Antigone Persuasive Essay
Antigone Persuasive Essay
“I have killed my son and my wife; my comfort lies here dead”(135). Antigone, Haemon, and Eurydice have all died from killing themselves. After Antigone died, it started a chain reaction of deaths. Creon thought he had to show qualities of being a strong king, but he should have known when he crossed the line. Creon is to blame for the suicides of Antigone, Haemon, and Eurydice, and two characteristics he has is being a greedy king, and selfishness to listen to people that could have prevented this tragedy. Some would say that Creon is not all to blame for the deaths of Antigone, Haemon, and Eurydice because he didn’t actually kill them. Creon is the only person who could be responsible, because if he didn’t make the law for the body to be buried, nobody would have even killed themselves. After the suicides, a messenger says, “Creon shrank back; the blade missed, and the boy, desperate against himself, drove it half its length into his own side and fell”(line 71). If it wasn’t because of Creon that caused Haemon to kill himself there ,Haemon wouldn’t have tried to stab him.
Antigone had the right to want to bury her dead brother, but Creon’s nature of being a greedy king is more important to him than family. Ismene, her sister, told her it was a bad idea and to follow the king’s orders unless she wants to be executed. Antigone proves even if she does get caught, it would be an honor to die for the cause. She says, "I intend to give my brother burial. I'll be glad to die in the attempt,-- if it's a crime, then it's a crime that God commands”(line 7). This proves that Antigone is not scared of the king’s power and shows that it is important for her to do what is right. She doesn’t even deny what she did when confronted by Creon and was happy to accept the death penalty. If he were to dismiss it, especially since she is family, nobody would have killed themselves. Creon displays his selfishness when he says that no son of his could
“I have killed my son and my wife; my comfort lies here dead”(135). Antigone, Haemon, and Eurydice have all died from killing themselves. After Antigone died, it started a chain reaction of deaths. Creon thought he had to show qualities of being a strong king, but he should have known when he crossed the line. Creon is to blame for the suicides of Antigone, Haemon, and Eurydice, and two characteristics he has is being a greedy king, and selfishness to listen to people that could have prevented this tragedy. Some would say that Creon is not all to blame for the deaths of Antigone, Haemon, and Eurydice because he didn’t actually kill them. Creon is the only person who could be responsible, because if he didn’t make the law for the body to be buried, nobody would have even killed themselves. After the suicides, a messenger says, “Creon shrank back; the blade missed, and the boy, desperate against himself, drove it half its length into his own side and fell”(line 71). If it wasn’t because of Creon that caused Haemon to kill himself there ,Haemon wouldn’t have tried to stab him.
Antigone had the right to want to bury her dead brother, but Creon’s nature of being a greedy king is more important to him than family. Ismene, her sister, told her it was a bad idea and to follow the king’s orders unless she wants to be executed. Antigone proves even if she does get caught, it would be an honor to die for the cause. She says, "I intend to give my brother burial. I'll be glad to die in the attempt,-- if it's a crime, then it's a crime that God commands”(line 7). This proves that Antigone is not scared of the king’s power and shows that it is important for her to do what is right. She doesn’t even deny what she did when confronted by Creon and was happy to accept the death penalty. If he were to dismiss it, especially since she is family, nobody would have killed themselves. Creon displays his selfishness when he says that no son of his could