice does Ismene give to Antigone in 'Antigone'?

That she must not break the law but to be secretive if she does break it is the advice given by Ismene to Antigone in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Ismene believes in respecting the laws of her uncle, King Creon. She therefore does not want to break his law of non-burial of the Theban dead by burying her brother Polyneices. When she realizes that her sister Antigone is intent upon breaking the law, Ismene then recommends that the law-breaking be carried out as secretly as possible.


Whom does Creon blame for the deaths of Eurydice and Haemon in 'Antigone'?

Himself is the person whom Creon blames for the deaths of Eurydice and Haemon in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon finally accepts responsibility for his foolish decisions and actions. He finds himself all alone, without anyone or anything left to give his life meaning. He realizes that he is his own worse enemy and that his self-serving, insensitive deeds and words are what cause his wife, Queen Eurydice, and his only surviving child, Prince Haemon, to take their lives rather than spend one second more in his presence.


What is Creon advised to do in 'Antigone'?

Bury Polyneices and release Antigone is what Creon is advised to do in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon denies god-given burial rights to his nephew Polyneices. He gives his niece, Princess Antigone, the death sentence for breaking his non-burial law and burying her brother. But his son Haemon, his royal advisor Teiresias the blind prophet and his supporter the chorus leader all suggest that he needs to give Polyneices' body a proper below ground burial as well as release Antigone from her live burial.


What advice did Athene give to Telemachus in The Odyssey?

She gives Telemachus the advice to go in search of news of his father, Odysseus.


What is Antigone's goal?

Antigone's goal is to give her brother a proper burial.


Who defies Creon?

Antigone, Eurydice, Haemon, and Teiresias defy Theban King Creon. The King wants those who betray Thebes to be left above ground and exposed to the elements, the dogs, and the birds. But Antigone goes ahead and buries her traitorous brother, Polyneices. In a way, Queen Eurydicedefies her royal husband, because she chooses to commit suicide rather than spend one more minute above ground as his wife. She knows that her husband takes great pride in his position as supposedly all-knowing father, husband and ruler. She cracks that facade when she shows the truth to their married life. Haemon defies his royal father by refusing to give up his cousin and bride-to-be, Antigone. King Creon claims that all women are replaceable. Haemon shows the truth to the royal family life when he commits suicide rather than end his betrothal to his beloved. And Teiresias the blind prophet defies his royal master by refusing to say what the King wants him to say. Teiresias points out what the King is doing wrong, and what the toll will be in royal terms.


What does Creon do to Antigone in 'Antigone'?

Sentence her to death is what Creon does to Antigone in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone deliberately breaks a royal edict recently issued by King Creon, her uncle and intended father-in-law. Creon tends to have a negative attitude towards women in general and towards Antigone in particular. Nevertheless, Antigone does nothing to try to get Creon to pardon her or give her a sentence other than death.