... 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 ... , 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 tragi...

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... is a tragedy indicates that the protagonist should also be the tragic hero. 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. A tragic hero must have a tragic flaw, a realization of his flaw, and a downfall. Creon goes through each of these stages in the play (while Antigone ... does not) making him both the tragic hero and protagonist. It is clear that Creon's tragic flaw was his hubris, arrogance and common beliefs. He ...

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... 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. Creon's main tragic flaw was his pride and his big ego. His biggest mistake was denying a proper burial for Antigone ... 's brother Polynices. Antigone wanted to burying her brother because she was loyal to her family. Creon is mad because she is a women who disobeyed him in public. To make ... below and love, if love you must - lov...

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... Antigone the playwright Sophocles presents Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero in the character King Creon. According to Aristotle's writing, "Poetics," a tragic hero is a character of noble stature that falls from his grace due to a tragic flaw, which moves the audience to feel pity for him. Creon displays the elements of a tragic hero throughout his development as a tyrant The first distinction between a tragic hero and a non-hero, according to Aristotle's definition, is a fatal flaw ... that leads to the character's demise. Creon possesses hubris, or excessive pride. Creon's hubr...

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... , being very spiritual, believed that it was her moral duty to give her brother the proper burial he deserved. However on the other hand, Creon believed the sovereign of the city-state had supreme, undisputed rule over the land, its people, and its government. Creon presents himself as a protagonist and a tragic hero, who had a true realization. This realization and acceptance of the problem is known ... as catharsis. He not only recognizes and learns from his tragic flaws, but he ends up bearing a tremendous burden of sorrow. Based on the play Antigone, we can ... see that Creon is the...

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... her pride when she does not let Ismene claim any responsibility of the burial and when she tells Ismene that she does not want her help. "I would not want you as a partner even if you asked" (Antigone 194). Antigone also has problems thinking straight because she reacts based solely on what her emotions tell her to do, instead of taking a well ... law of man. Antigone belongs in her high and royal position as the princess of Thebes. She is Oedipus" daughter, which makes her next in line to the throne if anything should happen to her brothers. After the feud and the death of both brother...

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... may not be completely clear, but when looked at closely Antigone fits Aristotle's mold of the tragic hero easily. She fits into the aspects of having a high position, being too good nor too bad, and having a single flaw that brings out her demise. Antigone gains respect throughout the ... and charged just to take a stand against Creon's ungodly laws. It is even more ironic that Antigone's strengths also lead to her flaws. Antigone's death was by her own hand; she hanged herself in the cave. Antigone is truly the Tragic Hero of this story. She had completely fulfilled all aspects of the...

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... But whoever proves his loyalty to the state: I"ll prize that man in death as well as life" (l 232-235). Creon puts country above all else, and for this, he personifies the tragic hero's characteristic of nobility. He is, moreover, a man of strength and formidability. As a man who values his country, he punishes all those who threaten his country, ... stubborn Oh I've learned through blood and tears!" (l 1393-1404). Creon reaches a point of enlightenment, from which the audience also learns. By embodying nobility, fallibility, downfall through flaw, and catharsis, Creon undoubtedly serve...

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... as his tragic flaw in Antigone. Creon's arrogance does not allow him to see that he is pushing his family towards death. Creon is defied by Antigone, his son's fiancé, when he chooses to make a law that prevents anyone from burying her brother without facing consequences of great action. Creon does not see that he is hurting Antigone by creating such law. Aristotle defined a tragic hero as ... one of high stature or nobility. Creon is the king in Antigone. A king is considered a person of high stature in society. In Antigone ... Creon demonstrates his high stature when he finds out th...

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... judgment on Antigone that she had to die greatly angered the gods. Then when Teiresias comes and tells Creon the error in his ways, he holds to his arrogant pride and dismisses Teiresias as a prophet who was bribed to deliver false predictions. Creon is also the tragic hero of this drama. He failed at being a good ruler. Because of his decree about Polyneices and his ... took her own life with a knife. All of this punishment was brought on Creon because he went against the gods. Even though he himself was not killed, Creon had to live with the death of his loved ones around him making h...

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... judgment on Antigone that she had to die greatly angered the gods. Then when Teiresias comes and tells Creon the error in his ways, he holds to his arrogant pride and dismisses Teiresias as a prophet who was bribed to deliver false predictions. Creon is also the tragic hero of this drama. He failed at being a good ruler. Because of his decree about Polyneices and his ... took her own life with a knife. All of this punishment was brought on Creon because he went against the gods. Even though he himself was not killed, Creon had to live with the death of his loved ones around him making h...

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Creon and Antigone are both "victims" of tragic flaw. Creon is somehow a tragic hero, but Antigone shows more characteristics that is neither completely virtuous or villanous. Creon's downfall began at the very beginning of Antigone. "Polyneices, I say, is ... to have no burial. No man is to touch him or say the least prayer for him... This is my command, and you can see the wisdom behind it. As long as ... I am king, no traitor is going to be honored with the loyal man" (Antigone, Scene 1 lines 42-48). Who gave him the right to contradict with God's laws? Even though "Aristotle's View of T...

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Antigone Vs. Creon A Battle of Pride A tragic hero is described in literature as a highly renowned person who is neither virtuous or villainous, makes choices for which there is no escape, makes an error in judgement, and evokes pity and suspense from the audience by their actions. In the classic Greek drama, Antigone by Sophocles, Creon meets all the characteristics of the tragic hero. The play begins with Antigone ... . The fate of Antigone is predicted in the first scene and does not change throughout the play. Thus Antigone does not totally fulfill the definition of a tragic hero. Creon on...

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... or flaw and accepts the overwhelming retribution. Through this experience, he or she finally gains wisdom. In Antigone by Sophocles, Creon fits the term tragic hero more adequately than Antigone. The two have some character flaws, and both are responsible for their own tragic consequences. They are proud, stubborn people, and their unwillingness to recognize their folly sparks the bitter conflict between them. Yet ... Antigone does not experience any significant downfall nor is she enlightened in any way at the end. Creon, on the other hand, is a great man reduced to a pitiable conditio...

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... gains is death."(Sophocles, 313-327). This quote further exemplifies Creon's corruption, as he threatens a soldier with death. This reveals the great amount of change Creon has undergone since the events of Oedipus the King, in which he is a much more compassionate and sensible leader. This further labels Creon as a tragic hero, as he is acting more and more hostile towards every other character in ... the play, including his own son as the play comes closer to a close. Tiresias's prophecy forebodes ... that Creon is doomed and cannot escape fate. When Tiresias attempts to make a sacri...

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Greek tragedy, as defined by Aristotle, is "The representation of serious and important actions that lead to a disastrous end for the protagonist" (1493). The protagonist in this case is considered to be a tragic character. A tragic character is "A morally good but not perfect tragic hero who is brought from happiness to unhappiness because of a mistaken act, to which he or she is led by a hamartia, an error ... saying "You dare say that!" (923; 136). Instead, he concludes that Teiresias is lying by saying "Say what you will. Whatever you say is worthless." (923; 147) and taking that as evide...

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According to Aristotle's criteria, "Oedipus the King," by Sophocles is a tragic fall. Aristotle gives us seven different criteria to prove Oedipus is a tragic hero. The first criteria is a fatal flaw. A fatal flaw must be a character trait that causes them to fall. The second criteria is that the character suffers a fall beyond his or her ... sixth criteria is that the character suffers a catastrophic end. The final criteria is that the character is worth caring about. I will analyze "Oedipus the King" to show that it is a tragic fall. Oedipus has a fatal flaw. The flaw is arrogance. Oedipus...

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... is a tragedy indicates that the protagonist should also be the tragic hero. 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. A tragic hero must have a tragic flaw, a realization of his flaw, and a downfall. Creon goes through each of these stages in the play (while Antigone ... does not) making him both the tragic hero and protagonist. It is clear that Creon's tragic flaw was his hubris, arrogance and common beliefs. He ...

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... father was persecuted. Proponents of this view also point out that Creon had an epiphany while realizing that he made a mistake when Teiresias made his prophecy. Creon was not the tragic hero in this play. Creon's interpretation of his struggle with Antigone is personalized. Throughout the play, Creon refers to himself and the state as being one entity. Antigone's defiance against the state is defiance ... against Creon. Anitogone is concerned for the fate of her brother and the law of ... the God's. Creon is concerned for himself. He refers to his manhood when ... ...

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... the tragic hero of the play, rather than Creon. In one way Creon is the main character of the play. He has more stage time than anyone else. He is on stage from start to end. And, one could even argue, he is the "protagonist" of the conflict. In fact, this particular play wrecks havoc on traditional definitions of "protagonist" and "antagonist," as well as "tragic hero." But ... he is not the tragic hero. The definition of "tragic hero" has ... to do with more than being on stage or having a large number of lines. Antigone is indeed the tragic hero of this play, not Creon, because Creo...

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... by talking about the proclamation stated by Creon about the burial, and in the future about the death (or suicide) of Haemon. In both of these plays the chorus has the same three criteria meaning that they are part of the tragedy category defined by Aristotle. Another example from Aristotle's rules of tragedy is the tragic hero must go through a "discovery and reversal ... ends the family feud by putting up a statue of Romeo and Juliet, making him the tragic hero that went through discovery and reversal. As for Antigone, Creon is considered to be the tragic hero. Just like Lord Capulet ...

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... My Sons both fit into this category. Both stories consist of a tragic hero, Creon and Joe Keller in this instance. According to Aristotle's Poetics, a tragic hero is someone not all good or all bad, and whose downfall is caused by a tragic flaw or "hamartia". Later the hero comes to a realization of their flaw, which usually comes too late ... do it in front of his family. Since he's the father, he felt he had more wisdom because of his age. As for Creon, he cannot not put his pride down and pardon Antigone because if he the king issues an edict, then it must be obeyed. This shows ... s...

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... different intense emotions, which Aristotle refers to as, catharsis. The protagonist of a tragedy is referred to as a tragic hero; they must be high ranking, a noble character and of a dignified stature before the tragic events occur. In the plays, Oedipus and Antigone, by Sophocles, the character Creon best portrays a tragic hero as defined by Aristotle. One of the most important attributes of a tragic hero is courageousness and to be high ranking. ... the death of his two nephews for they killed each other in envy, which placed Creon back on the throne as king. Secondly, having a noble...

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The classic Greek play Antigone, written by Sophocles illustrates the traits that the quintessential tragic hero displays. Antigone stands poised at the river separating herself from civil disobedience. She puts aside the grave fear of consequence to traverse the bridge between. Enraptured in her "duty" to ... becomes preoccupied with the thought of her brother's burial. 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 disc...

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... a self-contained piece of heroic myth, poetically elaborated in a high style for performance by a chorus of Athenian citizens and two or at the most three actors and intended as a part of the public festival in the sanctuary of Dionysus" (dictionary.com, 1). There are 8 basic qualities that make up a Greek Tragedy. The plays Antigone, Hamlet, ... Greek Tragedy is that all the characters are royalty. In both the plays Antigone and Hamlet most characters are royalty. One example is in Antigone; there is King Creon who is a main character. His two nieces, Antigone and Ismene, are princess a...

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