Antigone Tragic Hero Quotes

It is not often in Greek myth or tragedy that a woman is found portrayed as a tragic hero. The tragic hero of this drama is Antigone, the character from which the play derives its title. This is shown by the fact that not only is she the protagonist of the play, but she also holds certain qualities of a tragic hero. What seems to be not that important in determining the tragic hero of this play, in fact, is whether or not the hero is male or female, which is surprising due to the misogynistic tendencies of most Greek stories. “All blood does is make you related. But loyalty? It's loyalty that makes your Family.'” This essay is gonna tell you about a book called “Antigone” and loyalty is gonna play a big role. It's about a girl named Antigone and she is fighting for the
“She covered her brother’s body. Is this indecent? She kept him from dogs and vultures. Is that a crime? Death?-She should have all the honor that we will give her” (3.68-70). Haimon, Creon's son is saying the quote above. Because she covered her brother’s body out of respect and love for her brother she should get punished just because of that, that's why Haimon and Antigone go against Creon's decision which brings us to the point of him being sexist towards her later in the story. He is sexist as she says. “There are places enough for him to push his plow. I want no wicked women for my sons” (2.176). He's being sexist because he doesn't like that it was a woman. He despises her because of that, later in the story he talks about how he wishes she was a man so it would be an easier situation to deal with. Antigone’s conscience is pressured by the demands of family tradition and obedience to the gods, while Creon is tasked with preserving law and order that is shown all through the story. Antigone and Creon, are both destroyed at the end, leaving the debate with no clear winner and a brother with no proper