King Creon Tragic Hero Essay

Who’s the True Tragic Heroine? Why do people do the wrong thing, knowing that it is wrong? Then, they feel bad about it and regret doing it. Why not just do the right thing the first time? These are questions that are faced by King Creon in the tragedy, Antigone. Though the tragic drama Antigone was written in the 6th Century B.C, this problem is still faced today (Willocks). King Creon deals with this problem after making the wrong decision to send Antigone to the cave to die for attempting to give her brother a proper burial after he dies in battle with their brother, Eteocles. The death of Antigone is why this drama is a tragedy. A tragedy is an event causing great suffering and destruction. In every tragedy, there is a tragic hero -- one who endures a great change in fate. Even though Antigone loses her life, King Creon’s destruction makes him the tragic hero. That being said, King Creon is the tragic hero of the tragedy Antigone. He is the tragic hero of Antigone because he has a flaw or error in judgment, a reversal of fortune, the discovering of recognition, …show more content…
Creon’s excessive pride causes him to be boastful or arrogant, and also caused him to be stubborn. There are many times when King Creon has been too arrogant with his pride. His pride leads him not to believe anyone because he thinks that he is always right. When his son, Haemon, informs him about his repretation, he replies, “It seems this boy is on the woman 's side” (Sophocles). Instead of listening to how everyone identifies him as the king, his arrogance causes him to say, he is just think like everyone else. Creon then states, “I will make her [city] greater still” (Sophocles). Although things were not going as he plans, and everyone was turning their backs on Creon, his excessive pride still makes him believe that he will still make the city better than it is. Therefore, something King Creon truly has is excessive