CLST 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Haemon, Polynices, Ismene
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Oedipus the king and oedipus at colonus. What law is more important than other law. In relationship the haemon and creon (720 - 724, 727 - 728) Telling haemon that he"s suppose to preserve his throne and friendships. Creon rejects what haemon said because he"s too young. Familial conflict (37 - 38, 63 - 68) First scene antigone and ismene disagreeing on whether to bury their brothers - Antigone is mad because ismene is not behaving the way she expects. Dying is more important than being right. Antigone doesn"t want to follow the traditional path. You talk the talk but not work the work. Creon (external force) says you are family by blood. Antigone wants to die and ismene wants to die with her. Antigone does sth daring that usually males do. If creon shows mercy not to kill antigone. Then he will become a female and he doesn"t want that.
