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mskitty43
mskitty43
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Community / Jr. College

Using Oedipus as the model of the Greek tragic hero, is Creon the hero?  If so, please explain.

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Posted by mskitty43 on Sunday March 2, 2008 at 4:04 PM and tagged with character, creon, hero, oedipus.


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  1. cybil Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

    As I answered in your previous question, both Antigone and Creon can be considered tragic heroes.

    My response explains how Creon meets the requirements for a tragic hero, based on Aristotle's definition of tragedy, which Oedipus also fulfills as a tragic hero.

    Please help me understand how this question is different from your last one. Although you haven't included Antigone, you ask essentially the same question.

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    Posted by cybil on Sunday March 2, 2008 at 6:53 PM

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