Antigone: Who Is The Strongest Tragic Figure?

Part I of Essay
? In his play, Antigone, Sophocles’s depiction of Creon proves him to be the strongest candidate for a Greek tragedy. Through his presentation of hubris, error in judgment, and realization of downfall, Creon posses the majority of characteristics necessary in being a centr ....

Part II of Essay
.... begins to enjoy the fact that she went against Creon’s decree and wants all the glory to herself. She demonstrates her indulgence in glory best in the scene where she and Ismene are sentenced to death but Antigone will not let her sister die. We can see Antigone has hubris but her character is not developed enough to see her display of arrogance steadily throughout the play as we can see in Creon. With Creon, all the characteristics in being a tragic figure become tied into one. First of all, Creon’s motive is he must rule and rebuild ....