In Sophocles' play Antigone, one could easily believe that Antigone is the tragic hero when in fact a strong case can be made that Creon, the king of Thebes, is actually the tragic hero. Believing that Creon is the tragic hero, it would seem convenient to call the play Creon rather than Antigone. On the other hand, naming the play Antigone gives the play a twist that takes the audience on a tragic and dynamic journey through the life of a prestigious royal family and gives rise to thoughts on politics, religious beliefs, social roles and moral obligations. The definition of a "tragic hero" is "a great or virtuous character in dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat." “tragic hero” (Dictionary.com). Another definition of a "tragic hero" and the one that best fits Creon is "a literary character who commits an error of judgment or exhibits a fatal flaw which, combined with fate and external forces, causes tragedy" ( Dictionary.com).Creon He was a virtuous character who believed, after the war of Thebes, where his two nephews, Eteocles and Polynecies, died each other, that Polynecies was a traitor. It was he who decided to fight against Thebes. Creon, being the only man remaining in the royal family, assumed the role of king without first thinking of gaining the support of the people of Thebes. Creon believed that his role as king of Thebes meant being politically correct, and this took the presidency. any religious belief, social role and moral obligation. The first law passed by Creon concerned his nephew Polynies, considered a military traitor. In the play Antigone, Creon says of Polynecia and her corpse: “There must be no rest, no... middle of paper...... Sophocles' Antigone. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005. Print.Mailonline:http//www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2255159/Adam-Lanza-body-sandyhook-killer-Adam-Lanza-CLAIMED-buiral- -father-.(Web)SM Adams The Classic Review. Flight. 45, No 3 (July 1931), pp 110-111 published by: Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Classical Association Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org.db24.linccweb.org/stable 1699520. Teaching politics with Antigone. Author: Cowell-Meyers, Kimberly: Political Science and Politics, Vol. 39, no. 2 (April 2006) pp. 347-349. “tragic hero”. Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon.Dictionary.com, LLC. April 13, 2014. (The web)."Tragic hero". Dictionary.com full version.Random House, Inc. April 13, 2014 < Dictionary.com http://dictionary,reference.com/browse/tragic hero>.