... seven of them have been reminded until now. Among those plays, Antigone is a play about the struggle between state and family. It is Creon's nobility, tragic flaw, his downfall, and his great loss that bring him to be a true tragic hero of Antigone. His noble quality is his caring for Antigone and Ismene when their father was persecuted. He also realized his mistake when ... . Finally he is forced to live, knowing that three people are dead because of his ignorance, which is a punishment worse than death. All are the key elements that make Creon for being a true tragic hero. Creon is a m...

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... Tragic Flaw of Oedipus The play opens with the people of Thebes stricken with plague and begging for the help of Oedipus. Oedipus is their hero, their savior, and rightly so. He saved them from the Sphinx with his powerful intellect and remarkable courage, and has continued to live his life as their honorable and good king. Oedipus is in every sense, a true hero ... . Because he thinks so much of himself, Oedipus decides that he "knows" that Teirisias is wrong and lashes out, calling Teiresias an "insolent scoundrel" (line 335) and accusing he and Creon of lying and attempting to frame h...

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... 's laws, and buries him herself. Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero is someone who is highly renowned and prosperous with a tragic flaw that is responsible for his or her downfall. Creon's potential for greatness as a ruler, destructive pride, recognition of error, and tragic downfall accurately apply to Aristotle's definition; thus proving he is the tragic hero. Creon has potential for greatness as a ruler. He sounds excited and ready to take on ... . He dies next to his Antigone. The queen, after learning the death of her sons, kills herself too and blames Creon. In conclusion, Kin...

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... the end, Antigone is without a doubt against the written law and therefore would respond negatively to the statement. Sophocles would have a similar response to the statement as Antigone. Sophocles response may not be as radical as Antigone, but I believe that he makes it clear in certain moments throughout the play that he places more on morals over state laws. Sophocles creates the situation ... you may not agree with them. For example, Sophocles understands that the divine laws often clash with human law, but are always triumphant. Sophocles uses his belief on divine ordinances as th...

• Word Count: 1944
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