First, let's start at the beginning of Aristotle's definition, which states that a tragic hero is neither completely innocent or completely evil. Despite being king, Creon is immortal and possesses the weaknesses of all humans, considering he isn't related to any gods or anyone of higher power than royalty. This means he can make serious mistakes, as humans do. But he also possesses talents which allows him to be a king of great power and excel whether it be for good or evil. These talents include being able to gain loyalty from the people that he rules over, and being able to show his power and assert it. The fact that he ordered that no one bury Polyneices' body may have come

This brings up another reason why Creon is a tragic hero. It has already been established that his tragic flaw is his inability to admit his orders to leave Polyneices unburied were unjust because of his pride. But the second part of that definition of a tragic hero states that the tragic hero comes to realize his flaw through arrogance or poor judgement. Creon ends up realizing his prideful and unjust ways after Antigone is already dead. After Creon found his sons' and wife's dead bodies, he says, "I alone am guilty. I know it, and I say it" (166). A tragic hero reveals a lot about the human condition, which is exactly what Antigone doesn't do. Creon does, as the story progresses. His unkown fate slowly reveals itself, as he slowly comes to realize his faults and wants to die because of what he's done. He goes through many changes and realizes his stubborn pride by seeing what his actions have caused. This alone is definitive proof that Creon, and not Antigone, is the tragic hero in the play Antigone.

The next aspect of Creon's character that proves he is the tragic hero over Antigone is his high ranking in society. Antigone may have been the daughter of the late Oedipus, but Creon has "succeeded to the full power of the throne." (140) since Oedipus' sons had been killed in battle. Since Creon is the King, he has the power to, first, feel he can go against the gods by, secondly, ordering Polyneices body not to be buried, which brings up the fact that he posseses a tragic flaw: pride.

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