Antigone

Who is the Tragic Hero? Many may say that Creon is the tragic hero of Antigone. Creon and Antigone’s personas are equal-and-opposite throughout this play. The story belongs to both of them. Creon is the one who makes a mistake; his figure is perhaps more tragic. He’s the one that realizes that he’s wrong, and he suffers for it. Antigone walks to her death with her eyes wide open, without shame. Antigone …

…a crime, it is a crime that God commands. The wisest factor to help determine whom the “real” tragic hero trusts the title of the play. Sophocles named the play after her for a reason. After all, Sophocles is the author of many other plays that are well known in society. Other Sophocles plays named by a character is the character that is the hero, as well as most Greek plays. Why differ with Antigone?