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Who Is Creon A Tragic Hero In Antigone

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What defines a tragic hero in a nove, book, play or story?A tragic hero is in every story,play or book in the play of antigone Creon resembles the characteristics of a tragic hero through nobility, Morality and the responsibility of your own fate.

: A very common topic in a tragic hero is nobility (coming from a higher social class)
In the story Antigone the character creon is a key character who exemplifies nobility in the story of Antigone“ My voice is the only one giving in orders in this city”(779) He shows how his nobility and his place in the leadership roll in the town. Nobility gives a sense of leadership and expectation.“ The next blood has succeeded to the power of the throne” (755) It shows how he knows it's his time to rise and be a leader of the town because the responsibility is held in his noble family Creon is next in line to take the throne due to the fact he is from a noble family. …show more content…

Morality is different among everyone “An enemy is a enemy even dead” In Creon's mind no matter who the individual is if they are against your opinion they should be taken care of no matter if you feel remorse. Through Morality one could see a person's true beliefs in ideas when a consequence needs to be

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