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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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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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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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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Although the conflict is clear and easy to understand on its surface, beneath the surface onlookers often become jaded as to which character, Creon or Antigone, Sophocles intended to portray this tragic play through. ... The chorus sides with Creon and most likely the audience as well. ... In Creon's opening scenes he portrays himself as a patriotic and democratic statesman. ... Creon holds himself above all of these loyalties. ... She stood by the house of Oedipus, and more importantly, she adhered to the highest form of the law, that of the gods, as a true hero would....

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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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