In the book Antigone, Creon and Antigone can be considered the tragic heroes of the work. Antigone is considered the tragic hero because of the characteristics she displays such as her ambition to defeat Creon, Creon clearly displays more characteristics. Creon is the king of Thebes. He is also Antigone's uncle. Creon became king after a clash between Eteocles and Polyneices. Creon can be seen as a harsh and controlling ruler, but he is neither good nor bad because he shows signs of both, such as when he wanted to give Eteocles a proper burial. Creon is the tragic hero of Antigone, due to his dominance in society, high rank, tragic flaw; and self-pride. Creon is an antagonist in Antigone, he is the bad guy and opposes certain things like the right to burial. An example of his actions can be seen here: “Polynices, who returned from exile with the hope of burning his native land and ancestral gods from top to bottom, wishing to feast on kindred blood and lead others into slavery, was decreed that in this city he will neither be buried nor mourned by anyone, but all will leave him unburied, a feast for birds and dogs, a scandal to behold” (Sophocles 200-209). Even though he is known for doing bad things, he is still considered superior to all the inhabitants of Thebes. Antigone was known as Creon's niece but did not express herself as a famous and important character. Creon takes pride in his position as king and is proud of his city and its decisions. “Do you realize that you tell these lies to your king?” (Sophocles 1065). Creon shows his dominance in this quote. Antigone, however, is only recognized for being the granddaughter of the former king and for having committed a crime against her own family member. Creon and Antigone... middle of the paper... there is another corpse in front of me. Woe to the poor mother, woe to the child” (Sophocles 1302-1307). This shows how mean Creon was; however, he understands how his mistake was the result of his own actions. After the arguments above, readers should recognize that Creon is the tragic hero of Antigone. Creon and Antigone are both main characters in the play, but Creon is more of a tragic hero than Antigone. Creon's dominance in society, his high rank, and his tragic lack of personal pride help prove this point. Because of Creon's sophisticated characteristics and position in the story, the character of Antigone seems less like an important character. Almost every reader thinks that since Antigone is the protagonist, and the main character, she is surely the tragic hero. Creon is the tragic hero of Greek tragedy, Antigone because of her dominance, high rank and personal pride.