Haemon Character Analysis

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Haemon is the Reason Behind Creon’s Grief

“They say of all women here, she least deserves the worst of deaths for her most glorious act.” (Lines 787-788) This is what Haemon said to Creon when he was telling him what the people were mumbling. He also said that they are whispering this because they don’t want Antigone’s fate, too. Haemon‘s words, actions, and ideas contrast with Creon’s character to the point of these two characters having conflicting motivations. These conflicting motivations cause the characteristics of loyalty, love, and foolishness­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ to be highlighted within Creon’s character.
Haemon’s words, actions, and ideas contrast with Creon’s character by Haemon’s loyalty to keeping his father alive. We see evidence from the text when Haemon says, “Father I’m yours. For me your judgments and the ways you act on them are good – I shall follow them” (Lines 720-722) This evidence supports my claim because Haemon is saying no matter what you do I will help you with that decision until you or I die.
Creon’s character is developed as a tragic hero when Haemon says “You notice how in winter floods the trees which bend before the storm preserve their twigs. The ones who stand against it are destroyed.” (Lines 807-810)­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ We see evidence from the text when Haemon tries to …show more content…

When Creon is taken by the grief of losing his son and wife, he does the sensible thing tries to pick up the pieces and put his life back together. Remember “They say of all women here, she least deserves the worst of deaths for her most glorious act.” (Lines 787-788) Remember this because you might see something like this in another story or play. When that happens just remember what happened to Creon. Lastly Haemon reveals Creon as a dynamic character and a tragic hero. Because of this Creon is now going to learn from his mistake and try rebuild his life as best as he

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