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Hero: Antigone or Creon?
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In the play of Antigone there are two choices of tragic heroes or figures. By many of Antigone’s actions I feel that she is the one who fits this description perfectly. A tragedy is a play in which a central character, called a tragic hero or protagonist suffers some serious misfortune which isn’t accidental and therefore meaningless, but is significant in that the misfortune is logically connected with the heroes actions. I feel that this definition fits Antigone perfect. Antigone made a huge decision, which put her and her sister Ismene’s life on the line and that was to bury her brother polyneices. It was very important to Antigone that her brother and any other family members get an honored burial. However, if this didn’t occur than she
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