Character Sketch Of Creon's Character In Antigone

Antigone- Daughter and sister of Oedipus, last of the Labdacus family. Her dialogues with Ismene reveal her to be as stubborn as her uncle. In her, the ideal of the female character is boldly outlined. She defies Creon’s decree despite the consequences she may face, in order to honor her deceased brother. She has blue eyes, long, slightly curly black hair, stoic demeanor, pallid olive-colored (similar to Mediterranean) complexion, and wears a peplos with a himation .

Ismene- Sister of Antigone and Antigone’s foil, daughter and sister of Oedipus, last of the Labdacus family, while she is loyal and willing to die at her sister’s side, she does not make the same bold, defiant stand that Antigone does. Like Haemon, she is a reasonable, sympathetic person whose fate is tied to the far more fanatical Antigone and Creon. Like her sister, Ismene seems to value family ties and the laws of the gods over the laws of man. However, she's just not gutsy

Antigone, his sister, defied the order, but was caught. His emphasis on being Haemon's father rather than his king may seem odd, especially in light of the fact that Creon elsewhere advocates obedience to the state above all else. It is not clear how he would personally handle these two values in conflict, but it is a moot point in the play, for, as absolute ruler of Thebes, Creon is the state, and the state is Creon. It is clear how he feels about these two values in conflict when encountered in another person, Antigone: loyalty to the state comes before family fealty, and he sentences her to death. Because of his foolishness, he lost both his son, Haemon, and his wife, Eurydice, in the end. He has gray eyes, short pepper hair, austere countenance, olive-colored (similar to Mediterranean) complexion, and wears a chiton with a chlamys