Antigone is a very tragic story written by a Greek author named Sophocles involving many deaths because of one man, Creon. Creon was lead to his downfall because of his own actions and arrogance making him the tragic hero in story of Antigone. A tragic hero by definition is a noble character with a tragic flaw. He is the tragic hero of Antigone because he is noble, he has a tragic flaw, and he is brought down the most.
First of all, Creon is the tragic hero of Antigone because he is a noble character. He is noble because he didn't make the law of forbidding the proper burial of Polynecies just for the sake of being mean, he did it because he believed that Polynecies was a traitor and Eteocles was loyal. A citation from the play said by Creon to explain how he is noble would be, "Polynecies, I say is to have no burial This is my command and you can see the wisdom behind it. As I am King, no traitor is going to be honored with the loyal man"(Sophocles 675).
Secondly, Creon is the tragic hero of Antigone because he has a tragic flaw. Creon's tragic flaw is his pride. His pride leads him to do arrogant things. When he does these arrogant things, he doesn't do what the gods want because he thinks that, since he is king, he could do whatever he wants with his absolute power. A citation from the play said by Teiresias to help explain his tragic flaw would be, "But a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride"(Sophocles 692).
Finally, Creon is the tragic hero of Antigone because he is brought down the most. He is brought down the most because all of his loved ones died. They died because he sentenced Antigone to death by locking her up in a cave. When he tries to set her free, she is found dead because she committed suicide. When this happens it sets off a chain reaction, which causes Haimon to kill himself, and when the news is brought home Queen Eurydice kills herself and Creon is left in misery.
In Antigone by Sophocles, Antigone is the true tragic hero. It may not be completely clear, but when looked at closely Antigone fits Aristotle's mold of the tragic hero easily. ... Antigone is truly the Tragic Hero of this story. She had completely fulfilled all aspects of the tragic hero. Creon may be seen as a tragic hero, but Antigone is the main protagonist. ...
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 very prideful and she is also driven by her deep emotions, this is her tragic flaw. ... 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. ...
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. ... We never see a true tragic character as a fool, but rather as a hero. ...
Aristotle's outline of a tragic hero can be found in Antigone. ... In Antigone, the king, Creon can be considered a tragic hero because he meets all the characteristics of a tragic hero that Aristotle defined. ... The hero's tragic flaw is "a moral weakness in character" eventually leading to the "disaster" (Brown). ... Creon displays arrogance as his tragic flaw in Antigone. ... Aristotle defined a tragic hero as one of high stature or nobility. ...
What is a tragic hero? A tragic hero has a flawed character which makes him fall; he must try to resolve a conflict but ends up failing. The play Antigone by Sophocles makes it hard for the readers to decide who is the tragic hero. Creon best fits in with the definition of a tragic hero. The things he say's does and the comments made by those around him show he is the tragic hero. ...
In the story Antigone, Creon shows all of the characteristics of a tragic hero. ... Self-pride is the tragic flaw that Creon faces in this story. His tragic flaw causes the deaths of both his wife and son. ... By Creon's self-pride deciding to never let his son marry Antigone, he decides to let his son die also. Creon is the king in Antigone, whom possesses all of the characteristics of a tragic hero. ...
The classic Greek play Antigone, written by Sophocles illustrates the traits that the quintessential tragic hero displays. ... Antigone's tragic flaw is delineated through her unwillingness to hear other's opinions. ... Antigone's morals render her unable to see her tragic flaw. ... 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. ...
In the play Antigone, there is a particular debate that is presented. ... However, evidence supports that Creon, not Antigone, is the main character and tragic hero of this play. ... Creon presents himself as a protagonist and a tragic hero, who had a true realization. ... Based on the play Antigone, we can see that Creon is the tragic hero who had a greaterdownfall than Antigone. This therefore leads us to believe that Creon in fact is the main character and the tragic hero of this Greek drama....
Since Creon is the tragic hero of the play, he clearly plays a more vital role in the drama than Antigone. We can recognize Creon as the tragic hero rather than Antigone upon examining the definition of a tragic hero. ... Creon goes through each of these stages in the play (while Antigone does not) making him both the tragic hero and protagonist. ... Antigone never had a true epiphany, a key element in being a tragic hero. ... In addition, we know that Antigone is not the tragic hero and by default, not the protagonist because she is martyred in the story. ...
