Antigone was born a royal and she morally obeyed the gods’ laws by providing her brother with a formal burial. Additionally, some may believe Antigone possesses s tragic flaw of arrogance since she outwardly defied Creon’s law and firmly believed in her actions. These characteristics may qualify her as tragic hero; however, the degree of her tragic aspects is not as obvious and significant to the tragedy as a whole, compared to that of Creon. Rather than the hero, Antigone serves as a character whose relationship and interaction with Creon work to highlight his
Antigone was born a royal and she morally obeyed the gods’ laws by providing her brother with a formal burial. Additionally, some may believe Antigone possesses s tragic flaw of arrogance since she outwardly defied Creon’s law and firmly believed in her actions. These characteristics may qualify her as tragic hero; however, the degree of her tragic aspects is not as obvious and significant to the tragedy as a whole, compared to that of Creon. Rather than the hero, Antigone serves as a character whose relationship and interaction with Creon work to highlight his