Examples Of Creon The Tragic Hero In Antigone

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In every tragedy, there is a tragic hero. The tragic hero is defined as a main character that suffers a downfall resulting from a weakness known as the tragic flaw. Antigone, a play written by Sophocles, is a great example of a tragedy. Although Antigone may seem like the tragic hero, Creon is the real tragic hero. He shows more attributes of a tragic hero. He is unable to get around his pride and due to this abundance of pride, he ends up with a dead family. This flaw started to present itself when Antigone, Creon’s niece, wanted to bury her brother, Polynesis, even though Creon had made a law against burying him. I believe this was the start of Creon's misfortune. He was unable to overlook the fact that Antigone was just trying to honor