The play “Antigone” written by Sophocles speaks of Antigone, the sister of the dead Etéocleas and Polyniece, who buries her brother left to rot Polyniece against the authority of the new king Creon, then Creon sends him to his death. It is questionable whether Antigone or Creon are the true tragic heroes of this work of art, as both possess the same qualities and are pitied by the spectators. Although the play is named after Antigone, Creon is the true tragic hero. He fulfills the requirements of the tragic hero according to the current definition and according to Aristotle's standards. __________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________.Greek dramas are timeless plays because they appeal to human emotions and flaws, teaching life lessons along the way, no matter the year, decade, or century. They have a tragic hero, whose flaw affects and causes the downward spiral of deaths among the characters. In “Antigone,” Creon, the king of Thebes, is the tragic hero. Nowadays, a tragic hero refers to a sad man or woman admired or admired because of their courageous and noble actions to protect, serve and/or save a certain area. In this case, I would say that Creon fits the description quite well. Despite being the antagonist of the piece, he can be considered a hero. Creon believed that what he had condemned Polynieces was the right thing to do because at the time of the battle that Polynieces had started, Polynieces was known as a traitor who had killed the king at the time, Eteocleas. He also knew that making the choice not to let Polyniece receive a proper burial was an important decision. At that time, the Greeks believed that souls who did not receive...... middle of paper ......________________________________ To conclude, in the play "Antigone", Creon is the true tragic hero. He fits what modern times would define as a tragic hero as well as Aristotle's standards. His erroneous judgment and action led to his family's multiple suicides, making him sad and also serving as a punishment, characteristic of Aristotle's tragic hero. Although Creon and Antigone possess the same qualities and character flaws, Antigone is more of an honorable and respectable hero who sacrificed himself for his brother while Creon was a misjudged and pitiful antagonistic hero. The flaw is what made Antigone such a great character, but made Creon contemptible and wrong. Ultimately, it was Creon who learned and taught the audience a lesson about pride and life, which is the goal of the tragic hero and the goal of the plays of Greek writers..