Antigone
Creon, the new king of Thebes, condemns his son's disobedient fiancé, , to death for her religious beliefs that disagree with Creon's order. He uses her to set an example for the entire city of Thebes, for she is the first person to ever deliberately disobey Creon's order not the bury her late brother, who has been declared a traitor of the city. "Imagine it: I caught her naked rebellion, the traitor, the only one in the whole city. I'm not about to prove myself a liar, not to my people, no, I'm going to kill her!"(731-34) Creon believes that if he does not follow through on his word the people of Thebes will not respect his authority as king. In determination to gain respect from the ...
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presented himself as weak and inferior to his father, "Far be it from me -I haven't the shill, and certainly no desire, to tell you when, if ever, you make a slip in speech… though someone else might have a good suggestion."(766-69) Haemon uses words like if, might, and suggestion; which give the impression that he cannot stand if own ground or stand up for what he for what he believes is right, unlike his fiancé, . If Haemon cannot demand that Creon respect his opinion, there is no way that he could persuade his father, the king to agree with him. For Haemon to succeed he must try twice as hard to convince his father, because his lack of maturity and authority is working against him. Creon is appalled at the thought of taking advise from his own son, "Men our age, we're to be lectured, are we? - schooled by a boy this age?"(812-14) Haemon is not strong enough to even stand up for his own beliefs, he cowards behind the people of Thebes, claiming "The man on the street, you ...
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