2# suicide

Michael Torrin
Lit 2
Mrs. Lindsay
Suicide
The story Antigone by Sophocles is surrounded by a theme of love, death, and honor. In this story half of the characters commit suicide, due to events set it place by the King of Thebes Creon. King Creons arrogance and refusal of the burial of Antigones brother sets the chain of events in motion, which will lead to the suicide of King Creons son Haemon, and Antigone. King Creon declares that Antigones dead brother shall not have a proper burial as he supposedly betrayed his country. Antigone ignores this declaration, and buries her brother anyways, because she loves him and it is the right thing to do.
King Creon is furious and sends Antigone to be locked up in a stone vault. King Creon has an epiphany but is too late, Creon sais “Bring axes servants come with me to the tomb. I buried her I will set her free.” (Antigone 4. 103) This quote shows that Creon realizes what he does was wrong. Creon reaches the tomb but he is too late, Antogone has hanged herself with her own veil. King Creons son Haemon is devastated and drives a sword through his side ending in his death. Overall both of these suicides were caused indirectly by King Creon and his poor choices.