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Antigone: Greek Tragedy In the novel “Antigone” Sophocles, the author, depicts the tragic hero Creon to the fullest extent. Sophocles portrays Creon as a tragic hero by the characteristics shown throughout the story. Creon is a character that is easy to relate to in a number of ways. First, he contains many flaws which in result causes many problems. This is seen in the decision he made of becoming hubris. Hubris is a Greek term …

…too late as Haimon commits suicide. In conclusion, Creon, the bizarre character in “Antigone” proves to be the tragic hero as he qualifies with his characteristics and decision making. He fulfilled every need of a tragic hero, including his reversal even though he did not initially realize that his acts would eventually haunt him for the rest of his life. The novel and play “Antigone” depicts Creon as being a bizarre but terrific tragic hero.