Who is a tragic hero? ... As it turned out, Creon is the tragic hero. With the dealings between Creon, Antigone, and the prophet, Creons pride is what made him a tragic hero and causes his downfalls. One way Creons pride makes him a tragic hero is shown during the conflict between Creon and Antigone. ... The flaw that made him a tragic hero is his pride. ...
It is this manner that Creon can be seen as the tragic character in the play Antigone. ... This further labels Creon as a tragic hero, as he is acting more and more hostile towards every other character in the play, including his own son as the play comes closer to a close. ... This confirms that Creon is doomed as a tragic hero. ... After reading the play, it is easy to see that Creon possesses all of the characteristics of a tragic character that is doomed to experience a tragic downfall because of his fatal flaws. ... Finally, Creon has his anagnorisis, and realizes that his great pride ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
Creon gave strict orders not to bury Polynices because he lead a rebellion, which turned to rout, in Thebes against Creon, their almighty king. ... However, Antigone could not let King Creon's decrees go against her morals. ... Creon could have easily changed his mind, and there were fair amounts of warning. ... King Creon's ideas were corrupt and had only himself in mind. ... Antigone is the true tragic hero in this story....
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...
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...
