What would be a good thesis statement over who really is a tragic hero in ANTIGONE by Sopholes?

Question

need some help trying to figure out a clear thesis statement for the argument on who really is the tragic hero in the play "Antigone" by Sophocles..
If you can help that would be great i have had a major brain fart....


Thanks

Answer 1

In Sophocles' play, Antigone, Oedipus's daughter Antigone is the tragic hero due to the way she arouses pity and fear in the audience, her tragic flaw, and her suffering.

Or if you think it's Creon, make the change.

Answer 2

In the story of Antigone, an argument of who is the main character between
Antigone and Creon exists. I firmly believe Creon is the protagonist of the play due to

his role as the key figure of the entire story and being a the traditional tragic hero in the

end. Creon ends up to be one of those typical fallen heroes in Greek drama. He faces

many conflicts, internally and externally, and undergoes quite a bit of painful emotions.

One might argue Antigone should receive the title of being the main character, but Creon

plays the more significant role by learning his lesson the hard way and ending up to the

classic tragic hero who loses everything at the end of the dramatic play. Anitgone could

be considered the antagonist who had a dispute with Creon until her tragic death. The

main character doesn’t have to the title of the story named after him or her but is the one

with the most interactions with other characters with a tragic ending.

From this Greek tragedy, Creon faces many different conflicts as the king of

Thebes. He ends up losing Antigone, his potential daughter-in-law due to his stubborn

actions and his wife and son through suicide because of Creon’s actions. Antigone

. . .
Just like numerous heroes of Greek drama, one flaw in character brought down




Creon at the end.



disobeyed a declaration of Creon's of not burying the traitor, Polynices. After regretting what he had done, Creon takes his servants to reopen




the cave entrance to end up witnessing that Antigone had hanged himself. As the sister of




Polynices, she breaks Creon’s law to satisfy the gods, so she tries to do the right thing




and buries Polynices. When Creon finds out, he sentences her to death by closing up a




cave with her in it. ” Creon shows his noble character again by




demonstrating his devotion for the country over anything else. Only the main character would face this much conflict and drama through-




out a tragic play. He just ends up without a




wife and son.




A typical hero of a Greek tragedy usually occupies certain a characteristic of




nobility of a high position in the society with a sense of justice, virtue, and honor. He ended up gaining




a bit of knowledge and awareness on his lack of good decisions. Antigone




proclaims this honorable deed in lines 28 to 29, “They say he has buried Eteokles with




full and just and lawful honors due the dead…” Then, she mentions the act of not giving




the proper burial ritual for Polyneices by Creon in lines 30 to 33, “…but Polynecies, who




died as pitiably- Creon has proclaimed that his body will stay unburied; no mourners, no




tomb, no tears, a tasty meal for vultures.




Creon is the just ruler for his people by rewarding those who do good and punishing the




unjust violators of the law. During Creon’s




dialogue with the Chorus, he says “…I shall not stay not stay silent if I see disaster




marching against our citizens, and I shall not befriend the enemy of this land . At this point, Haemon gets angry enough to attack Creon but fails to kill his own father

Answer 3

How could you write body paragraphs and an intro without having a thesis? Your paper likely lacks cohesion and conformity. The whole point of a thesis is to base a paper on; how can you write a paper without it?

Answer 4

Antigone Thesis Statement