How far do Creon and Antigone fit Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero.
Date Submitted: 11/02/2000 15:41:41
Category: / Literature / World Literature
Length: 9 pages (2576 words)
Category: / Literature / World Literature
Length: 9 pages (2576 words)
How far do Creon and Antigone fit Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero?
Aristotle defined a tragic hero as: -
"The intermediate sort of person, one whop is not pre-eminently virtuous and just, one who incurs misfortune not as a result of vice
and depravity, but by some error of judgement while enjoying
great reputation and prosperity"
and Creon and Antigone are the characters that could fit this definition best.
Aristotle first of all suggests …
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…the definition well. Firstly he is a good and wise king but still at the same time not perfect, he is hubristic, arrogant and "unwilling to bend" which in turn leads to his downfall. He also reaches a point of enlightenment which we as the audience and he learns from and finally his punishment far exceeds his crimes, and thus according to Aristotle he fits the definition of a tragic hero to a greater extent.
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