Creon even goes as far as to violate the wishes of his own Son who is betrothed to Antigone. Creon seems to be the best example of a violator in this story. He goes against his advisors, his own flesh and blood, and even the Gods themselves just to show off his power. The number of characters who suffer in this story is astonishing. This is obviously expected because Antigone is a tragedy, but these wounded characters unfortunate situations still touch my heart. Antigone has not only lost her father, she also is grieving her two brothers and her own mother. She then has to witness as her brother Polyneices’ body and name are disrespected by her city. Poor Ismene is going through the same dilemma and has to suffer even more. After all she has lost, she loses her sister who is her closest friend and her kin. These two sisters’ capacities for suffering are tremendous. Haemond’s capacity for suffering parallels Antigone and Ismene. He loves and respects his father but still has to go through the gut wrenching process of going against him. Having to verbally insult your father over your endangered fiance would wound anyone's very soul. He then
Creon even goes as far as to violate the wishes of his own Son who is betrothed to Antigone. Creon seems to be the best example of a violator in this story. He goes against his advisors, his own flesh and blood, and even the Gods themselves just to show off his power. The number of characters who suffer in this story is astonishing. This is obviously expected because Antigone is a tragedy, but these wounded characters unfortunate situations still touch my heart. Antigone has not only lost her father, she also is grieving her two brothers and her own mother. She then has to witness as her brother Polyneices’ body and name are disrespected by her city. Poor Ismene is going through the same dilemma and has to suffer even more. After all she has lost, she loses her sister who is her closest friend and her kin. These two sisters’ capacities for suffering are tremendous. Haemond’s capacity for suffering parallels Antigone and Ismene. He loves and respects his father but still has to go through the gut wrenching process of going against him. Having to verbally insult your father over your endangered fiance would wound anyone's very soul. He then