The Tragic Hero Of Sophocles Antigone - 1056 Words

I am here at the moment to claim the title of tragic hero in the play Antigone Author by Sophocles. I would like to start off by saying that it will be very challenging for me to have the passion that I usually have. But I will still stand in front of you. As I said before I am here to argue the title of tragic hero in the play Antigone. I could see that some of you are confused by the word tragic hero. No need to concern for I will tell you. The great Aristotle was one of the earliest men who defined a tragic hero. His description is not an instruction for what tragedy should be, but it is an explanation of what he thought tragedy was. According to Aristotle a tragic hero must have these potentials to qualify as one.†¦show more content†¦In some compliments Creon is seen as respectable but with others as evil. The large fall that Creon took was the fall from the good grace of being a loved king. According to the book on pages 256 and 257, Your people are beginning to questi on your decision and are starting to agree with Antigone. This is the original stage of Creon s dawdling fall from power. His people may see him as a fine leader, but the people who are under his authority see him as an unfit leader to lead them. He is starting to be interrogated by his own people which warn of unrest and calamity within his own family. The idea of him bringing up the rear control of his own ruling, sets the stage for the great fall that this tragic hero is supposed to come upon. A tragic hero is hypothetical to either have a character mistake or an error of judgment. In the play, Creon has two mistakes. He has the character flaw of willful pride and his inflexible behavior and he has the flaw of making and error of judgment when he passes the announcement. He understands his character flaw when he states, According to the book on pages 93 and 94, Oh it is tough to give in! But it is not as good as to risk everything for stubborn pride.† This is the view in the story where Creon understands his mistake and starts to change as Teiresias has told him to. This is significant because he mentions the struggle he has going against his stubborn pride. The error of judgment is when he permits the