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Would the Real Hero or Heroine Please Stand Up
Throughout the past both Antigone and Creon ,both characters in
Sophocles’ Antigone, have been considered heroes/heroines by different
literary scholars.In preparation for this paper I looked up “hero” on
“Dictionary.com”.Both hero and heroine have the same meaning with
the latter referring to females and the former referring to males.The
three definitions I determined to be the most relevant are as follows:
“The principal male (or female) character in a novel, poem, or
dramatic presentation”, “In mythology and legend, a man (or woman),
often of divine ancestry, who is endowed with great courage and
strength, celebrated for his (or her) bold exploits, and favored by the
gods”, “A person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose,
especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life.”I listed
these three definitions in order from least relevant to most relevant.
In this story all these definitions do not refer to the same person, so
it is very obvious why scholars have had a hard time determining who the
hero/heroine is in this story.Throughout the rest of this paper, I
will show, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that Antigone is the heroine of
the play, despite the fact that Creon does exemplify one of the
Thefirst definition stated is “The principal male character in
a novel, poem, or dramatic presentation.”This definition would
obviously point to Creon because the entire play focuses almost
exclusively on his decisions and his unwillingness to take advice.The
only time, Creon is not the focus of the action, is when Antigone is
planning to go and bury her brother.Even in this scene the action is
set only to give Creon a reason to react throughout the rest of the
play.Although his reaction is the focal point of the play, it is easy
to realize that he is in no way admired for his actions, which is a
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