Antigone Tragic Hero Essay
Most Greek tragedies were based on myths and consisted of a series of dramatic episodes mixed with a chorus who commented on the dramatic action or analyzed the pattern of events. The role of a tragic hero was vital to the tragic plays. Sophocles argues that a tragic hero is a character who possesses six specific traits. A tragic hero must be of noble stature, can not be perfect, their downfall most be their fault, their misfortune is not wholly deserved, the fall is not a total loss, and has a moral purpose. Therefore, Creon is the tragic hero in Antigone because he is of noble stature, posses character flaws, and his fall is not an entire loss.
Creon is the brother of Jocasta, who was the wife and mother of Oedipus, who was the king of Thebes. He becomes ruler of Thebes after the s of Oedipus' two sons, Eteocles and Polynices in the recent civil war.
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The Hero Trilogy (Funker Vogt)In his speech to the people assuring the citizens that order and safety have returned to Thebes he says, "I now posses the throne and all its powers"(line 194, page 67). This passage easily shows that Creon is the ruler of Thebes because it says that he posses the throne which is a possession of the king. This shows that Creon is of noble stature, which is one of the necessities of a tragic hero.
Throughout the whole play Creon exhibits that he is imperfect. Creon is very stubborn as well as ignorant, which results in his many problems all through the play. In his dispute with Haemon over the fate of Antigone he says, % --show me a greater crime in all the earth! She, she destroys cities, rips up houses, breaks the ranks of spearmen into...
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Try not to summarize the story if you are trying to analyze it. You are analyzing it and defining it, not to restate what people already know. Other than that flaw, the essay is fine.
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