How Does Haemon Affect Creon

“I would not encourage anyone to show respect to evil men,”(lines 830-831) says Haemon,and he says it in a way not really to hurt Creon, but to tell him that he is becoming an evil man.Haemon’s words, actions, and ideas contrast with Creon’s character to the point where they end up having characteristics such as love, hate, and confusion to be a main part of Creon’s character.His love for his father turned into hate when he found out what he was trying to do to Antigone.He still had respect but he didn't really agree with what his father was trying to do.When his father wouldn't listen to him that is when it turned into hatred.Overall,these conflicting motivations develop Creon as a tragic hero by showing that he has a weakness,a tragic fall such as pride,quickness to anger,or misjudgement.Also the character interactions advance the plot and/or developes the theme by making him bring out all of those weaknesses and letting his anger get the best of him so that it’s not just hurting him but the ones he loves.
We see evidence from the text when it says “since I clearly caught her disobeying the only culprit in the entire city,I won’t perjure myself before the state.No I’ll kill her (lines 744-747). This evidence supports my claim because it tells you what they are really arguing about and what the major conflict is over which is Antigone.The evidence tells you that Creon thinks nothing is wrong with his law but on the other hand his son does not think that it is fair because all she was trying to do was bury her dead