A tragic flaw is an error in judgement or a weakness in a character, such as pride or arrogance. (Literature 1058) Creon the tragic hero has a tragic flaw of hubris or excessive pride that leads to his terminal downfall. Sophocles develops the tragic hero in the Greek Tragedy Antigone to be Creon because he suffered the most, he recognizes his own error after it's too late and his downfall is caused by his tragic flaw of hubris.
Creon, the tragic hero, suffers the most after his whole family dies because of him. Creon shows how he is feeling by saying “Lead me away. I have been rash and foolish. I have killed my son and wife. I look for comfort, my comfort it lies here dead” (Exodus 134-138) Creon says that he can’t feel comfort anymore knowing that his family is dead because of his wrongdoing. Creon also says “Let death come quickly and be kind to me.” (Exodus 28) Creon just wants to die without suffering, but that won't happen because he will go to hell and he will be punished for eternity there. These two …show more content…
Creon says severely “But this is Antigone! Why have you brought her here?” he then goes on and asks the Sentry “Is this the truth?” (Scene 2 18-20) His tragic flaw of hubris causes him to assume that a woman would not be capable of doing such an act of transgression. He believes that everyone will look up upon him and obey everything he says. In the beginning of the tragedy Creon addresses the chorus from the top step which tells the reader that he is inferior over everyone else in Thebes. He thinks that not even the gods are higher than him. When Creon talks to the Teiresias he doesn’t even listen to what he has to tell him. Instead he responds with a hauteur tone by saying “Whatever you say will not change my will” (Scene 5 Line 69) This is ironic that Creon is so blind listen to the person who knows everything about one's
Creon, the tragic hero, suffers the most after his whole family dies because of him. Creon shows how he is feeling by saying “Lead me away. I have been rash and foolish. I have killed my son and wife. I look for comfort, my comfort it lies here dead” (Exodus 134-138) Creon says that he can’t feel comfort anymore knowing that his family is dead because of his wrongdoing. Creon also says “Let death come quickly and be kind to me.” (Exodus 28) Creon just wants to die without suffering, but that won't happen because he will go to hell and he will be punished for eternity there. These two …show more content…
Creon says severely “But this is Antigone! Why have you brought her here?” he then goes on and asks the Sentry “Is this the truth?” (Scene 2 18-20) His tragic flaw of hubris causes him to assume that a woman would not be capable of doing such an act of transgression. He believes that everyone will look up upon him and obey everything he says. In the beginning of the tragedy Creon addresses the chorus from the top step which tells the reader that he is inferior over everyone else in Thebes. He thinks that not even the gods are higher than him. When Creon talks to the Teiresias he doesn’t even listen to what he has to tell him. Instead he responds with a hauteur tone by saying “Whatever you say will not change my will” (Scene 5 Line 69) This is ironic that Creon is so blind listen to the person who knows everything about one's