Creon has assumed the throne and has the hard task of bringing a divided city together, which has lost three kings relatively fast. King Oedipus dies and his two heirs fight each other for the crown resulting in both of their deaths. Creon wants to make sure he becomes a respected and somewhat feared ruler so that he can keep everyone in line. One stubborn rebel who gets what th

Creon is obviously not entirely good or just, and he does make mistakes, however the mistakes he made are simply an error of judgment, and completely understandable. His greatest error was that he truly believed that Polynices was a traitor, which consequently forced him to issue a decree forbidding Polynices a proper burial.

Creon flawlessly fits Aristotle's image of a tragic hero. According to Aristotle, a hero is a "man who is not eminently good and just, yet whose misfortune is brought about not by vice or depravity, but by some error or frailty. He must be one who is highly renowned and prosperous" (Internet Book of Quotes).

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