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Creon, the new king of Thebes, condemns his son's disobedient fiancé, , to death for her religious beliefs that disagree with Creon's order. He uses her to set an example for the entire city of Thebes, for she is the first person to ever deliberately disobey Creo ....

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.... Creon's son and Creon's advisor, Tiresias both fail to redeem Creon of his pride. Haemon fails to change his father's mind for many different reasons. Even before Haemon presented himself as weak and inferior to his father, "Far be it from me -I haven't the shill, and certainly no desire, to tell you when, if ever, you make a slip in speech… though someone else might have a good suggestion."(766-69) Haemon uses words like if, might, and suggestion; which give the impression that he cannot stand if own ground or stand up for what he for what he believes is right, unlike his fiancé, . If Haemon cannot demand that Creon respect his opinion, there i ....