The debris cloud enveloped me,” Haemon says. Yes, Kate Whoriskey’s staging of Sophocles’ “Antigone” is informed by Sept. 11. Fortunately, the topical references don’t get much more ...

But it’s too late to save Antigone: She hangs herself in the tomb, and Haemon stabs himself in grief. So, in True Detective Rachel McAdams’ character also has two siblings who died by suicide ...

Haemon pleads with his father to reverse his sentence. When Creon refuses, Haemon takes his own life. While their relationship is not the main plot, it highlights the major theme of the play ...

About halfway through Sophocles’ tragedy Antigone Haemon, son of Creon, king of Thebes, desperately tries to reason with his father and get him to see that his actions are tearing the city apart.

Robby Fernandez (left) as Kreon and Joey Madarang (right) as Haemon in Sabrina Basilio's “Antigone” for Tanghalang Ateneo. —DARICE DELA CRUZ How often does it happen that a production staged ...

Creon, obstinate in upholding the law and preserving his power, sentences Antigone to death. This decision, however, puts him at odds with his son, Haemon, who is engaged to Antigone. Faced with the ...