Antigone Compare And Contrast Creon And Haemon

I have recently become acquainted with the story plot of Antigone by the renowned author Sophocles. In this marvelously put together tragedy there are multiple characters that we can each individually relate to. I found that the character I related to the uttermost was Haemon, son of Creon. Haemon and I are similar in many ways; some ways more than others, but similar nonetheless. Vladimir Nabokov wisely stated, "Resemblances are the shadows of differences. Different people see different similarities and similar differences." There are many differences between us, but we are easily compared by our: appearance/age, daily thoughts/actions, and relationships. In other words, we exhibit similar characteristics, display many of the same actions,

In ancient Greek times, the royalty would most commonly be seen in purple clothing because it was more expensive and was known as a "royal" color. Therefore, Haemon frequently wore the regal hue of the verbena in the field. Likewise, I also wear purple because it happens to be one of my favorite colors. Haemon has an infinite array of fine jewelry and rare gems; however, he will rarely be seen wearing any of it. My collection of jewelry is also quite large, but I hardly wear it. Our expensive jewelry lies collecting dust in our airy and spacious rooms. In the past, a majority of the Greeks wore sandals; therefore, Haemon does. Our feet appear similar primarily because we wear a related type of shoe. Though Haemon and I are several years apart in age, we were both born in the same season, winter. Although we are quite "inexperienced", as our parents would put it, we are indeed quite responsible and dependable. Our parents don't always believe that we are mature enough to give meaningful input. Creon especially does not want to be given advice by a "boy", not even his own son. The personality traits we possess beg to differ; Haemon put it best when he boldly declared to his father: "It is not right if I am wrong. But if I am young, and right, what does my age matter?"(588). Our ages and visual appearances are practically