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Because she has disobeyed the law and him.

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Q: Why would it be so difficult for Creon to spare antigone?
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What is haimon's main concern with Creon in antigone?

Haimon's main concern is that he be with antigone and that his father would let them be. Creon main concern is that haimon and antigone does not get married.


Why does Creon want the guards to hurry Antigone to her tomb?

Creon wants the guards to hurry to Antigone in the cave because Teiresias (the blind prophet) told him that two family members would die is Antigone did. So at that, Creon needed to save her.


What does Creon fear the most in Antigone?

Creon fears these things the most in the play Antigone: 1. His authority being challenged by a woman and 2. His pride being hurt by Antigone If, however, you are reffering to what does Creon fear most in the actual character Antigone, then the answer would be pretty much the same as the above stated #1.


In what way is the prophecy of teiresias fulfilled?

The prophecy was that if Creon did not bury Polynices, his punishment of Antigone will bring a curse down on Thebes. Teiresias prophecy is fufilled by Haimon killing himself..Since Creon would not let Antigone bury her brother(Polynices),Antigone killed herself. So Haimon killed himself because he wanted to be with Antigone because the Creon would not bury the brother of Antigone.


Whose hand would Creon prefer to fall from power?

antigone


How much do you think Creon is to blame for the suicides of Antigone and Haemon and Eurydice?

Creon is to blame for everyone's suicides. Creon places Antigone and Haemon in a situation where they only way they saw to get out of was to commit suicide. When Eurydice found out that Haemon had committed suicide due to Creon she went to her room, where she cursed Creon before taking her own life. If Creon had not be so stubborn and not placed Antigone in the cave no one would have died. But it is a greek tragedy, so the ending must of course be tragic. :]


When does Creon ask if Antigone is ashamed to argue in 'Antigone'?

It is during his interrogation that Creon asks Antigone if she is ashamed to argue in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon interrogates his niece, Princess Antigone, over the burial of her brother Polyneices. He is taken aback by the way in which she boasts about breaking a law that carries the death penalty. He wonders why she has no shame about a misdeed that no one else in Thebes would commit.


Which best describes Creon's speech to his subjects at the beginning of Sophocles' Antigone?

I would say arrogant and haughty


How do you explain how Creon is conflict with Antigone?

Since King Creon stated the 'unbreakable' decree, this presents a conflict for Antigone. Originally, Antigone was going to bury her brother, Polyneices without consent from her uncle. King Creon now presents a new problem for her, since she now has to break the law in order to save her brother from everlasting damnation (his soul would walk the earth forever).


Did King Creon kill Antigone?

Not in a literal way, no. He still is to blame for her suicide. Should he left Antigone be after her appropriate burial of her brother, she would never had chosen death as an escape that she would not be facing.


Who did antigone married?

Antigone never married. She was planned to wed Haemon but Creon sent her to be locked away as punishment. After Antigone died in Haemon's arms he committed suicide as he told his father he would do because he was so in love with her.


What are the consequences for Creon when he issues the edict against burial in Antigone?

Creon makes the decision that honoring Polyneices in any way would be dangerous for Thebes, so he makes the edict forbidding the burial. When he finds out that Antigone has broken the edict, he makes another choice-to enforce the edict, despite the citizens' suspicion that he is wrong. Creon must face the consequences when first Antigone, then Haimon, and finally Eurydice die, each at their own hand.