Creon In Antigone
Antigone is a tragic play wrote by Sophocles about the conflicts between family members. Oedipus the king of Thebes and his wife both killed themselves due to a mistake that they made in the past. After Oedipus died his two son Polyneices and Eteocles killed each other to see who will be the next king. Both die and Creon, Oedipus’s brother in law, is the next in line to became king. The first law that Creon made since he became king is no one is allow to bury Polyneices body because he is a traitor to Thebes. Anyone who buries Polyneices will die. This law has everyone involved in suffered greatly. Creon has suffered enough for his actions and the Thebens people should not punish him any further. Creon realized that he had made a big mistake
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Creon blamed himself,, “Haimon my son, so young, so young to die, I was the fool, not you; and you died for me.” (5. 91-92) Haimon killed himself after Antigone death. Antigone is Haimon finance and Haimon cannot stand to see his own soon to be wife die. Creon is blaming himself for his son death. If he is not so fool to came up with that law than his son wouldn’t die. Creon lost his own son because of something he did. He tried to fixed the problem by freeing Antigone but then he was too late. Haimon death is not the worst that happened to Creon. Creon wife also committed suicide. Creon said to himself, “all true, all true, and more than I can bear! O my wife, my son.” Not only Creon’s son die, his wife also killed herself. She over heard the messenger talking to the Choragos about how Haimon killed himself after Antigone. Creon’s wife was so hurts that she ended her life also. Creon’s son and wife death left a big scars on his heart and that is the worst that could happen to anyone. Creon has suffered greatly for his actions and no one should punish him any further because gods did that already. Creon tried to make up his mistake by freeing Antigone and bury Polyneceis. Creon only son died because of Antigone killed herself. Creon’s wife also killed herself because he overheard the messenger talking about her son death. With all of Creon’s loves one died, that is the worst punishment that could
Creon blamed himself,, “Haimon my son, so young, so young to die, I was the fool, not you; and you died for me.” (5. 91-92) Haimon killed himself after Antigone death. Antigone is Haimon finance and Haimon cannot stand to see his own soon to be wife die. Creon is blaming himself for his son death. If he is not so fool to came up with that law than his son wouldn’t die. Creon lost his own son because of something he did. He tried to fixed the problem by freeing Antigone but then he was too late. Haimon death is not the worst that happened to Creon. Creon wife also committed suicide. Creon said to himself, “all true, all true, and more than I can bear! O my wife, my son.” Not only Creon’s son die, his wife also killed herself. She over heard the messenger talking to the Choragos about how Haimon killed himself after Antigone. Creon’s wife was so hurts that she ended her life also. Creon’s son and wife death left a big scars on his heart and that is the worst that could happen to anyone. Creon has suffered greatly for his actions and no one should punish him any further because gods did that already. Creon tried to make up his mistake by freeing Antigone and bury Polyneceis. Creon only son died because of Antigone killed herself. Creon’s wife also killed herself because he overheard the messenger talking about her son death. With all of Creon’s loves one died, that is the worst punishment that could