ices. Antigone went against the law and mourned her brother.A tragic hero possesses a flaw that leads to their demise and the demise of others. Antigone never attempted to speak to Creon about the possibility of a burial for her brother. She broke the law. Ismene offered to take part in the blame but, Antigone was set against it. Refusing to let Creon get his way she took her own life. Had she waited a little longer she would have been released and her brother would have been given the proper respect. Antigone, being rash and quick to act, hung herself. Her flaw led to the death of her future husband and his mother (Eurydice). Haemon was enraged by his fathers actions against his bride to be and, his failed attempt to murder Creon was followed by his own suicide. Haemons mother heard of what her son had done and, took her own life. Though Haemon and Eurydice committed suicide it was Antigones actions that led to their self annihilation.Creon is not tenacious in nature. He wavers on the burial of Polyneices throughout the play. He is stubborn against the burial but, changes his mind later on. A tragic hero would stick to their beliefs without teetering back and forth. Antigone stays with her story and beliefs. Even so, the god of Death demands these rites (Lines 517-518). She feels as though she had done nothing wrong. She is tenacious in nature. Tragic heros reach an epiphany. It could be considered that Creons epiphany was when he changed his mind about the burial after speaking to Tiresias. He agreed that the Gods decided he was wrong in his actions against Polyneices and Antigones sentence. Antigone reached the plays true epiphany when she was about to kill herself. Now, because to you, Polyneices, I have given burial, To me they give a recompense like this! Yet what I did, the wise will all approve (Lines 903-906). She realized that what has become of her life was due to her own fatal flaw. Antigone clear...
