The Character Analysis Of Eteocless Antigone - 740 Words

The play Antigone, based in 441 B.C. in Thebes, Greece, told a tale about a fictional family. At the commencement of the play, main character Antigone and her sister, Ismene, travel to Thebes. Upon arrival, the two discover that both of their brothers, Eteocles and Polyneices, are dead. Eteocles has been given the proper burial, but Creon, Antigone’s uncle who had just attained the throne, banned the burial of Polyneices, because he deemed him to be a traitor. Antigone believed that this was unfair, so she buried her brother and was locked away in prison by Creon. Then, blind prophet Teiresias, Haemon (Creon’s son and Antigone’s fiancà ©), and the Chorus plead for Creon to release her. When Creon finally changed his mind it was too late,†¦show more content†¦In addition to ethos, one could also argue that Haemon used logos to appeal to Creon. â€Å"But I, at any rate, can listen; and I have heard them muttering and whispering in the dark about this gir l. They say no woman has ever, so unreasonably, died so shameful a death for a generous act: ‘She covered her brother’s body. Is this indecent? She kept him from the dogs and vultures. Is this a crime? Death? - She should have all the honor that we can give her!’† This text could be classified as both ethos and logos. Logos could be argued because Haemon heard what the people said - it is factual and not made up. In another section of Haemon’s discussion with Creon, he says â€Å"In flood time you can see how some trees bend, and because they bend even their twigs are safe, while stubborn trees are torn up, roots and all. And the same thing happens in sailing; make your sheet fast, never slacken, - and over you go.† Haemon uses logic and reasoning to describe to his father that if he does not bend with the wind, or with Antigone’s punishment, he will snap. This quote is also a metaphor since it is comparing Creon to trees and sailing w ithout using like or as. An example of a rhetorical question stated by Haemon is, â€Å"What should be closer? Must not any son value his father’s fortune as his father does his?†