Antigone And Creons Transformation

In the beginning of the story, Creon was seen as a harsh, unfair, and unfit ruler. As the play moves forth the readers and audience understand Creon’s transformation into a tragic hero. This helped develop the plot of the story along with the theme and tone to intrigue the audience and or reader. One of the first things to begin with in Creons change into the tragic hero was his attitude and ego which was a big part in his downfall. When Creon was arguing with Teiresias about Antigone, his ego was slowly incorporated into the play when in (Sophocles,370) “you can be sure you won't change my mind to make yourself more rich.” which meant that he was saying that he has no belief in the oracles as if it is lying. What he did not realize at that moment is that he had locked his fate in place. When Antigone and Creon got into the argument Antigone stated that Creon was cruel. And Creon replied “i have no desire my son should have a cruel wife” (Sophocles,341). This introduced Creon as a tragic hero because it made him feel that he is doing what is best for his son by not allowing the marriage of him and Antigone.

While they argued their views on what is for the best of the kingdom, Antigone sat to await her death. Haemon tried to convince Creon, his father that no one agrees with his view of punishment towards Antigone. And Creon shot back saying “you womans slave-don't try to win me over.”. At the time Creon had strong beliefs he was doing right by killing Antigone for her actions that she had displayed. Soon into the dispute between father and son Haemon becomes fed up and tired of arguing and says “then she'll die-and in her death kill someone else .” Creon shoots back by saying he does not care about what Haemon had just said creating a greater, larger conflict between the both of