What happens at the end of the play Antigone?

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Antigone has hanged herself and Haemon, in desperate agony, kills himself as well. On hearing the news of her son’s death, Eurydice, the queen, also kills herself, cursing Creon. Alone, in despair, Creon accepts responsibility for all the tragedy and prays for a quick death.

What is the conclusion of Antigone?

The play concludes with Antigone taking her own life, and Haemon, Antigone’s fiance and Creon’s son, taking his own life. After Haemon’s mother discovers the death of her son, she takes her life as well. Creon is left to grieve alone.

What is happening to Antigone at the end of our reading?

Creon dismisses the prophecy, but the chorus of citizens convinces him to go save Antigone and bury Polyneices. He rushes to her tomb, too late. He finds two dead bodies there. Antigone has hung herself, and Creon’s son Haemon has fallen on his sword.

Is Antigone alive at the end of the play?

The play ends with Creon miserable, his wife and son dead, Antigone dead, the city of Thebes turned against him, and Tiresias laughing at him. All of it is his own fault, and he wishes he had listened to the Gods.

What is the last scene in Antigone?

In the final scene of Sophocles’s Antigone, we learn that Haimon is distraught because his father has entombed Antigone alive. Haimon enters her tomb, but he arrives too late – she has hung herself. His father finds Haimon there, and his son is outraged by Creon, whom he blames for Antigone’s death.

What does Creon realize at the end of Antigone?

By the time Creon finally realized that it was the gods who held the highest power, it was too late. Creon also states that his son is like a slave to Antigone and mocks his son for not respecting his power. This causes Haemon to rush off, dejected, and later causes him to commit suicide.