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Creon is the tragic hero in the play Antigone by Sophocles. A tragic hero must a major character that shows high rank and is generally respected as courageous. The character shows nobility but has a fatal flaw or fatal flaw in judgment. The tragic hero will have an unhappy ending. Despite the unhappy ending, or even death, the tragic hero will learn something from his mistakes before the story is over. The two main contenders …

…from her mistakes. Instead she makes another mistake in killing herself. Creon did not make it out very well ether. He lost everyone dear to him. Each of there deaths were from a division he had made. He realized he was the cause of this tragedy and recognized his mistakes. He learned from his past wrong doings and was made the better for it. This is what separates Creon as the tragic hero from Antigone.