As George Orwell once mentioned, "a tragic situation exists precisely when virtue does not triumph but when one feels that man is more noble than the forces that destroy it.” Similarly in Sophocles, Antigone, King Creon can be considered a tragic hero despite his role as a staged villain; because it is his arrogance and his power that destroys him. Although it can be argued that the hero of the play is Antigone and the play centers on her journey through pain and suffering; they must realize that the real hero is Creon, because he goes through the greatest physical and mental suffering and must undergo an irreversible spiral of unhappiness. Like many other tragic heroes who fit Aristotle's description, the hero embodies the characteristics of a noble birth, a tragic flaw, a reversal of fortune, and finally a realization of one's errors. To begin with, Creon is a tragic hero because he comes from Nobel birth and holds the high authority of king. Creon establishes his rule over the kingdom of Thebes by establishing rules of law and order; he begins by asserting his position on the traitor...