A tragic hero displays three main traits, a tragic flaw, a family of high class or rank, and is neither superlatively good nor corrupt. A tragic flaw simply means a character weakness, which results in their destruction. In Sophocles play Antigone, Antigone fulfills all three traits conscientiously. Antigone is a princess, because her father Oedipus was the King of Thebes. She is well respected and her unwarranted pride and ambition lead to her own destruction. Antigone’s pride and ambition not only caused her own destruction, but the demise of many others in the kingdom of Thebes.
Antigone’s pride and ambition influenced her to do things, other Thebean citizens would not dare to do. Her brother Polyneices was killed in a battle with her other
Antigone’s pride and ambition influenced her to do things, other Thebean citizens would not dare to do. Her brother Polyneices was killed in a battle with her other