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The most tragic reversal in the play 'Antigone' happens to Theban King Creon. He loses everything that gives his life meaning. His wife and his son choose to commit suicide rather than spend one more minute above ground under his dictatorial, insensitive, selfish rules. He loses the friendship and respect of Teiresias the blind prophet. It in fact is Teiresias who bails the King out with his insightful advice and his prescient predictions. And he loses his job. He no longer has the kingly position and powers of which he is so proud throughout most of the play. He no longer has the love and respect of his relatives or his people. He's headed for a miserable, beggarly existence in exile.
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Creon tragic hero?
Yes, Creon is the tragic hero. His flaw is his hubris (of course) and his recognition is after Tiresias comes and his reversal is when he buries Polynices and then goes to try to get Antigone back. Too late..
Who is a tragic hero in Antigone?
cindy!
Is Antigone or Creon more tragic?
Antigone is more tragic than Theban King Creon. The adjective 'tragic' refers to an unhappy ending or outcome. So Antigone is more tragic, because she ends up dead. Except for his life, Creon loses everything that means something to him.
What does a tragic hero have according to Aristotle?
reversal
Is it Antigone or Creon who meets a tragic end in 'Antigone?
Both Antigone and Creon meet tragic ends, but Antigone's is more tragic in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, an end is tragic when the outcome of a human life leads to suffering or takes an unfortunate turn. The description fits both Theban Princess Antigone and King Creon. Antigone's end is tragic because she loses her life and therefore forfeits the opportunity to marry her beloved first cousin, Prince Haemon and to have children with him. Creon's end is a bit less tragic since he still lives at the play's end even though he loses everyone and everything that gives his life meaning.
