Creon The Tragic Hero In Antigone

The story take place in Thebes where the main character, Antigone’s brother passes away and she wishes to honor him but, her uncle who rules over Thebes, Creon, disagrees and thinks he does not deserve a admiral death, and so from this the major conflict arises. A tragic hero is someone who wants to do something right, but in the process their flaw leads to their downfall at the end of the story. In Antigone the tragic hero happens to be Creon because he has a tragic flaw or a hamaritara and heis nobility in the city of Thebes, however Antigone may also be considered a tragic hero. Creon is considered the tragic hero because of his tragic flaw of him being stubborn. When Haemon is trying to talk to Creon on letting Antigone go he questions, “So, men our age, we’re to be lectured, are we?-schooled by a boy his age?” in anger (Antigone 812-814). Creon’s stubbornness keeps him from doing the rational thing and free his niece. He considers his niece a

She is also of nobility, “Antigone’s brothers were left to rule…”(Antigone 132-133). This means that Antigone is of royal descent, if her brothers were and she is well liked by the people of Thebes. Another reason is her tragic flaw aka her stubbornness, “I am doing it for the gods…”(Antigone 98-101), when Creon says that her brother shall not receive a proper burial she goes out of her way to get the task done. She then proceeds to get herself in a lot of trouble with her uncle Creon who locks her away. However, Antigone is not the tragic hero because, of the fact that she does not hold much of the tragic hero traits such as the realization of her mistake like Creon, “Oh I've learned through blood and tears! Then, it was then, when the god came down and struck me” which is an example of him realising his flaw(Antigone 1402-1404). Creon comes to the realization that he has made the incorrect decision when it's too late and he has lost his