Haemon Creon Speech Analysis

Say: Within this section on page Haemon starts his speech off with, “father,” as he is talking to Creon the king of Thebes. Creon’s actions are being tested by Haemon questioning if his father has any reason or not. Wondering if his father will ever make a slip in speech Haemon will never correct Creon if he is wrong, but someone else might. He then states that everyone around him is being nice, afraid of criticism. When Creon sees someone in the street or around town they will hate his look at them. Fixating on the fact of how the town mourns over this girl. Assuming that the ,“action,” done by this girl for sure deserves death and , “none the less.” Haemon then speaks about her brother, “lying,” in his own blood, She could dare leave him

He represents a Mindset of Winning against Creon in the first twenty lines and then asking for his own way in the end where it matters. Although everyone may think the Creon is the best king overall, Haemon shows some of Creon’s Flaws when it comes to being genuine king. Haemon then really brings forward Creon’s criticism towards the common people of Thebes, “in the normal run of the things, to watch whatever men say or do, or find to criticize” (772-774). Also in the same context Haemon harps upon, that someone Creon knows, could be close to him, won’t say a word of displeasment because they are afraid of his power and what he did to Antigone. In the next line he speaks that even though, “it’s not for him to catch murmurs in the dark, the way the city mourns for her” (776-779). The city is on Antigone’s side. A common motif throughout the length of his speech is learning from your elders and past mistakes. This makes sense in ancient greece because young men are always taught to respect their elders and listen to what they have say. In the depth of his address, he mentions that, “I rejoice in your success, father, nothing more precious to me in the world” (784-786). Not only an example of Haemon, “kissing up,” to his father, but also shows the motif of respecting your elders in a new light. This being not only just respecting but spending actual time with