Creon and Antigone are both "victims" of tragic flaw. Creon is somehow a tragic hero, but Antigone shows more characteristics that is neither completely virtuous or villanous. ... Even though "Aristotle's View of Tragedy and the Tragic Hero" explains that the hero is "not a mere plaything of the gods" (paragraph 6), in some ways or another Creon angered the gods. ... Denying nothing about the burial, she knows she must die, like a real hero with this tragic flaw. ... Nonetheless, Antigone suffers more than Creon. ...

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The Tragic Hero of Antigone Sophocles" Antigone is the story of the battle between Antigone and Creon and their different views on laws placed by man and those placed by gods. Antigone is the classic tragic hero in the Greek tragedy. ... Antigone is the only tragic hero in Sophocles" Antigone. Although Creon displays a few of the traits of a tragic hero, Antigone is the only character that possesses them all. Creon has way more than one tragic flaw, he does not have good intentions until the end of the play, and he did not really belong in his position of power, he took it by force. ...

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The Story of Creon The drama Antigone is more Creon's story than it is Antigone's. ... He is also the tragic hero of the play. ... Creon is also the tragic hero of this drama. ... Even though he himself was not killed, Creon had to live with the death of his loved ones around him making him the tragic hero in this play. Creon stands out as the tragic hero in Antigone because it is really his story. ...

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Creon A Battle of Pride A tragic hero is described in literature as a highly renowned person who is neither virtuous or villainous, makes choices for which there is no escape, makes an error in judgement, and evokes pity and suspense from the audience by their actions. In the classic Greek drama, Antigone by Sophocles, Creon meets all the characteristics of the tragic hero. ... Thus Antigone does not totally fulfill the definition of a tragic hero. ... Creon was a very intelligent leader who endeavored to due what was right for society, however due to his pride or "hubris" is ...

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He is the figure most akin to the classical Aristotelian definition of the traditional tragic hero. In Aristotle's book, Poetics, the philosopher defines a tragic hero as someone of high status, flawed, afflicted with hamartia (tragic flaw) and hubris (arrogance), is punished severely, and in the end gains wisdom. ... The character of Creon is presented in direct opposition with the character of Antigone, but it would be premature to pass immediate judgment on Creon and call him a villain. ... According to Aristotle, the tragedy that affects the classical tragic hero is the result of hi...

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In Antigone, by Sophocles, Antigone is the tragic hero of the play, rather than Creon. ... But he is not the tragic hero. ... Antigone is indeed the tragic hero of this play, not Creon, because Creon did not die a martyr, he simply suffered. To suggest that Creon is a tragic hero is to totally misread Antigone, and to totally miss the point of the play. ... Creon is not tragic; he is pitiful. ...

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Antigone is a tragedy that uses many different literary devices in order to emphasize its tragic qualities such as symbolism, foreshadowing, and imagery. Sophocles creates the tragic hero, Creon, by using several different techniques. ... Creon, for example, has a strong sense of arrogance and pride which is his tragic flaw. ... Just like the grave is to a corpse, so is death to Creon. ... When Teiresias seeks out Creon after the collapse of everything he knew and loved, he states that Creon is, "dead, denied the grave. ...

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The classic Greek play Antigone, written by Sophocles illustrates the traits that the quintessential tragic hero displays. ... Antigone's morals render her unable to see her tragic flaw. ... Antigone impels Creon by defying his order, and seals the fate of her life. ... Antigone's failure to reason with herself, Ismene, or Creon illustrates her tragic flaw, the same flaw that leads her to an abrupt end. By Sophoclean definition, Antigone is deemed a tragic hero because she is unable to discern her tragic flaw. ...

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Like very tragic hero, Creon eventually deteriorates. Creon's hubris eventually causes his downfall. ... Antigone asks Creon if now that he has caught her is he going to do anything more than kill her, and Creon says no. ... Creon gets inflamed. ... He has an argument with Creon. ...

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The story of Antigone written by Sophocles has two characters who have a tragic flaw of pride. I will show how Creon's pride of power leads to his destruction, and how Antigone's pride makes her an honorable character who should be treated as a hero. ... Creon then shows that he has let the power go to his head by refusing advice of an elder. ... I think that Antigone should be considered a hero because she stood up to authority when she knew the grave consequences and stood up for her morals and what was right. ... In the end Creon curses his pride because it leads to his destru...

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The story of Antigone written by Sophocles has two characters who have a tragic flaw of pride. I will show how Creon's pride of power leads to his destruction, and how Antigone's pride makes her an honorable character who should be treated as a hero. ... Creon then shows that he has let the power go to his head by refusing advice of an elder. ... I think that Antigone should be considered a hero because she stood up to authority when she knew the grave consequences and stood up for her morals and what was right. ... In the end Creon curses his pride because it leads to his destruct...

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Creon subtly abuses his power throughout the play. ... Creon is all about the happiness of everyday life. ... This is a prime example of tragic irony by Sophocles'. Creon may ultimately have good intentions but in great tragedy, there are antagonists like Creon, but there are rarely genuine villains. ... Creon lost his wife and child by acting against the gods. ...

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Oedipus accepts responsibility as a tragic hero, as does Antigone. ... At the end of this tragic story, when Oedipus gouges out his eyes, it shows his willingness to accept his responsibility. ... As soon as her play begins, she is planning to defy Creon's order and bury Polynices. ... However, Antigone is much more dangerous to Creon than Oedipus was, because of her knowledge of the past. ... Creon eventually decided to wall her up alive in a tomb. ...

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The play Antigone, written by Sophocles, is one play from a serious of tragic plays that all partake in the same consecutive events that are separated in three different parts. ... Creon has strongly emphasized that death will bestow anyone who dares not to abide to his ruling. ... To see a young girl that is so noble and strong was something completely opposite of the ancient Greek traditional representation of women such as, damsels-in-distress or just the wives of the heroes; I feel like majority of stories included women in such ways. ... Haemon her fiancé, who is also Creon's ...

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