Category: Antigone Tragic Hero

The Characters Portrayals Of Antigone And Creon As The Tragic Heroes The story of Antigone and Creon introduces challenges that family members or friends go through in a bid to show commitment or allegiance to one’s beliefs or principles. This is a problem of two people failing to get along with each other on ideological…

The Qualities Of A True Tragic Hero In Antigone Words and phrases are defined by those who emulate the underlying concepts. Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, and author-defined a tragic hero as a character who falls from a lofty position because of a tragic flaw (Aristotle). In Sophocles Tragedy Antigone he identifies two distinct characters who…

What Makes Antigone And Creon The Tragic Heroes? What exactly makes someone a hero or a tragic hero if you will? Aristotle defined a tragic hero as a man of noble birth with heroic qualities whose fortunes change due to a tragic flaw or mistake that ultimately brings the heros downfall. Their tragic flaws makes…

The True Tragic Hero In Antigone Sophocless play, Antigone, expresses a journey of tragedy, nobility, and virtue through the actions of the tragic hero. A tragic hero, as defined by Aristotle, depicts one of high nobility, who experiences a tragic downfall due to their ignorance and blinding of their pride. However, the tragic hero also…