Tragic Hero Creon Research Paper
Maddy Poe
Weber
Block 4
30 January 2016 Creon The Tragic Hero Creon, a character from the Greek tragedy Antigone, is described as the tragic hero of the story due to the character's flaws and the consequences that followed. Creon's intentions are purely of nationalism for the land he rules, Thebbes. He forbids anyone to show respect to a violent betrayer, but in the process makes tragic flaws. Creon's tragic mistakes can all be embodied by the one question he had asked his son Haemon, “And the city proposes to teach me how to rule?” ( 3.103). Creon is insistent on ruling one his own. Even When the prophet, Teiresias, tried to help the king, Creon was also deaf to his suggestions, even though they were for his well being. When Creon
decided to listen, his consequences were already in way. When he realized what he had caused, Creon said “This truth is hard to bear. Surely a god has crushed me beneath the hugest weight of heaven, and driven me headlong a barbaric way to trample out the thing I held most dear. The pains that men will take to come to pain!”(Exodus.94 - 98). He realizes that his Gods are punishing him severely for the decision he made. When he says "the pains that men will take to come to pain!" He is realizing that all the trouble he went through to carry out his decision, only ultimately led to his suffering. This suffering, along with the mistakes he made are what characterizes him as the tragic hero.
Weber
Block 4
30 January 2016 Creon The Tragic Hero Creon, a character from the Greek tragedy Antigone, is described as the tragic hero of the story due to the character's flaws and the consequences that followed. Creon's intentions are purely of nationalism for the land he rules, Thebbes. He forbids anyone to show respect to a violent betrayer, but in the process makes tragic flaws. Creon's tragic mistakes can all be embodied by the one question he had asked his son Haemon, “And the city proposes to teach me how to rule?” ( 3.103). Creon is insistent on ruling one his own. Even When the prophet, Teiresias, tried to help the king, Creon was also deaf to his suggestions, even though they were for his well being. When Creon
decided to listen, his consequences were already in way. When he realized what he had caused, Creon said “This truth is hard to bear. Surely a god has crushed me beneath the hugest weight of heaven, and driven me headlong a barbaric way to trample out the thing I held most dear. The pains that men will take to come to pain!”(Exodus.94 - 98). He realizes that his Gods are punishing him severely for the decision he made. When he says "the pains that men will take to come to pain!" He is realizing that all the trouble he went through to carry out his decision, only ultimately led to his suffering. This suffering, along with the mistakes he made are what characterizes him as the tragic hero.