Creon is a tragic hero because he is noble, has a tragic flaw, his flaw brings about his downfall, and he learns from his mistake.…
Often in literature, a character's tragic flaw leads to his or her downfall. Creon from Antigone has a tragic flaw of stubbornness that ultimately leads to his downfall. In Antigone, by Sophocles, Creon shows examples of his stubbornness throughout the story. One example, of Creon's stubbornness, is when he wouldn't allow anyone to bury Polyneices.…
Both Creon and Brutus have important tragic flaws that lead to an ultimatum. King Creon (Antigone) has the unfortunate flaw of being completely stubborn. For example, when Creon is talking to Antigone, he says "Go join them, then; if you must have your love, find it in hell!" Creon is showing his stubbornness by not letting Antigone free and wanting to execute her. He is constantly angry at Antigone.…
Sophocles, was a playwright about 2,500 years ago, who specialized in writing about Greek tragedies. In Sophocles’ plays, Oedipus Rex and Antigone, the main characters Oedipus and Creon, are both found in a position of power as the ruler of Thebes. Oedipus, who has been doomed by a prophecy, finds out that his wife is truly his mother and the person he killed on the roadway is really the King, and his father. Creon, who is Oedipus’ uncle, takes the throne after Oedipus leaves Thebes due to his mother committing suicide and Oedipus blinding himself. Creon becomes King, and is seen as a very strict ruler.…
Was Creon a tragic hero, or just a tragic mess?there are many people who are divided by this question, trying to discern if he really is the tragic hero or not. In my opinion? Yes, he is. A “tragic hero” is defined as “a literary character who makes a judgement error that inevitably leads to his/her own destruction.” There are 6 traits to a tragic hero, and Creon displays all 6, starting with him being a person of high estate.…
Aristotle published that a tragic hero should possess a tragic flaw. In this case, Creon's opposition against Teiresias defines his tragic flaw because his hubris is deafening him to even listen to a prophet's word. In scene 5, line 5, Creon expresses his trust in Teiresias by saying, "I am not aware that I have ever failed to listen." However, as the conversation proceeds, Teiresias explains how Creon should spare Antigone. Teiresias' proclamation causes Creon to quickly contradict his words.…
Kings are often prideful, especially an extremely successful one whose people love him, but some kings are overly prideful and vain instead. Creon was new as king of Thebes and was already arrogant and thought too highly of himself. Creon refused to take any advice from people and believed he was always right. On the other hand, all Creon wanted was for his kingdom to be stable and safe for his subjects to live. Creon in the Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles is the tragic hero of the play who has flaws that lead to his eventual moral destruction and loss of power.…
When Creon interacts with god’s law, their conflicting motivations blind Creon to his misjudgments which contribute to his tragic flaw. Much of Creons tragic flaw is because of the hubris inside him that consumes him. Throughout the play we are aware that he has an excessive pride along with arrogance, believing that he knows best and is all knowing (is not willing to compromise). We come across much of Creon’s…
In the play "Antigone", Sophocles at first depicts Creon as an equitable pioneer. He has great, objective purposes behind his laws and disciplines. Before the end of the play Creon's hubris, or unnecessary pride, has assumed control him, which prompts his end. He doesn't understand how awful his hubris has meddled with his managing of issues until Teiresias' prescience. By then it is past the point of no return.…
In summation Creon mad every many poor choices in his decision making and choosing the path to fate, maybe not for himself, but for Antigone, his son Haemon, and his wife Eurydice. Leaving him miserable and wanting to join the others in a tragic death. (All three characters died by their own…
In the story of Antigone, the character Creon is a tragic…
Creon represents the tragic hero in Sophocles’ Antigone through his believes in choosing the state over his own family. Creon chooses the state over his family multiply times and doesn’t realize the consequences. One example that Creon chooses the state over his family is when he is talking to his son Hamion. Creon tells him the choice he should make over love. Creon says “You have heard my final judgment on that girl.”…
However, Creon’s hubris, as evident in his refusal to accept his prophecy conveyed Tiresias, proves to be his tragic flaw, or hamartia, and such experiences help Creon to realize his tragic flaw and understand his place in society and in the universe. The cause of Creon’s downfall, his hubris manifests when he king refuses to listen to others while also believing that he can change the fate that Tiresias prophesizes. Indeed, Creon can never acknowledge…
Robert Kazy Andrea Neptune English 1B 19 October 2015 Character Analysis There have been many great characters in all sorts of works of literature over the course of history. Many of these characters are present in plays, such as Shakespeare’s character of Prince Hamlet. One of the greatest playwrights of all time was Sophocles, a writer in ancient Greece responsible for the play Oedipus the King. While Oedipus is the main character of the play, his brother-in-law, Creon an equally important character.…
Creon, now due to being ruler, has become a weary, wrinkled man who agonizes his accountability of ruling. Previously in the plays, he was a dedicated man to art advocacy, but had left that life behind, to completely surrender himself to the throne. Creon is a constructive man, soundly separating himself from the appealing ambitions of his brother-in-law, Oedipus, and his lineage. During Antigone, he advises Antigone that his only passions now are in government and civil order. The play of Antigone shows how Creon takes to being a ruler, being just and fair, yet having similar characteristics of Oedipus.…