Creon: The Tragic Hero Of Antigone

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Like all tragic stories Creon ended up being the tragic hero for Antigone. And much the same as other tragic heroes Creon had noble stature, which led to tragic flaws such as pride and suburness. And that pride led to free choices such as deciding to kill his niece Antigone causing the excessive punishment of losing not only his niece but his son and wife as well. And with that punishment came an increased awareness, making Creon rethink everything he had done to cause and deserve all that pain. With noble stature Creon had many choices and laws he can make. One of Creon's first laws was to forbid the burial of Polyneices: “As for his brother [Polynices]... for him, the proclamation in the state declares he’ll have no burial mounds, no

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