A tragic hero receives pity from the audience because of all the horrible things that happens to a possibly good individual. Creon qualifies to this characteristic in the play Antigone. Since he does not fix his mistakes in time, the gods punish Creon. In this quote Creon says, “ Lead me away. I have been rash and foolish. I have killed my son and my wife. I look for comfort; my comfort lies her dead” (Antigone, Act 1, Exodus, Lines 134-136). Creon points out that his mistakes was accounted for in the lives of his loved ones. Since he diminishes the laws of the gods with his hubris and stubbornness, he pays with the death of others. The real enemy becomes guilt. Even though Creon has good intentions to serve the State, the good-natured king
