In many famous Greek Tragedies such as Oedipus, Medea, and Antigone, there is one significant tragic hero that takes part in each one of these stories and grasps the audiences attention to emphasize a better connection into the storyline. However, in Sophocles’ play Antigone, the concern about who could be the tragic hero, Creon or Antigone, has been a debate for many years. Antigone is about a woman who disobeyed and challenged Creon, the King of Thebes (her uncle) the right to give her brother
29 September 2015 In Sophocles Short story, "Antigone", Creon is the tragic hero. He displays descriptions of the tragic hero with having Hubris, Hamartia, and Anagnorisis . He is the tragic hero because he is from a high birth, he is not good or evil ,has a very high social ranking, is powerful and he has a major downfall (Sophocles). Creon's overuse of his power leads to a chaotic breakout in the city of Thebes. Once this breakout has happened, Creon realizes it is too late and this leads to his
A tragic hero is defined as an individual of noble stature that possesses a tragic flaw. The hero has to go on a journey and in the end, the hero learns some truth about him/herself. I think that even though Sophocles play is named Antigone, Creon is the tragic hero. Both characters are of noble stature, but Creon notices his tragic flaw shortly before story ends. Nowhere in the whole play does Antigone admit that she did anything wrong. Also, one could argue that Antigone did not have a tragic flaw
are considered tragic hero's. Antigone, however, is a tragic heroine. In Antigone, a play written by Sophocles in the later 440's B.C., the main character Antigone has to make a enormous decision , whether to be loyal to familial ties and risk death or follow Creon's laws and live with the guilt of leaving her brother to rot in the sun. In Antigone, Antigone has a tragic flaw of being too loyal, leading to her downfall, which directly affects others proving that she is a tragic hero. In the play
Darth Vader is one of the most known tragic heroes of the 20th and 21st century. He creates a modern picture that still represents the concrete requirements for a tragic hero. He was not born into nobility, but he did step up in ranks where he was in a position to fall, he had virtuous qualities where the audience could take part in a catharsis, and his hamartia was fear. Aristotle defines catharsis as, “the purging of the emotions of pity and fear that are aroused in the viewer of a tragedy” (Zuern)
1: Throughout Antigone, it shows many lessons and tragic stories with one being the discussion between civil law and moral law. Antigone and Creon are very different people with very different beliefs. When Polynieces dies, Antigone is required by law to keep her brother un-buried. Antigone disagrees with this and wants to bury her brother but, with Creon being her uncle, he follows civil law and is strong minded to this situation. Antigone followed her beliefs knowing the consequences and what
Tragic Hero: “The tragic flaw is in the loss of the hero’s sense of perspective. Caught in a web of circumstances/ fails to keep his balance on a high place, and slips to his downfall.” The embodiment of a tragic hero is when a character that makes an error judgment in a situation can end up leading to their own demise. Throughout the years, history has introduced us to the realm of the tales of tragic heroes. Tales like Oedipus, Hamlet, Othello and Antigone all possessed the elements of tragedy
Antigone and Okonkwo both share a common flaw; fighting too hard for what they believe. In Antigone, Polynices, Antigone’s brother, dies in a fight with his brother Eteocles, but Creon refuses to let him be buried. Creon that decides that Eteocles should be buried because he believes that he was fighting for Thebes. He declares that “a proclamation has forbidden the city to dignify [Polynices] with burial, mourn him at all. No, he must be left unburied, his corpse carrion for the birds and dogs to
Writers are obsessed with the idea of a hero who can perfectly display the values of the society well enough that the story can inspire its audience for centuries. In the epic poem Beowulf, written by an unknown poet, the hero Beowulf embodies the Anglo-Saxon standards so well that the story has been told aloud and read for centuries. The famous Greek play Antigone, written by Sophocles, has also endured the test of time. These stories have endured for many years and still are able to hold an influence
Heroes come in many forms. In Sophocles' play, Antigone, the tragic hero is a women that believes in her heart and the laws of the gods far stronger than that of her king's law. This now brings up many characteristics that are shown within her. One of them being that she's up against an incredibly impossible enemy, one that doesn't fit into society's mold, and ends up being destroyed by her own pride. As Antigone defies Creon's law, she gets stuck between what she believes is right and what the law