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Antigone: Who Is The Tragic Hero?
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Charles Woerner
The debate over who is the tragic hero in Antigone continue on to this
day. The belief that Antigone is the hero is a strong one. There are many
critics who believe, however, that Creon, the Ruler of Thebes, is the true
protagonist. I have made my own judgments also, based on w ....
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....one is the tragic hero. She
tries to help her brother without worrying about what will happen to her. She
says, "I intend to give my brother burial. I'll be glad to die in the attempt,
-if it's a crime, then it's a crime that God commands" (Sophocles 4). She was
also punished for doing what was right. Her epiphany came, hidden from the
audience, before she hung herself. Creon's "nobleness" of taking in young
Antigone and Ismene is overshadowed by his egotistical nature. He will not
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