In the lines I recited, Haemon makes points that touch my heart, mind, and soul. What he pronounces speaks to modern day society as much as it did to ancient society. Sophocles points show through this monologue clearly, which is common to greek literature. Edith Hamilton referred to their literature as plain, direct, and “matter of fact (46)”. Hamilton often refers to how greek writers forced their readers to think and expand, rather than filling their …showed first 75 words of 309 total…

…showed last 75 words of 309 total…listen to the town, it resulted in disaster. Haemon warned him of this when he said, “The kind of man who always thinks that he is right, that his opinions, his pronouncements, are the final word, is usually exposed as hollow as they come (25-28).” Creon was exposed, and left alone. Ignoring the reason of his son and his city, his own convictions led to the result of tragedy Bibliography Sophocles Trilogy, Sophocles. Haemon Press 1961