act: Haemon

Haemon is a charicter who is motivated at first to be loyal to his father, and too please him, "no marriage could ever mean more to me than you, whatever good direction you may offer"(93). this primary motivation stays as an underlieing one, for the begining part of his talk with Creon anyway, as can be shown by how he doddles around the point, and trys to not offend Creons pride. he says things like, "its no disgrace for a man, even a wise man, to learn many things and not to be too ridgid"(96). he could have just said it flat out, or in an agressive matter. he could have said somthing like, "you need to learn better, because your ways are wrong. dont be stubbon!". eventually his mood shifts as creon and Haemon argue back and forth, and creon discovers Haemons true motivation and opinion, "this boy, i do believe, is fighting on her side, the womans side"(97). haemon even makes his opinion and motivation perfectly clear, "Its no city at all, owned by one man alone"(97). haemon had a clear motivation to save antigonie, since he suggests that he will die if antigonie does, "then she will die...but her death will kill another"(99). he is motivated by love, and resentment to his fathers method of rule and unjust punishment. this motivation plays a significant role in the play because it displays a clear bond between antigonie and haemon. this adds to the drama and sadness of the play, as well as sympathy for both haemon and antigonie.