antigone- a tragic hero
In the story Antigone, by Sophocles, Antigone is the tragic hero. By definition a tragedy is an extremely sad course of events or a fatal event and a tragic hero is "a member of royalty". (Aristotle, p398). Antigone's pride for her brother makes her a hero. She will not back down from anything when she is getting caught. Antigone is a mind-set person when it comes to getting things done her way. Not only is Antigone a hero to everyone else, she is also a hero
In a way, she is boastful about breaking the law. Her determination and love for her brother gives her the courage to keep her pride. After she is caught, She speaks with pride about what she has done. Another heroic characteristic of Antigone is that she shows and immense amount of love. She makes sure she gets her brother buried no matter what the consequences are. She didn't allow anyone or anything to get in the way of her dreams. She even says, "Creon is not strong enough to stand in my way. All these men would praise me were their mouths not frozen shut with fear of you. Even though the consequence was death, Antigone still goes through with it. Antigone's love, determination, and courage changes Creon's way of thinking, but it was too late. She always kept her pride and principles. "But I will bury him; and if I must die, I will say this crime is holy" (Antigone, p694, 55-56) Antigone says.
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