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The Tragic Figure in Antigone

“’Lead me away. I have been rash and foolish. I have killed my son and my wife. I look for comfort; my comfort lies here dead. Whatever my hands have touched has come to nothing. Fate has brought all my pride to a thought of dust’” (Exodus, Lines 134-138). With this simple quotation, it is made lucidly apparent that King Creon suffers very much. A tragic figure or hero is a character, usually of high birth, neither good nor totally evil, whose downfall is brought about by some weakness or error in judgment. Since Creon is the ruler of Thebes and has a disastrous downfall, he is the perfect candidate for the tragic figure. King Creon demonstrates the qualities of being the main tragic figure in Antigone by Sophocles.
Creon’s weakness in character is apparent when he constantly displays his stubbornness and the arrogance that comes to him on account of his kingship. The first example of this is when Creon feels threatened by Antigone and locks her in a rocky cell (Scene ...

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