Creon And Haemon's Treatment Of Women

Ismene refuses to help Antigone because she recognizes her role as a woman and submission to her hurios. She argues, basically her entire argument, that “by [her] very nature” as a women “[she cannot possibly take arms against the city” (78-79). From this, one can understand that unlike Antigone, Ismene is much more submissive and won’t risk stepping out of her role as a women, in which she must obey the city’s ordinances. In order to remain subjugated by her hurios (Creon?), Ismene doesn’t seem to ever listen to what she wants or believes, staying true to her idea of the role of a women.

Attention!!! Creon says “Aaiii----mistakes made by a foolish mind, cruel mistakes that bring on death. You see us here, all in one family-----the killer and the killed. Oh, the profanity of what I planned. Alas, my son, you dies so young-----a death before your time. Aaiii… aaiii… you’re dead… gone---not your own foolishness, but mine.” (Lines 1406-1414). Haemon’s words, actions, and ideas contrast with Creon’s character to the point of these two characters having conflicting motivations cause the characteristics of disobedience, anger, and disrespectfulness to be highlighted within Creon’s character. In the end, these conflicting motivations develop Creon as a tragic hero by not letting Haemon marry Antigone and the character interactions advance the plot by leaving Antigone hang herself after she got caught burying Polyneices and letting Haemon kill himself after his father won’t marry Antigone.

In the Greek tragedy “ Antigone” written by Sophocles. We meet the tragic hero King Creon of Thebes and we learned how his decisions based on his traits spitefulness, stubbornness and sexist contributed to his downfall. Which costs the lives of his loved one including his son Haemon. Haemons serves as a foil for Creon by bringing out Creon’s traits of pridefulness , stubbornness and sexism. These traits cause Creon to make fateful decisions that contribute to his own downfall and shows the theme that it is the trait of wisdom that creates happiness.

Haemon's words, actions, and ideas contrast with Creon’s character by posing his argument in support of antigone, and Creon refuses to listen to his side. Creon’s refusal to listen to his own son’s reasoned argument demonstrates how unreasonable Creon is being in contrast to his son’s reasonableness. When Haemon poses his argument in support of Antigone, Creon stubbornly

In this play Creon was developed into a tragic hero by showing his negative traits, selfishness, arrogance, and stubbornness could not be overcame to save himself. All of these negative traits were the reason his own family rose against him and caused him to lose the ones he loved.So in the end make sure

For example,“Whoever thinks that he's the only one who can think or use his tongue or soul, no one else-these men, when you open them up,are seen to be hollow”(Sophocles 718-721). In this quote it shows that Creon was very mean especially to the people that did not obey to him. For example, when Creon wanted to kill Antigone Haemon tried to convince him not to which made him mad and he was even more harsh. “The heart of one who weaves wickedness in darkness is usually convicted beforehand.I, for my part hate anyone caught in the act who tries to beauty his crimes in thereupon”(Lines 507-511). This quote shows how if you go behind Creon's back how mean and how he's a person that will get revenge on you. The way Creon phrases his sentences makes a person scared in this case shows Creon is a heartless person and doesn't care for anyone's feelings. “She stood in denial of nothing, something for me both sweet and painful, all at once. Nothing is sweeter than escaping trouble yourself, but it is painful to conduct friends into it. But, for me, everything takes second place to my own safety” (Lines 443 - 449). The guard was ready to go tell the king who buried the body, but when he did Creon acted in such rude way that someone actually got away with burying the body so then he got suspicious and thought the guard buried the body, but when

Haemon, Creon’s son begins to rationalize with Creon and tries to make him realize it was an unacceptable decision to kill Antigone. Creon, still concluding that he did the right thing argues: “do not be fooled, my son, by lust and the wiles of a woman. You’ll have bought cold comfort if your wife’s a worthless one” (Sophocles 143). Creon implies here that women only show their feelings to trick men into giving them what they want. It is evident that he believes this because he uses words such as “lust” and “wiles”, which are both words to describe manipulation, which angered Creon.

Iocaste thinks that women cannot do anything without the permission of a man. Women have to marry into limited positions of power, because women could not possibly do it correctly on their own (45). Creon is a lot like Oedipus when they talk of women and women’s responsibilities. Creon discounts and ignores the opinions of women and will not consider what they have to say despite any truth of what they may be saying (209). Creon shows this by saying “This girl is guilty of a double insolence. Breaking the given laws and boasting of it. Who is the man here, She or I, if this crime goes unpunished?

This further shows that Creon refused to acknowledge the importance of staying true to one’s family, and where did he end up as a result? Although Antigone and Haemon suffered tragic fates, Creon received the worst of all, and it wasn’t just because he was the tragic hero in this play. It was because he refused to be loyal to his son and his people, and that is the greatest flaw of

The classical play Antigone, composed by the Greek author Sophocles, contributes to the historic idea that women are inferior to men. Creon, the king of Thebes, bolsters the idea that women are not valued in the society of Ancient Greece, by stating that bending or yielding to a man would be bad, but yielding to a woman such as Antigone would be disgraceful. Sophocles portrays the status quo of women in Ancient Greece through his character Antigone. She shows disobedience in breaking a newly established law through her attempts to bury the corpse of her recently deceased brother, Polyneices. Consequently, she faces the adversity associated with her actions due to her gender.

Creon's wish becomes more than a punishment for disobeying the law, but is issued quickly and almost eagerly because she is a woman. Creon has no respect for her, calling Antigone his son's "evil wife" (571). At this point, Sophocles is sure to make Creon's actions seem harsh, although it is clear that other than the chorus, no one in the city dares doubt them. However it is Antigone's final decisions and death that bring about a resolution.

Gender inequality is still common today for women as it was in the 1900s when they weren't allowed to vote. Although today’s women have gained more rights but they still face pay inequality compared to men. Antigone is a fictional story which the author conveys a message of the mistreatment of women had to faced in ancient Greece. The play of Antigone is written by Sophocles who spoke of a young girl named Antigone who disobeyed her uncle’s wishes for burying her dead traitorous brother. She gave up her life with her righteous and courageous actions for her brother. The play talked about a woman’s place in society where they are powerless against those who have high authority, where they are nothing but men’s properties and are treated

Creon in Antigone seems as though he overreacted to Antigone breaking his decree, but at the root it is him being undermined, by a woman no less, something unacceptable in Greek times. The Greeks in the time of Sophocles (496-409 BCE) were incredibly misogynistic, demeaning women and actively keeping them out of matters in society. Patriarchies are similarly mirrored in almost every culture, from nearly the beginning to the present. The idea that women were lesser than men stems from early agrarian societies due to biological differences, such as that women could have children and thus were essential for a population, or how men were more physically strong that women. This led to women having to stay home more often to take care of children (they were more often pregnant, and thus at home, as their populations grew due to being able to sustain themselves with surpluses of food) while men did the farming (the invention of the plow requiring more heavy force and the fields were further from the villages) They were originally more egalitarian, but eventually this was taken advantage of and used to keep women oppressed, stuck with the roles of wife/homemaker. Greece in particular had a very strict patriarchy, with Aristotle once writing “It is best for all tame animals to be ruled by human beings. In the same way, the relationship between the male and the female is by nature such that the male is higher, the female lower, that the male rules and the female is ruled.” (Strayer

The punishment for overstepping Creon’s authority was always going to be severe, however Antigone’s femininity made her punishment exponentially more sinister. In Sophocles’ “Antigone” there is a clear gender conflict that forms between the protagonist Antigone and the antagonist Creon. Antigone’s determination to give her brother a just burial inspired the people of Thebes, but enraged Creon. Although Antigone does not obsess over the gender struggle as much as Creon, there is no disputing that the gender roles of Ancient Greece fueled the central conflict of the drama. The clash between Antigone and Creon was symbolic towards the subjugation of women by men and the women who dared to defy their status.

In the midst of the conflict between Creon and Haemon, Creon strongly dislikes and neglected Haemon’s point of view because he believes that he had been corrupted by a woman. Haemon is accused of being held captive by Antigone and his love for her recognized “[him as] the slave of a woman,” referring to the love that Antigone possesses, overpowering Haemon (Sophocles 769). Sophocles intentionally adds a