law. How Explain your has Creon opinion. First Thoughts completely do misjudged Creon’s Antigone’s attitudes is character? toward your women seem impression metaphors to influence of does Haimon his decision Haimon? use to argue about How does that Creon Antigone? your view should be do you of him more think Creon change as flexible? In changes his the scene lines 76–79 mind about progresses? of Scene 2, how to Shaping Interpretations Creon uses a punish this scene, similar Antigone? Creon argument How can he withstands a against believe that powerful Antigone. At he can assault on this point in absolve his thinking. the play, do himself, or Who makes you think the state, of the attack, that both her death? and what Antigone Ode 3, the effect does it and Creon Chorus have on should be asserts that Creon? more love is line 29, yielding, or Haimon’s says do you in motive that believe that defending Antigone there are Antigone. will probably some What other plead principles motivation ties” “family that a person can you to avoid cannot suggest for being compromise? Haimon’s punished for actions? breaking the
First Thoughts is your impression of Haimon? How does your view of him change as the scene progresses? Shaping Interpretations this scene, Creon withstands a powerful assault on his thinking. Who makes the attack, and what effect does it have on Creon? line 29, says that Antigone will probably plead “family ties” to avoid being punished for breaking the law. How has Creon completely misjudged Antigone’s character? metaphors does Haimon use to argue that Creon should be more flexible? In lines 76–79 of Scene 2, Creon uses a similar argument against Antigone. At this point in the play, do you think that both Antigone and Creon should be more yielding, or do you believe that there are some principles that a person cannot compromise? Explain your opinion. do Creon’s attitudes toward women seem to influence his decision about Antigone? do you think Creon changes his mind about how to punish Antigone? How can he believe that he can absolve himself, or the state, of her death? Ode 3, the Chorus asserts that love is Haimon’s motive in defending Antigone. What other motivation can you suggest for Haimon’s actions?
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