“A hero’s tragedy lies not in the suffering they endure, but in the choices they make,” said George R.R. Martin. Being a tragic hero doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice yourself for your entire town, or die for the greater good. Just like George R.R said, being a tragic hero comes down to the choices you make, why you make them, and how they pan out. In the play Antigone there is a woman named Antigone who breaks the law to bury her brother, and a king named Creon who punishes her. When reading this play, Antigone stands out to most people as a tragic hero because she is burying her brother and the known consequence of that action is death, but she does it anyway. Creon is the king that makes the law and punishes her because he believes that …show more content…
Creon's inability to yield to his stubbornness and pride causes him to receive a punishment much bigger than the one he was giving to Antigone. The death of one person turned into the death of the two people he cared about the most. “I have killed my son and my wife. I look for comfort; my comfort lies here dead.” Creon says after learning about the death of his family, which is only part of his punishment. He is also forced to live with the guilt of what he did, “Let it come; Let death come quickly and be kind to me.” Creon begs for his death but is told to leave the future to itself and there is much to do until then (Sophocles). Creon thought he was doing what was best, even when people were telling him he was not only being too prideful, but also defying the laws of the gods. Creon came to the reality of what he was doing too late, receiving a long, tragic, punishment from the gods. Antigone was a hero of mine. She was brave, and buried her brother even though the punishment for the action was death. She never backs down and always stuck to what she believed, but Antigone just wasn’t the tragic