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Theban King Creon does not demand the death of his son Haemon in the play "Antigone" by ancient Greek playwright Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, Creon demands unquestioning obedience in all personal and professional interactions. Antigone, his niece and future daughter-in-law, disobeys Creon by burying the body of her dead brother Polyneices. It is Antigone that Creon wants dead, not Theban Prince Haemon.

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What is supposed to happen if Antigone disobeys Creon's Law in 'Antigone'?

If Antigone disobeys Creon's Law in "Antigone," Antigone is to be sentenced to death.


Who does Antigone blame her death on?

Creon


What is Creon's death sentence for Antigone?

his punishment for her is for her to be stoned to death.


Whom does Creon blame in the end for Antigone's death?

Creon blames himself for Antigone's death. He also blames himself for his wife Eurydice death and his son Haemon's death as well .


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.


What is the internal conflict in 'Antigone'?

that Creon wants to put her to death.


Who was responsible for the death of Antigone?

Creon. He ordered her death, but Antigone refused to be buried alive, and therefore killed herself by hanging.


Does Creon show any regret or hesitation in sentencing Antigone to death in 'Antigone'?

No, Creon shows no regret or hesitation in sentencing Antigone to death in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon dislikes his niece, Princess Antigone. He does not like the way she talks or what she does with her time. He likes the thought of removing her permanently from the presence of Prince Haemon, his only son and Antigone's betrothed.


What is the conclusion about sentencing Antigone to death in 'Antigone'?

That everyone except Creon and the chorus oppose it is the conclusion about sentencing Antigone to death in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon issues an edict that his niece, Princess Antigone, disobeys. The civil disobedience makes Antigone eligible for the mandatory death sentence. But just about everyone - her aunt Eurydice, her betrothed Haemon, her sister Ismene and Teiresias the blind prophet - oppose Antigone's death. Creon and the chorus basically stand alone in believing that her deed may be correct but that her uncontrolled passionate outbursts earn Antigone her death.


What does Antigone wish upon Creon in 'Antigone'?

That his sufferings at least equal hers is what Antigone wishes upon Creon in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone buries her brother Polyneices. She thereby complies with a divine law that now is contradicted by her uncle King Creon's recent royal edict. Death is the punishment for violating Creon's law. Antigone thinks that Creon needs to experience at the bare minimum what she faces.


What happens when Creon sentences Antigone to death in 'Antigone'?

The chorus questioning the same sentence forIsmene is what happens when Creon sentences Antigone to death in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the chorus believe Theban Princess Antigone guilty of willfully breaking her uncle King Creon's law of non-burial of the disloyal Theban dead. The members do not appear to have a problem with the death penalty that Creon enforces. But they object to punishing Antigone's sister, Princess Ismene, whom they consider completely uninvolved from beginning to end with Polyneices' unlawful burial.


What is creon tragic flaw?

Why didn't Antigone want ismene to share her death