Tragic Hero as a person of a high rank who accepts his or her downfall. In the novel, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Okonkwo is describe as the Tragic Hero, as he follows all characteristics of a Tragic Hero. In the Greek play, Antigone by Sophocles, Antigone is describe as the tragic hero, as well. In both writings, Okonkwo and Antigone have the same downfall, killing themselves. While both literary devices leave the reader feeling cathartic, Antigone’s stubbornness to die causes the audience
Pride is the downfall and the survival of humankind. With it, ambition leading to corruption and power thrives. However, without it, growth, progression and determination suffers. In the Greek play “Antigone”, Sophocles demonstrates the altering effects of pride on mankind. Antigone, the play's protagonist, provides a balanced sense of pride, which motivates her to perform honorable deeds, but deeds that insults Creon and his sense of pride. His belief in himself as an authority above the Gods leads
In the story of Antigone, by Sophocles, Antigone’s uncle, King Creon, is a prideful, power-hungry, unyielding ruler who faces a serious dilemma, which becomes the central plot of the story. Antigone is sentenced to death for disobeying her uncle’s order to not honor the body of her deceased brother, who was killed while challenging her uncle’s reign as king. Despite the pleas of his followers and the advice of his counsel to show leniency to his niece, the unwavering ruler follows through with his