Creon The Tragic Hero

Part I of Essay
Antigone tells the story of Creon, King of Thebes. The situation arises when our tragic hero, Creon, makes a declaration regarding the death of a traitor. Polyneices was killed in battle and was to remain unburied to demonstrate the punishment for treason. Antigone, Polyn ....

Part II of Essay
.... enraged by the death of his love, engaged his father with a sword but instead, ended up killing himself. Creon returns to his castle to suffer with the results of his actions and to wonder what other punishment could be worse than the death of his son. He then finds his wife had committed suicide after hearing of her son's death. In the end of the play Creon is left with feelings of remorse and regret. He is faced with the realization that his hubris and inflexibility resulted in the tragic demise of his loved ones. The reader is left to ....