Question

In Sophocles's Antigone, Haemon emerges as the voice of reason in the face of his father Creon's obstinacy. Which lines in this excerpt reflect Haemon’s reasonable nature?

HAEMON: The commons stand in terror of thy frown, And dare not utter aught that might offend, But I can overhear their muttered plaints, Know how the people mourn this maiden doomed O father, nothing is by me more prized Than thy well-being, for what higher good Can children covet than their sire's fair fame, As fathers too take pride in glorious sons? The wisest man will let himself be swayed By others' wisdom and relax in time. See how the trees beside a stream in flood Save, if they yield to force, each spray unharmed, But by resisting perish root and branch. The mariner who keeps his mainsheet taut, And will not slacken in the gale, is like To sail with thwarts reversed, keel uppermost. Relent then and repent thee of thy wrath.

Answer 1

The commons stand in terror of thy frown,

And dare not utter aught that might offend,But I can overhear their muttered plaints,Know how the people mourn this maiden doomed

Answer 2

"The commons stand in terror of thy frown, And dare not utter aught that might offend, But I can overhear their muttered plaints, Know how the people mourn this maiden doomed."

Step-by-step explanation:

Haemon presents his dad with two similitudes, endeavoring to break Creon's obstinate ways. He at that point describes a similar thought through cruising a ship. 'What's more, a similar thing occurs in cruising: Make your sheet quick, never loosen,- - and over you go, Head over heels and under: and there's your voyage.' Both bits of knowledge endeavor to remind his dad that occasionally we need to change our approaches to keep us alive, yet Creon needs nothing to do with Haemon's apparently young beliefs.