By the end of the play, the tragic hero leaves the audience with mixed feelings of fear or pity. Throughout the play, Creon was the antagonist and his decisions caused all the negative events. But his downfall is when his wife and son, Eurydice and Haimon, died. At that point, the audience see Creon from a new perspective. “…Is there no pity for me? And you, Angel of evil, I was dead, and your words are death again. Is it true, boy? Can it be true? Is my wife dead? Has death bred death?” (Scene 5, Lines 104-107). Creon followed the prophet’s advice to release Antigone even though his own family was falling apart. The audience now see that Creon is not the mean spirited or cruel man because for once in his life, he actually listened to someone’s
