hero trait essay

Literature is writings having excellence of structure or expression read and enjoyed by an audience. Each literature contains two main characters; the protagonist is the hero or main character in a literary work, and the antagonist is the character in opposition to the protagonist of a literary work. “A Hero is someone who is willing to sacrifice his own needs on behalf of others…” (Vogler 39) Sophocles’ Antigone, Shakespeare’s Romeo, and Fugord’s Sam all show this heroic trait.

“Antigone” is a drama written by Sophocles. Antigone fits the character of a hero, because she wanted to bury her brother no matter what the consequences. She was angered by King Creon’s law, because a proper burial for her brother was very important to her. In Sophocles’ drama, Antigone told King Creon that there was not a thing that he could say that would cause her to regret what she had done. She believed she had given herself and her brother great honor through the burial (439).

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