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How far do Creon and Antigone fit Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero.
Title: How far do Creon and Antigone fit Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero.
Category: Literature / World Literature
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How far do Creon and Antigone fit Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero.
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 that …showed first 75 words of 2611 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 2611 total…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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