A tragic hero is a literary character who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to his/her own destruction. The play “Antigone” is a well-known tragic hero tale by one of the three ancient Greek tragedians, Sophocles. As Antigone’s conscience and Creon’s law clash throughout the play, they reveal characteristic traits that portray Creon as a tragic hero. Antigone is a headstrong and loyal person, but she is too prideful and thinks with her heart instead of her mind, leading to her making some irresponsible decisions. In the play lines 88-90, she states, “ So be what you want. I’ll still bury him. It would be fine to die while doing that.” Even though she is warned about the consequences of breaking the law, Antigone still decides to
