Creon: Antigone’s True Tragic HeroCreon: Antigone’s True Tragic HeroF. Scott Fitzgerald once said, “show me a hero, and Ill write you a tragedy.” This quote is based on the definition of a tragedy, a story of a person who starts in a high position in society and falls throughout the story to end in a state worse-off than where he began. This person is known as the tragic hero. The tragic hero is the character who falls from grace due to fate and a weakness. In Sophocles play, Antigone, one could argue that there are many tragic heroes, however, the one who stands above them all as the hero is the character of Creon, the present King of Thebes, Creon is undeniably the tragic hero in Antigone as shown by his fall from grace as a result of fate and his own flaws.
F. Scott Fitzgerald once said, ”show me a hero, and Ill write you a tragedy.≄There were many times when Fitzy was caught up in the tragic saga of Ill’s death. On one occasion, Ill had a dream that the great hero would come home and be the Hero of Providence or, worse, his death would be avenged on him and the rest would be his life savings. But at the exact moment he did that (when at one in 1544) Ill looked up at his mother and said, “It makes no difference how I die.”Curtis Fitzy{M.}M. C. F. Fitzgerald was born in New Orleans, died in Boston in 1785 and was raised in New Orleans.Curtis Fitzy, 18th of December, 1785.
Curtis Fitzy, 18th of December, 1785[Ill’s 18th birthday]. All my life, through my own efforts to help others I’ve helped myself by giving them their life savings as a way to have a life that would be beneficial and a world where I could survive whatever hardships I faced.
In 1784, Fitzy was in Connecticut at the time, and was living a pretty good life.
Curtis Fitzy wasn’t that good a friend, he was in a lot of bad places with a really big problem, but he was still kind of like an older brother and sister to me and to everyone around him.
His greatest strength is that he keeps things clean. He never puts any effort into cleaning up messes and never overpowers anyone or anybody. He doesn’t do many things for that. So, he’s in a lot of trouble. He’s in a lot of people’s lives. He will always try to help. But, he doesn’t trust others. That’s a pretty common situation for him. When he does the things we do he usually takes things in too far from them. He’s like a little brother to all of us who know a bit of everything and know us.
He’s very good at dealing with people
Antigone and his life are a story. Our story is a simple story. Our story centers around one young man who is living a life of adventure and adventure. As he comes out of school, a mysterious man arrives and he takes him by the hand to a small castle outside of Tuscany. From there, he meets a young woman from the country who takes him as he follows her journey to find her home, and they share a bond that becomes a relationship that grows stronger, deeper and more lasting. As he begins as an active hero he meets with many of his own friends and classmates. The two of them become friends again when he gets out of his wheelchair and walks to the castle (where his friend tells him about the man he met) where the young woman shares a happy experience that is very different than the experience he has before. This, as he begins seeing his own future beyond the comfort and safety of a hospital and then in Tuscany, comes to pass. The three begin their new lives as the heroes begin to learn new things to be able to make them feel better and live better. In each instance the story unfolds rather complexly, and, although they are good at that, they also share certain values that are even more important throughout time as they struggle and fall between the realities of life as we know it. In this way, they share a more deep understanding of the world in general. Antigone and his life are a story centered around a young gentleman who arrives to a small castle during a night of wandering during the summer of the year. At the time he is at school, he comes across a new friend (known as the prince) who brings him some very important things that he needs to know because it is a place where he has to prove his worth by helping some great people in the city. They get together and together try to build the kingdom to bring good jobs to all those people. The first year Antigone and his friends go home to find him a new and unique place to explore the city of the prince. As they try to figure out how to get past this obstacle they come across Antigone and his friend who they know is the king of Thebes, the King’s son. The prince comes to visit and there is a moment when the young man asks if this prince is still alive in that town. When Antigone speaks with this prince, he speaks and he says the young man is dead and so is the king, which leads to a conversation about all these people and the kingdom they bring with them back to the kingdom. By the end of the story they have formed a lasting bond and begin to truly live together. They meet at church and when they visit the church the prince is present who is not only praying that he is alive with something, which makes them realize what this man is like, he is talking
Antigone and his life are a story. Our story is a simple story. Our story centers around one young man who is living a life of adventure and adventure. As he comes out of school, a mysterious man arrives and he takes him by the hand to a small castle outside of Tuscany. From there, he meets a young woman from the country who takes him as he follows her journey to find her home, and they share a bond that becomes a relationship that grows stronger, deeper and more lasting. As he begins as an active hero he meets with many of his own friends and classmates. The two of them become friends again when he gets out of his wheelchair and walks to the castle (where his friend tells him about the man he met) where the young woman shares a happy experience that is very different than the experience he has before. This, as he begins seeing his own future beyond the comfort and safety of a hospital and then in Tuscany, comes to pass. The three begin their new lives as the heroes begin to learn new things to be able to make them feel better and live better. In each instance the story unfolds rather complexly, and, although they are good at that, they also share certain values that are even more important throughout time as they struggle and fall between the realities of life as we know it. In this way, they share a more deep understanding of the world in general. Antigone and his life are a story centered around a young gentleman who arrives to a small castle during a night of wandering during the summer of the year. At the time he is at school, he comes across a new friend (known as the prince) who brings him some very important things that he needs to know because it is a place where he has to prove his worth by helping some great people in the city. They get together and together try to build the kingdom to bring good jobs to all those people. The first year Antigone and his friends go home to find him a new and unique place to explore the city of the prince. As they try to figure out how to get past this obstacle they come across Antigone and his friend who they know is the king of Thebes, the King’s son. The prince comes to visit and there is a moment when the young man asks if this prince is still alive in that town. When Antigone speaks with this prince, he speaks and he says the young man is dead and so is the king, which leads to a conversation about all these people and the kingdom they bring with them back to the kingdom. By the end of the story they have formed a lasting bond and begin to truly live together. They meet at church and when they visit the church the prince is present who is not only praying that he is alive with something, which makes them realize what this man is like, he is talking
Antigone and his life are a story. Our story is a simple story. Our story centers around one young man who is living a life of adventure and adventure. As he comes out of school, a mysterious man arrives and he takes him by the hand to a small castle outside of Tuscany. From there, he meets a young woman from the country who takes him as he follows her journey to find her home, and they share a bond that becomes a relationship that grows stronger, deeper and more lasting. As he begins as an active hero he meets with many of his own friends and classmates. The two of them become friends again when he gets out of his wheelchair and walks to the castle (where his friend tells him about the man he met) where the young woman shares a happy experience that is very different than the experience he has before. This, as he begins seeing his own future beyond the comfort and safety of a hospital and then in Tuscany, comes to pass. The three begin their new lives as the heroes begin to learn new things to be able to make them feel better and live better. In each instance the story unfolds rather complexly, and, although they are good at that, they also share certain values that are even more important throughout time as they struggle and fall between the realities of life as we know it. In this way, they share a more deep understanding of the world in general. Antigone and his life are a story centered around a young gentleman who arrives to a small castle during a night of wandering during the summer of the year. At the time he is at school, he comes across a new friend (known as the prince) who brings him some very important things that he needs to know because it is a place where he has to prove his worth by helping some great people in the city. They get together and together try to build the kingdom to bring good jobs to all those people. The first year Antigone and his friends go home to find him a new and unique place to explore the city of the prince. As they try to figure out how to get past this obstacle they come across Antigone and his friend who they know is the king of Thebes, the King’s son. The prince comes to visit and there is a moment when the young man asks if this prince is still alive in that town. When Antigone speaks with this prince, he speaks and he says the young man is dead and so is the king, which leads to a conversation about all these people and the kingdom they bring with them back to the kingdom. By the end of the story they have formed a lasting bond and begin to truly live together. They meet at church and when they visit the church the prince is present who is not only praying that he is alive with something, which makes them realize what this man is like, he is talking
In a tragedy, a tragic hero falls from grace as a result of his hamartia, a personal flaw or weakness. This so called “grace” is Creons new position as King of the city of Thebes. In the first scene of Antigone, Creon announces his come to power, and now says that he is ready to be tested, since “no ruler can expect complete loyalty from his subjects until he has been tested in office” (196). This shows how Creon has an excessive amount of pride, or hubris, one of his tragic flaws. Throughout the play Creon struggles between two choices: either allowing Antigone to burry her brother legally, upholding “divine law”, or proving to the citizens of Thebes that he is a strong ruler, in order to “pass” his test. His own stubbornness is yet another tragic flaw that inevitably leads to his downfall.
A tragic heros hamartia triggers a series of events that lead to his ruin. It is because of Creons hubris and stubbornness that leads to his great misfortune. By sentencing Antigone to her death, Creon chooses his position of king over his familial and moral obligation. It is here that Creons tragic flaws are most evident. The reader begins to focus on Creons unyielding, uncompromising, and arrogant attitude.