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Antigone: Who Is The Tragic Hero? - Term Papers

Antigone: Who Is The Tragic Hero?

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Charles Woerner
The debate over who is the tragic hero in Antigone continue on to this
day. The belief that Antigone is the hero is a strong one. There are many
critics who believe, however, that Creon, the Ruler of Thebes, is the true
protagonist. I have made my own judgments also, based on what I have researched
of this work by Sophocles.
Antigone is widely thought of as the tragic hero of the play bearing her
name. She would seem to fit the part in light of the fact that she dies in
doing what is right. She buries her brother without worrying what might happen
to her. She "Takes into consideration death and the reality that may be beyond
death" (Hathorn 59). Those who do ...

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tragic hero of Antigone. They say
that his noble quality is his caring for Antigone and Ismene when thier father
was persecuted. Those who stand behind Creon also argue that Antigone never had
a true epiphany, a key element in being a tragic hero. Creon, on the other hand,
realized his mistake when Teiresias made his prophecy. He is forced to live,
knowing that three people are dead because of his ignorance, which is a
punishment worse than death.
My opinion on this debate is that Antigone is the tragic hero. She
tries to help her brother without worrying about what will happen to her. She
says, "I intend to give my brother burial. I'll be glad to die in the attempt,
-if it's a crime, then it's a crime that God commands" (Sophocles 4). She was
also punished for doing what was right. Her epiphany came, hidden from the
audience, before she hung herself. Creon's "nobleness" of taking in young
Antigone and Ismene is overshadowed by his egotistical nature. He will not
allow ...

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Added: 4/27/2006 04:39:00 PM
Category: Arts
Type: Premium Paper
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