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Answer #1 by Ginezumi Both Antigone and Creon were tragic figures. Antigone was tragic, because she died for having tried to respect the unchangeable, unchanging laws by which the gods expected Thebans to lead their lives and prepare for their deaths. Creon was tragic, because he lost everything that made his life worth living. For example, his son and his wife each committed suicide rather than continue living with him and under his laws. Answer #2 by Lexi3333 You can interpret it either way, but it seems more likely that Creon is the tragic hero. According to Aristotle, there are several requirements for a character to be a tragic hero, including:
-Hamartia, or flaw/mistake;
-Peripeteia, or reversal of fortunes;
-Catharsis, or release of emotion;
-Anagnorisis, or sudden realization of truth.
Creon goes through all these stages:
-His character flaw/mistake is his pride and stubborness.
-His fortunes are reversed after everyone starts to turn against him, and even his son and wife kill themselves.
-After learning of his son's and wife's deaths he goes through catharsis, and releases his feelings of grief.
-He realizes at the end of the play that he was wrong.
Antigone also has some of these characteristics. Her mistake is that she is too stubborn, and she goes through an outburst of fear and self-pity after she is condemned to death. It is debatable whether or not her fortunes are reversed, because she does not go from a high status to a low status as does Creon; her condition is miserable from the beginning of the play. Also, she does not undergo any fundamental realizations of the truth, and her beliefs remain consistent throughout the play.
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Why is Creon the tragic hero in 'Antigone'?
Creon is not the tragic hero in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, a hero is the main character, the holder of great powers, and the doer of great deeds. That hero is tragic when his life takes an unfortunate turn. The description of the hero does not fit Theban King Creon, who is capable of no great deed or power. But the description of tragic does fit Creon, as a tragic figure in a tragic play about the tragedy of the tragic heroine Antigone.
Is Antigone or Creon more tragic?
Antigone is more tragic than Theban King Creon. The adjective 'tragic' refers to an unhappy ending or outcome. So Antigone is more tragic, because she ends up dead. Except for his life, Creon loses everything that means something to him.
Is it Antigone or Creon who meets a tragic end in 'Antigone?
Both Antigone and Creon meet tragic ends, but Antigone's is more tragic in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, an end is tragic when the outcome of a human life leads to suffering or takes an unfortunate turn. The description fits both Theban Princess Antigone and King Creon. Antigone's end is tragic because she loses her life and therefore forfeits the opportunity to marry her beloved first cousin, Prince Haemon and to have children with him. Creon's end is a bit less tragic since he still lives at the play's end even though he loses everyone and everything that gives his life meaning.
What is creon tragic flaw?
Why didn't Antigone want ismene to share her death
Why is antigone not the tragic hero?
Creon is because he's the one with all the problems in the end
Why is Creon the tragic hero in 'Antigone'?
Creon is not the tragic hero in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, a hero is the main character, the holder of great powers, and the doer of great deeds. That hero is tragic when his life takes an unfortunate turn. The description of the hero does not fit Theban King Creon, who is capable of no great deed or power. But the description of tragic does fit Creon, as a tragic figure in a tragic play about the tragedy of the tragic heroine Antigone.
Is Antigone or Creon more tragic?
Antigone is more tragic than Theban King Creon. The adjective 'tragic' refers to an unhappy ending or outcome. So Antigone is more tragic, because she ends up dead. Except for his life, Creon loses everything that means something to him.
Is it Antigone or Creon who meets a tragic end in 'Antigone?
Both Antigone and Creon meet tragic ends, but Antigone's is more tragic in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, an end is tragic when the outcome of a human life leads to suffering or takes an unfortunate turn. The description fits both Theban Princess Antigone and King Creon. Antigone's end is tragic because she loses her life and therefore forfeits the opportunity to marry her beloved first cousin, Prince Haemon and to have children with him. Creon's end is a bit less tragic since he still lives at the play's end even though he loses everyone and everything that gives his life meaning.
What is creon tragic flaw?
Why didn't Antigone want ismene to share her death
Why is antigone not the tragic hero?
Creon is because he's the one with all the problems in the end
How is Antigone a tragic hero?
Antigone herself is not the tragic hero of Antigone. The tragic hero of Antigone is Creon. Creon is a well-intentioned king, that comes from royal blood, but he brings his death upon himself with his tragic flaw. His flaw was that he paid more attention to the laws of man and easily forgot about the power of the gods. After everyone that he loves dies, Antigone (his niece), Haimon (his son), and Eurydice (his wife), he becomes a better person and changes his views. However, it is too late for Creon by the end of the tragedy, and he is too weighed-down by his own guilt. He chooses to die.
Is Creon a tragic figure?
Creon could certainly be a tragic figure as he is in possession of hubris, his pride and arrogance, and high estate, he is the king of Thebes, that he loses due to an error caused by hubris. Creon's error was his refusal of burial to Polyneices, thus breaking one of the 'unwritten laws' of the gods that require the burial of all those who die. In the end his pride and arrogance block him from excepting the wise counsel of those around him to allow the burial and pardon Antigone for burying her brother. This mistake leads to his downfall, the suicides of his son and wife. Creon clearly demonstrates all the aspects of the tragic figure, as defined by Aristotle. This does not exclude Antigone from also being a tragic hero, as she also possessed many of the traits which define the Greek tragic hero.
Creon tragic hero?
Yes, Creon is the tragic hero. His flaw is his hubris (of course) and his recognition is after Tiresias comes and his reversal is when he buries Polynices and then goes to try to get Antigone back. Too late..
How is Creon the tragic hero in 'Antigone'?
Creon does not prove himself to be the tragic hero in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, a hero is the main character who does great deeds and holds great powers. He is tragic when his life ends unfortunately or takes an unfortunate turn. Theban King Creon lacks great powers and does no great deeds. But his life turns tragic because of his flawed character and his own misdeeds.
What is the deep feeling of sympathy an audience feels for Creon's losses at the end of antigone called?
tragic fall
How Creon is in conflict with Antigone?
How is Creon in conflict with Antigone
Who has a tragic flaw in 'Antigone'?
Antigone, Creon, Haemon and undoubtedlyIsmene have tragic flaws in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone is reckless in speech: she says what she thinks, but is not interested in contrary convictions and opinions. King Creon is stubbornly arrogantin that he thinks that he can get away with contradicting a divine law. Prince Haeman, Antigone's husband-to-be and Creon's son, disrespects his father and his sovereign: this is offensive to the gods and to mortals in ancient Greece. Finally, Ismene's fate undoubtedly is tragic, if nothing else from the fact that she just disappears from the character interactions after just two brief appearances. Her tragic flaw is fear, which makes her not back up Antigone when it may make a difference and support her when it is too late.
