“Tragic heroes” can be the good or the bad guys, usually good. A tragic hero usually is someone who stands up for what they believe in. They can also make you feel an impact or learn a lesson. Most of the time they usually end up dying in the story or movie. Standing up for what she believed in, not caring whether it was right or wrong to others, and dying all for her brother is what made Antigone a tragic hero. Antigone knew what she wanted to do was wrong. She understood that the success of her giving her brother a proper burial would result in either bad punishment or death. Creon and her sister warned her, but she refused to back down. She knew the cost and she was still willing to do it. She was very fearless and a bit stubborn about the situation.
“I do admit it. I do not deny it.” –Antigone 372 Even though Antigone knew it was …show more content…
He did it so he would not technically be responsible for her death. Antigone ended up committing suicide by hanging herself. In the end, the majority of the people commit suicide, all of it starting with the conflict about the burial of Antigone and Ismene’s brother. All the death, all of it due to the brother’s death and Antigone’s mission to make things right in her eyes.
“No more Ismene, you are alive, but I belong to Death.” –Antigone 97-98 Antigone did stand up for what she thought was right, didn’t care about punishment or death, and died for her brother’s honor. These are reasons I personally think she was the tragic hero of this play. She has many traits of bravery and showed that by taking it to the extreme of death. Although many other people died as well due to the result of her death, it could have been prevented if Creon would have just understood her cause and where she was coming from. To me, it teaches you to think about someone’s problem from their point of view before putting your opinion out there towards
“I do admit it. I do not deny it.” –Antigone 372 Even though Antigone knew it was …show more content…
He did it so he would not technically be responsible for her death. Antigone ended up committing suicide by hanging herself. In the end, the majority of the people commit suicide, all of it starting with the conflict about the burial of Antigone and Ismene’s brother. All the death, all of it due to the brother’s death and Antigone’s mission to make things right in her eyes.
“No more Ismene, you are alive, but I belong to Death.” –Antigone 97-98 Antigone did stand up for what she thought was right, didn’t care about punishment or death, and died for her brother’s honor. These are reasons I personally think she was the tragic hero of this play. She has many traits of bravery and showed that by taking it to the extreme of death. Although many other people died as well due to the result of her death, it could have been prevented if Creon would have just understood her cause and where she was coming from. To me, it teaches you to think about someone’s problem from their point of view before putting your opinion out there towards