Friday, November 15, 2013
I am sorry for my fathers wrong doing
I Haemon, am in love with you and want
no other. I am sorry for my father's wrong doing and stubbornness. I went to
talk to him today and he did not listen to a single thing I said. At first I
tried doing the simple thing and agreeing with him, being humble, however
he did not listen. I said "[Yes] I am your son, sir; by your wise
decisions My life is ruled, and them I shall always obey. I cannot value and
marriage-tie above your own good guidance" (143). Instead he responded to
my humility by saying "Rightly said. Your father's will should have your
heart's first place... Do not be fooled, my son, By lust and the wiles of
a women..." (143). He did not understand that what I said was not true and
went on to say other harsh things that I shall not mention now. As for you my
dear Antigone, I am doing all I can to get you out of that cave. I want nothing
else than to be with you, and I hope my father can realize that. Its like he
just does not understand me. I could not take being nice to his stubbornness and
insincerity.
After taking my father's crap I finally
snapped. He thinks that what he is doing is right but I told him that the
people of Thebes think not and he responded with the most ignorant thing I have
ever heard him say. He said "Since when do I take my orders from the
people of Thebes?" (146). I tried to stay as calm as I could saying
"Isn't that rather a childish thing to say?" (146). He then had the
nerve to say that he is a great ruler...!! What?! He would be "... an excellent king - on
a desert island" (146). He is legitimately the most conceded person I have
ever met and I am so sorry you have had to put up with him. I am coming to get
the right women for me, you, my Antigone, and am planning on marrying you.
I look forward to calling you my wife.
Love,
Haemon
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Interesting take on Haemon Mariah! I really see just how devoted Haemon is to Antigone here. It seems possible, reading this blog, that when he approached Creon he intended less to reason, and more to manipulate him in order to get his way. That's an interesting idea to consider: was Haemon actually reasonable? SHOULD he be considered a rational voice of reason that Creon would do well to listen to? Or was he more biased and emotional from the get-go? Certainly, his highly dramatic death indicates that there was more melodrama lurking underneath Haemon's seemingly reasonable exterior.
ReplyDeleteMore typos in this than I would like-- be sure to double-check spelling (woman instead of women, conceited instead of conceded, etc.) and maintain that "Sophocles-esque" tone. :) "Crap" is definitely something a modern Haemon might say, but what word would the ancient Haemon reach for?
Nice job overall.
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