This can also be called hubris. This excessive pride can be confused with honor. Antigone not only breaks Creon’s law but makes a mockery of it. When Creon asked Antigone about the order he made about Polyneices and in response she said “Of course I knew. Was it not publicly proclaimed?’’ (1082). This line shows that she isn’t ashamed of breaking the law. Antigone shows she doesn’t follow the state’s laws but the laws of the Gods. Antigone feels no regret in what she did and is proud of the fact that she never denied burying her brother, this shows that she has excessive pride. Ultimately, the thing that makes Antigone a tragic hero in this play are the traits that she possesses, which lead to her downfall. She exhibits all characteristic of a tragic hero. Her behavior demonstrates that she is driven by pride and self-confidence, in addition to her loyalty to her family. She is an example of someone who did what she thought was right. She is cast into a pool of danger between what she believes is right and what the state’s law says is right. Antigone died for what she believed in. This is a great characteristic that portrays a tragic
This can also be called hubris. This excessive pride can be confused with honor. Antigone not only breaks Creon’s law but makes a mockery of it. When Creon asked Antigone about the order he made about Polyneices and in response she said “Of course I knew. Was it not publicly proclaimed?’’ (1082). This line shows that she isn’t ashamed of breaking the law. Antigone shows she doesn’t follow the state’s laws but the laws of the Gods. Antigone feels no regret in what she did and is proud of the fact that she never denied burying her brother, this shows that she has excessive pride. Ultimately, the thing that makes Antigone a tragic hero in this play are the traits that she possesses, which lead to her downfall. She exhibits all characteristic of a tragic hero. Her behavior demonstrates that she is driven by pride and self-confidence, in addition to her loyalty to her family. She is an example of someone who did what she thought was right. She is cast into a pool of danger between what she believes is right and what the state’s law says is right. Antigone died for what she believed in. This is a great characteristic that portrays a tragic