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Antigone, The Tragic Heroine Antigone risks her life to bury her brother, Polyneices, who she loved dearly. As she pleased the Gods, she was punished by a King, Creon. Antigone was the main character or heroine in this tragic tale. She is a tragic character because we feel pity and fear for her. Sophocles wrote this play so we, the audience, would feel sorry for the protagonist, Antigone. We feel pity for her because she …

…of Oedipus' curse. Poor Antigone was to be pitied from birth since she was pa rt of Oedipus' family and a part of his curse. She was to have the same fate as her brothers, father, and mother. Antigone killed herself just as her mother did; they hung themselves. We wanted Antigone to succeed because we know that Antigone is doing the "right thing" by burying her brother, pleasing the Gods, and following her heart.