Creon is an ideal tragic hero in this story. He has every characteristic that is observed by Aristotle in The Poetics. Creon's hybris, or his pride, causes him to violate the laws of the gods, which is reason for several tragic things that happen.
Creon is of high station by being the head of his class, the King. Being a new King, he will not let anyone prove him wrong nor change his mind. Although King, he does not have all perfect traits. He has traits that allow him to make mistakes but he also has the ones which can allow him to succeed.
According to Aristotle's observations, the tragic hero is to be brought down because of fate or an
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