When considering moral law and divine law, which is the better one to follow? Along with being the least destructive law to follow. Moral law being your own discretion while divine law being the law given to you by the higher authorities. When facing difficult situations people often have to chose between these two laws. The key is to have a balance of both the laws in order to create harmony as well as equality. In Antigone by Sophocles the tragic hero is Creon. People say Antigone is the tragic hero of Antigone but, clearly Creon is the tragic hero. Creon is the tragic hero as he discovers the truth of his wrong choices, and accepts responsibility for his actions(“Aristotle”). King Creon of Thebes discovers the truth of his wrong choices …show more content…
Creon is admirable in defeat because he realized what he had done but only when it was too late. Creon’s defeat is shown when he says “I alone am guilty”(1060). Creon gains structure as a character because his eyes are opened to the fact that his ignorance has brought death and destruction among his family and to Antigone as well as her Antigone's family. Finally, the weakness of Creon and error in judgement(“Aristotle”) brings doom upon himself. Creon’s weakness is shown when he is fearful of being undermined by Antigone because she is a women. The error in judgement that comes upon Creon is that Creon thinks thathis actions will not have consequences. The fact that Creon did not bury Polynices is a fault in him as the repercussion of not burying him resulted in the death and rebuttal of Antigone, Haemon, and Creon’s own wife. In Conclusion, Creon is the tragic hero of the story because through some weakness of character or error in judgment, brings doom upon himself he discovers the truth of his wrong choice and accept responsibility for his actions, he is a more admirable man in defeat than he was before and he gains stature through the way he meets catastrophe. Creon is the tragic