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.
2006-11-24 02:46:10
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answered by Snance 4
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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
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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
2006-11-24 05:18:47
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answer #2
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answered by Xo sUmMeR kIsSeSz Xo 2
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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?
2016-03-18 01:50:56
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answered by Anonymous
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