“Hubris”, a Tragic Imperfection

A Greek tragedy is not simply a story that ends oddly or disastrously, it is more a story of a character that brings tragedy upon them by clashing directly against a higher authority. Whether the higher authority is society, the law or the gods, many times the character’s main fault is hubris, a theme that is present in many Greek tragedies. The hubris theme is described as a character’s journey toward their ill …

…had known what her consequences were, and possibly was too proud to give Creon the satisfaction of taking her life, so she took it herself. In conclusion, I believe that Creon and Antigone are very similar in character, but what separated them was that when they were both faced with an ultimate consequence like death, Creon backs down and rethinks his judgment. Antigony however, remained oblivious to her inferiority and the consequences of her actions.