Creon As A Tragic Hero In Antigone, By Sophocles

Creon is a tragic hero. At the beginning Sophocles depicts Creon as a kind leader who makes just laws. Throughout the play Creon's hubris has taken over most of his decisions and finally leading to his demise. Reon is shown as a kind king who enforces just laws. Later Creons hubris and his Hero must be noble in nature, but imperfect so that the audience can see themselves in him. He is a king, but for people to relate with him he has a lot of pride and follows his beliefs no matter what Creon’s

What is a tragic hero? A tragic hero is someone who was well respected, but their tragic flaw led to their fall. In Sophocles’ Antigone, it could be argued that either Creon or Antigone is the tragic hero. I argue Creon is the tragic hero in this play. Antigone has the main character as Antigone the daughter of the famous Oedipus, who married his mother and killed his father. At the beginning of the play Oedipus has died and Antigone’s power hungry brothers have killed each other, Polynices being

Tragic heroes are not symbols of virtue nor possess any significant evil, yet their flaws are magnified by the power they hold. Most individuals in society do not seek to bring harm to others. Their intentions are based on their principles of righteousness and doctrine, and these individuals can often be great leaders who are forced to make difficult decisions. However, even the most honor bound persons can be greatly influenced by the sin of pride; which can lead to the suffering of others. In

The play, Antigone, written by Sophocles shows the different downfalls of characters. One of these characters is Creon. Creon does not realize that his pride and stubbornness has interfered his ability to deal with problems and rule of Thebes properly. By analyzing Creon, one could see that he is considered a tragic hero in this play. The characteristics a person must have to be a tragic hero is he has “a hamartia, or tragic flaw. More often than not that tragic flaw is excessive pride, or a hubris

Aristotle believed that a tragic hero was a character who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to the downfall of that character. Both characters in Sophocles’ play Antigone can arguably fulfill that role. Antigone follows up on Oedipus’ daughter, Antigone, and his brother-in-law/ uncle, Creon, as these two characters spend a majority of the play in conflict with each other. Creon, now ruler of Thebes, has declared a decree that Polyneices, Antigone’s exiled brother, would be not deserving

wonderful than man”. Sophocles’ “Antigone” portrays one of the most important characters in the history of Greek tragedy. It is conspicuous to depict Antigone as a tragic hero. She is a girl who refuses to submit to the royal order, which represents the state law, by performing forbidden funeral rites in the name of divine law and filial obligations. However, Creon, King of Thebes, is a peculiar representation of a tragic hero, for he is a rendering of Man, and Man’s nature. Creon tries to be a good

a character must posses in order to qualify as a tragic hero. Ideally, the tragic hero is a person of some status, usually king. Although the fact that Antigone was part of the royal lineage, being a descendent of Oedipus, Creon's position of King of Thebes suits a tragic character much more effectively. Also, at the end of the play it is customary for the tragic hero to have lost everything, to be reduced to nothing. At the end of Antigone, Creon had lost his kingdom, his son, his wife, and his

Creon as the Tragic Hero in Antigone     This essay will compare two of the characters in “Antigone”, Antigone and Creon, in an effort to determine the identity of the tragic hero in this tale.             To identify the tragic hero in Sophocles’ renowned play “Antigone”, we should first consider both the elements present in Greek tragedies and what characteristics define a tragic hero. Aristotle’s definition of tragedy is: “Tragedy is a story taking the hero from happiness to misery

Creon as the Tragic Hero of Sophocles' Antigone      Who is the true tragic hero in Sophocles' Antigone?  This question has been the subject of a great debate for numerous years.  Equal arguments exist that portray Antigone as the tragic heroine in the play and Creon as the tragic hero.  Aristotle, in his study of Greek drama entitled Poetics, provided the framework that determines the tragic hero of a work.  Though Antigone definitely possesses the characteristics and qualities that

Creon is the Tragic Hero of Antigone   When the title of a play is a character's name, it is normally assumed that the character is the protagonist of the play. In Sophocles' Antigone, most people probably believe Antigone to be the tragic heroine, even after they have finished watching the play. It may be argued, however, that Creon, not Antigone, is the tragic character. When we examine the nature and concept of the Greek Tragedy and what it means to be a tragic character, it becomes clear