Throughout the past both Antigone and Creon ,both characters in

Sophocles' Antigone, have been considered heroes/heroines by different

literary scholars. In preparation for this paper I looked up "hero" on

"Dictionary.com". Both hero and heroine have the same meaning with

the latter referring to females and the former referring to males. The

three definitions I determined to be the most relevant are as follows:

"The principal male (or female) character in a novel, poem, or

dramatic presentation", "In mythology and legend, a man (or woman),

often of divine ancestry, who is endowed with great courage and

strength, celebrated for his (or her) bold exploits, and favored by the

gods", "A person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose,

especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life." I listed

these three definitions in order from least relevant to most relevant.

In this story all these definitions do not refer to the same person, so

it is very obvious why scholars have had a hard time determining who the

hero/heroine is in this story. Throughout the rest of this paper, I

leads us easily to the third and final definition.

planning to go and bury her brother. Even in this scene the action is

behind Creon, but as the play goes on the chorus begins to rally behind

the hero of the story, is apparent in the final part of this definition.

left to the true heroine of the story, Antigone. Through the

The first definition stated is "The principal male character in

Some common words found in the essay are:
Sophocles' Antigone, Antigone Creon, courage strength, Word Count, Stand Throughout, final definition, heroine story, strength celebrated bold, ancestry endowed courage, celebrated bold exploits, courage strength celebrated, strength celebrated, endowed courage strength, ancestry endowed, bold exploits, endowed courage, celebrated bold, mythology legend, woman divine,
Approximate Word count = 783
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)