Creon Tragic hero in Antigone
Creon and his hubris made his downfall
In Sophocles play Antigone, who really fits the definition of Aristotle’s definition of tragedy? Or tragic hero? Creon fits better than Antigone. At the beginning, he is a good leader for his kingdom, has all kinds a good characters on him, loyalty, justice. But just because of his stubbornness and hubris, he get to this title. Antigone might be the big hero that defended women and human rights during that time, but she doesn’t really have a hubris. Instead, Creon is the character represented a little evil that actually brought the most pities to the audience.
No one could have a disagreement that Creon wasn’t the most prideful person in the play” Really? Then know, by Olympus, that you shall not revile me with insults and rejoice! Bring the hated thing, so that she may die at once, close by the eyes of her bridegroom”(line 771- line774)” He wouldn’t listen to anyone that advised to free Antigone, even if it’s his son. The King was too proud that he thought he would never made a mistake. Creon’s hubris is his refusal to accept people’s advices. He admits at the beginning of the conversation that he always respects Tiresias’s words. However, as the conversation goes on, Tiresias tells Creon he should listen to the people of Thebes, and he should free Antigone, Creon begins to show his pride. “Know well that before the sun has run a few laps more, you will give one from your loins, a corpse for corpse, in exchange for those you have sent from above the earth to below it, the living soul you have lodged dishonorably in a tomb and the unhappy, unburied, unholy corpse you hold back from the gods below” (1072- 1079). Creon obviously doesn’t believe he has made wrong decision, he thinks Tiresias was paid to say these things to him. Also, he doesn’t want to be seen as a coward by the people of Thebes, he won’t listen to others or yield to a woman, if when it’s right.
Creon,
In Sophocles play Antigone, who really fits the definition of Aristotle’s definition of tragedy? Or tragic hero? Creon fits better than Antigone. At the beginning, he is a good leader for his kingdom, has all kinds a good characters on him, loyalty, justice. But just because of his stubbornness and hubris, he get to this title. Antigone might be the big hero that defended women and human rights during that time, but she doesn’t really have a hubris. Instead, Creon is the character represented a little evil that actually brought the most pities to the audience.
No one could have a disagreement that Creon wasn’t the most prideful person in the play” Really? Then know, by Olympus, that you shall not revile me with insults and rejoice! Bring the hated thing, so that she may die at once, close by the eyes of her bridegroom”(line 771- line774)” He wouldn’t listen to anyone that advised to free Antigone, even if it’s his son. The King was too proud that he thought he would never made a mistake. Creon’s hubris is his refusal to accept people’s advices. He admits at the beginning of the conversation that he always respects Tiresias’s words. However, as the conversation goes on, Tiresias tells Creon he should listen to the people of Thebes, and he should free Antigone, Creon begins to show his pride. “Know well that before the sun has run a few laps more, you will give one from your loins, a corpse for corpse, in exchange for those you have sent from above the earth to below it, the living soul you have lodged dishonorably in a tomb and the unhappy, unburied, unholy corpse you hold back from the gods below” (1072- 1079). Creon obviously doesn’t believe he has made wrong decision, he thinks Tiresias was paid to say these things to him. Also, he doesn’t want to be seen as a coward by the people of Thebes, he won’t listen to others or yield to a woman, if when it’s right.
Creon,