Character Sketch Of Creon's Character In Antigone

Antigone- Daughter and sister of Oedipus, last of the Labdacus family. Her dialogues with Ismene reveal her to be as stubborn as her uncle. In her, the ideal of the female character is boldly outlined. She defies Creon’s decree despite the consequences she may face, in order to honor her deceased brother. She has blue eyes, long, slightly curly black hair, stoic demeanor, pallid olive-colored (similar to Mediterranean) complexion, and wears a peplos with a himation .

Ismene- Sister of Antigone and Antigone’s foil, daughter and sister of Oedipus, last of the Labdacus family, while she is loyal and willing to die at her sister’s side, she does not make the same bold, defiant stand that Antigone does. Like Haemon, she is a reasonable, sympathetic person whose fate is tied to the far more fanatical Antigone and Creon. Like her sister, Ismene seems to value family ties and the laws of the gods over the laws of man. However, she's just not gutsy

enough to stand up for her beliefs. The courage to stand beside her sister does eventually come to Ismene. When Creon arrests both daughters of Oedipus, Ismene asks that she be executed alongside Antigone. Antigone, however, scorns Ismene's belated attempt at righteousness. Her fear of challenging Creon and the laws of the state prevent her from sharing in her sister's bold plan and, ultimately, her fate. In this play, the closest view of the sisters' relationship, Ismene's words and actions make clear that she loves her sister greatly, but differs from her greatly, too. Unlike Antigone, Ismene seems paralyzed by her cultural identity as a woman. Ismene is emotional rather than passionate, more likely to plead for mercy than demand justice. The last survivor of Oedipus' house after the death of Antigone, Ismene nonetheless seems to vanish at the end, her identity lost in the culmination of the tragedy. She has green doe eyes, long, slight curly blond hair, docile facial futures, radiant olive-colored (similar to Mediterranean) complexion, and wears a peplos with a himation.
Creon- King who ascended to the throne of Thebes after the death of the brothers, Eteocles and Polynices, decreed that Polynices was not to be buried or even mourned, on pain of death by stoning.

Antigone, his sister, defied the order, but was caught. His emphasis on being Haemon's father rather than his king may seem odd, especially in light of the fact that Creon elsewhere advocates obedience to the state above all else. It is not clear how he would personally handle these two values in conflict, but it is a moot point in the play, for, as absolute ruler of Thebes, Creon is the state, and the state is Creon. It is clear how he feels about these two values in conflict when encountered in another person, Antigone: loyalty to the state comes before family fealty, and he sentences her to death. Because of his foolishness, he lost both his son, Haemon, and his wife, Eurydice, in the end. He has gray eyes, short pepper hair, austere countenance, olive-colored (similar to Mediterranean) complexion, and wears a chiton with a chlamys

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Haemon- Son of Creon and Eurydice, and betrothed to Antigone. In a dramatic dialogue with his father, Haemon defends the moral basis of Antigone's actions while warning his father that the people of Thebes sympathize with her determination to bury Polyneices. He and his father part in anger, as he simply asks his father to do what's right for Thebes, and his father stubbornly follows the path of least resistance. Haemon's devotion to Antigone is clear; at her death, he is so distraught that he tries to kill his father and then kills himself. He has gray eyes, short black hair, olive-colored (similar to Mediterranean) complexion, and wears a chiton with a chlamys.