equence for what she is about to do and proves that she is set on a mission without regard for herself or anyone else. She showed signs that she was not a woman who would back down when confronted with issues of righteousness and truth, no matter the consequences to herself. Her sister, amazed at her determination, was not of the same mind, illustrating to Antigone the consequences that were likely to result from such action. Antigone could well have attempted to deny the fact that she had broken the law, she could have broken down or merely run off thereby instilling a vision of a pathetic and weak character in the readers mind. But she was a character that chose not to run away from the problem at hand. Antigone was still determined, and illustrated that she knew well the consequences of such actions, but yet still claims that she will fight for her brothers rights regardless of the results of her heroic actions.While both Antigone and Creon display evidence of being heroic only one character can be the hero of the play. The character who sticks out as doing something radical or extraordinary usually is seen as the hero of the play, but the hero is not known to take their own life because of the pressure of the situation that they were involved in or end up being defeated by the will of the gods. Achilles, from Homers Iliad, chose to go into battle knowing that he was going to lose his life. People of his day and today revere him as a hero even though in essence he committed suicide because it was for a good cause. Antigone did the same thing in a similar situation and should receive the same credit and title as the plays heroine....
