Who is the Tragic Hero: Creon or Antigone?
In Antigone, a play written by Sophocles, the characters Creon and Antigone both fit into a few of Aristotle's criteria. They are both choices of tragic heroes. They both are "neither good nor evil in the extreme but just a man like any of us"; they are both born of a better social status than most of us, and both have a tragic flaw in their characters. Although the story is titled Antigone, it is not necessary that Antigone be the tragic hero. Other criteria that only Creon fits in are that the tragic hero should be responsible for his downfall, the "misfortune they get should be greater than [he] deserves", and should also have recognition of a truth about himself. By many of Creon's actions, he shows all of the characteristics of a tragic hero and fits in these descriptions perfectly. Creon fits in all of the characteristics of Aristotle's criteria and is the tragic hero. Creon is neither good nor bad. He is not completely bad because he didn't really want to kill Antigone. Instead, he just wanted to keep his laws straight i
The play titled Antigone by Sophocles has Creon as the tragic hero. Creon shows all of the characteristics of a tragic hero. He is "neither good nor bad in the extreme", he is in a high status than us, he receives pity through the audience, recognizes his weakness, and his downfall comes from his own self-pride. Therefore, he is definitely the tragic hero of this play. Although Antigone is the title of this play, it is not necessary that Antigone be the tragic hero. She only fits into a few of Aristotle's criteria. Antigone is neither good nor bad in the extreme. She is good in the sense that she is loyal to her brother, Polyneices, and followed the laws of god instead of the laws of man. She's bad in the sense of her sharp tongue and when she speaks to Creon the king. She dares to speak to King Creon in arrogance and pride. In Ode 2, line 11-13, it says, "Drank the sunlight! But now a passionate word and a handful of dust have closed up all its beauty". This is her tragic flaw and this brought her the tragic to come about.
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