The Suicidal Play- Antigone

In this play, basically half of the characters are suicides, that they can totally prevent them. The origin of the suicide is because of the stubbornness of Creon. Antigone always thinks that she did the right thing to bury her brother, she thinks that it is the God's will. After all, she believes in Gods more than Creon- the kings words. In the play, we can tell that Creon is a choleric king that everyone in Thebes should listen to his words, he has once said that: "My words are laws." (Antigone scene 3). He is very arrogant and snooty, that when Antigone refuse to admit her fault, he gets outrages and condemn her to death. Here comes Creon's son, Antigone's fiance, Haemon. When he first talk to his father, he is all polite and obedience, but after he wait for his father make the statement that he speaks the laws, Haemon turns against his father. He doesn' t agree with Creon's stubbornness and his failure of being a king. Haemon asserts that the commoners have been pointing behind Creon's back, some of them think that Antigone is free from guilt and they think that burying own siblings isn't any sin. But finaly, Creon has already make his decision to let Antigone die, he insists it. Haemon then says: "But her death will cause another." (Antigone scene 3).
The story has already going on a downfall because of Creon's stubbornness. Antigone, has been locked in the chamber by herself. She still believes in herself that she did the right thing for her brother and also, she accomplishes the God's will. Antigone wants to kill herself not because of Creon's threats, but her self esteem and honor. She doesn't want anyone to sympathize her and doesn't want Creon to think that he wins the dispute between them two. Thus, due to her honor she kill herself.
Haemon once knows that Antigone has killed herself, he couldn't bear the pain of losing her, he also suicide. As he has claimed earlier to his father, Creon. When the news pass on to Creon, he can not believe that both of them have suicide. With this tragedy, Creon finally realize his own mistake, its all about his stubbornness. If it wasn't his stubbornness, Thebes might have still remain and everyone could live happlily ever after. Creon is so regret that at last, he suicide too. And he ends up as a tragic hero in this play.
I think this suicidal plot is similar to Romeo and Juilet, even though there's no tragic hero dies, the who idea about suicide is the same.