The image of the teary-eyed Haemon bawling to his lifeless bride denotes his intense mourning and love for Antigone. ... Before Haemon dies, and still has his senses, he embraces Antigone, "and breathing hard/ [releases] a quick rush of blood, / bright red on her cheek glistening white" (lines 1366-1368). ... The bright red blood (associated with evil and sadness) that lies on the glistening white cheek, (associated with innocence and purity) conveys the sadness of the innocent (the young couple) corrupted by evil (Creon's law). ...

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