Examples Of Creon In Antigone

¨All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong.¨ This is one of the many concepts that tragic hero's fail to understand in greek tragedies. A greek tragedy is a play in which the protagonist, usually a man of importance, falls to disaster through the combination of a personal failing and circumstances that he cannot control. In greek theatre this protagonist is called a Tragic Hero. A tragic hero is someone who is born into nobility, and through his own doings, losses everything in the end.. In the story of Antigone by Sophocles , the character Creon is the tragic hero. Creon is a Tragic Hero because he was born into nobility, doomed to make a serious error in judgment, and realizes he made an irreversible mistake.

Creon shows nobility when he was announced as king. In the text Creon says, ¨As the next in blood, I have succeeded to the full power of the throne.¨ When Creon says ¨As the next in blood¨ what he means is that he is the next person to receive the title as king in his family and being a king is definitely a noble position. Also he says that he will receive ¨full power of the throne.¨ The only person who has the full power of the throne is the king, so Creon must be a very noble man. Another example of Creon being born into nobility is when the citizens of thebes acknowledge Creon as king, ¨Have I told you of the new decree of our king Creon.¨ Not only does the townsperson say that Creon is king, but he also acknowledges a new decree Creon has made. Kings are the only one who have the power to make new laws, so Creon must be king. Creon is a tragic hero because he was born into nobility as king and makes new laws for the citizens of