In the story of Antigone, there are two main characters Creon, and Antigone. Many people think that Antigone is the tragic hero, but i think that Creon is the tragic hero. In the story of Antigone, king Creon was a tragic hero because, he was very stubborn, he is of noble greatness, and he made a bad mistake by not burying Polyneices.…
A tragic hero is a person of noble birth with heroic or potentially heroic qualities. Because the tragic hero simply cannot accept a diminished view of the self and because of some personality flaw, the hero fails in this epic struggle against fate (csus.edu). In "Antigone" written by the infamous Sophocles, the characters, Antigone and King Creon, can both be deemed as tragic heroes despite of their beliefs differing immensely. Antigone, who is engaged to Creon's son, is a strong-willed woman who wants to bury her deceased brother, Polyneices, with honor despite the fact that he killed their other brother in war. On the other hand, Creon…
Antigone was very courageous, brave and bold. Despite the danger she would be in, and regardless of the consequences she was very loyal to her brother Polyneices and buried him with honor and courage. Even though she knew that she would be in big trouble, she still did it, she did it because he was her brother. “He is my brother, and he is your brother, too.”…
So just to start out, Antigone was indeed of noble birth as most tragic heroes are, but there’s something about her family tree that makes her a little bit different from the rest. Her father, Oedipus, also happens to be her brother. The story is that the King and Queen of Thebes had a son that was supposed to grow older, kill his Dad, and, uhm, “lay” with his Mom. Okay, a little creepy right? So the King and Queen gave their son to a sheppard and said, “go kill this kid, he’s weird.” The problem though, is that he didn’t. What he did do was take poor little Oedie to the next village and let him live. Long story short, Oedipus comes back, kills his Dad, and…
What is a tragic hero? Antagone is an interesting play with many interesting characters included in it. Antigone who is a women who just wanted to give her loving brother, Polyneices a proper burial. Creon Antigone’s uncle who sought after giving Polyneices the title of traitor. There is a right and a wrong and in my opinion Creon was in the wrong, i mean by making stupid, and stubborn decisions that would soon lead to his downfall, making him the tragic hero of this play.…
Antigone's reasons for burying her brother were strictly to demonstrate love, loyalty, honor, and respect for her family and for her brother to be accepted in the gods' land. However, the main reason that Creon is angered is not the fact that Polynieces fought against his city, and yet the insult and betrayal of his own niece, especially by being a female figure who disobeyed him in public; it is even worse because she is his son's (Haemon) fiancé, and, therefore, his ego is quite damaged. "Go down below and love, if love you must love the dead! While I'm alive, / no woman is going to lord it over me". The type of punishment given to Antigone was very severe and cowardly, in contrast to the main reason that caused…
She knew that Creon is the only man that believes a proper burial for Polynices is a crime. Antigone stands up to the most powerful man in Thebes while knowing the consequences, which is truly heroic because she chooses her own destiny. Although Antigone comes out as exceedingly ruthless by accepting her death, it is because of her heartfelt determination to honor her brother's death. Antigone cares for the dead more than the living.…
In the play Antigone, by Sophocles, There a few characters that can be described as tragic heroes. The character that best represents a tragic hero is Creon. Creon is the uncle of Antigone, the main character of the story. Creon is very powerful and many people of the town answer to him. Many times in the play he refers to the Gods for counsel and guidance. His main purpose in life is to answer to them. All of this power leads to his downfall as a tragic hero. He sentences Antigone and her sister, Ismene, to death. Some would say this is misuse of his power. He realizes this, but it is too late. Antigone has already passed.…
In Antigone, Antigone buried her brother, Polyneices, against Creon’s law. Creon warned the city of Thebes that if anyone were to bury Polyneices, a stoning would take place as a punishment in front of the public. Antigone, Polyneices’ sister, went to her sister asking for her help in burying her brother and when she refused to help, Antigone went ahead and buried Polyneices herself. Once Creon found out what Antigone had done, he sent her away to the middle of the woods in a closed tomb where she then hung herself. The burying of Polyneices ultimately caused Antigone’s death. While Ismene and Antigone may have differed in their opinions on burying their brother, they both had good intentions.…
Aristotle once said, “A man doesn’t become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall.” Sophocles’s Antigone was written in 440 B.C. which was the time when plays were written based on ancient Greece culture. The idea of a tragic hero was established in Ancient Greece, tragic heroes are in ancient Greek plays. A tragic hero is a character who is inherently good, has a fatal flaw and loses everything in the end. Creon is Antigone’s tragic hero because his loyalty and obsessive pride influence the conflicts that led to his family’s demise.…
This character must have noble or high standings socially and politically, have heroic qualities and characteristics that set him or her apart from any other character; and have a tragic flaw, which leads to his or her demise, as well as to his or her people losing their respect for said character. In Antigone, it is very easy to assume that Antigone is the play’s tragic hero, she fits the criteria almost perfectly, the play is even named after her. However, Creon, the Theban king in the play and Antigone’s uncle, is the tragic hero in this case. Both Antigone and Creon are of high estate in Thebes and are very heroic and honorable. Despite this, Antigone lacks the true tragic flaw that Creon possesses, which means she cannot be the play’s tragic…
Antigone, being Polyneice’s sister wants a proper burial for her brother because he after all no matter what action he may have taken is still her brother. She believes that if Creon orders Eteocles to receive a hero burial, her brother should deserve the same ending. However on the other hand, Creon refutes this idea and decides to bury Polyneice’s body in the field of battle to rot. He also proclaims that anyone who tries to honor the traitor’s death will be sentenced to death.…
In Sophocles ' Antigone, the question of who the tragic hero has been the subject of debate for years. It is uncommon for there to be two tragic heroes in a Greek tragedy, therefore there can be only be one in Antigone. Although Creon possesses some of the characteristics that constitute a tragic hero, he does not have all of the necessary qualities. Antigone, however, possesses all of the traits that are required for her to be the tragic hero. According to Aristotle, there are four major characteristics, which the tragic hero is required to have. The character must be a good, upstanding person, they must focus on becoming a better person, they must be believable, and they must be consistent in his or her behavior. Due to the fact that…
The protagonist of a tragedy is always someone who is passionate for what their mission is; they want their dream to become reality. Antigone is determined to be the ‘hero’ by burying her brother who has died, and she is killed in this process. Antigone disregards the danger and sacrifices her life for the honoring of her brother. Her heroism is displayed when she states, “Think Death less than a friend?…
Antigone suffers greatly too just not as much as Creon, but she is a tragic hero. In the beginning of the play, she suffers when her brothers die and then they didn’t get a proper funeral. Antigone faces a difficult decision, because each of the decisions lead to death. But also, she believes that once she is dead, nobody will remember her. When Antigone ends up killing herself, it makes her a tragic hero because what she did was morally right.…