Creon is the Tragic Hero of in Sophocles Antigone :: Antigone essays

Creon is the Tragic Hero of Antigone     Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I am present today to argue the title of sad numbfish in the turn tail Antigone by Sophocles. I would like to start off by byword that it will be extremely difficult for me to have the passion that I usually have because of my client. My clients ruthless leadership disgusts me in the worst way. hardly I will still stand in front of you, the jury, and plump for my client. As I said before I am here(predicate) to argue the title of tragic hoagie in the play Antigone. I could see that well-nigh of you are dazzled by the word tragic hero. No need to worry for I will crystalise you. The great Aristotle was one of the first men who defined a tragic hero. His definition is not a rule for what tragedy should be, but it is a description of what he believed tragedy was. According to Aristotle a tragic hero must have these qualities to qualify as one. A tragic hero is neither broad(a) nor bad. Along with being neutral in his stance, a tragic hero must also be born into royalty. A tragic hero could never be of the common folk. In auxiliary to this a tragic hero must suffer a long egest from good lenience. By this he means that a fall that brings him down to earth. A tragic hero also has some type of flaw. Whether it is a character flaw such as self-conceit and ego or the character must make an error of sagaciousness or a mistake. With the tragic flaw the character must also recognize the flaw that they have made. In other words, they have to be enlightened. The audience is then supposed to feel pity and fear for the tragic hero because of his tumultuous journey. The tragic hero also is supposed to laud catharsis in the audience.   In some respects Creon is seen as good but with others as bad. The large fall that Creon took was the fall from the good grace of being a respected king. Your people are beginning to indecision your judgment and ar e beginning to side with Antigone.