The tragic duo of Antigone and CreonIn the play Antigone, both Antigone and Creon could be considered tragic heroes. A tragic hero, defined by A Dictionary of Literary, Dramatic and Cinematic Terms, is someone who suffers because of a tragic flaw, or hamartia. This Greek word is variously translated as “tragic flaw” or “mistake” or “weakness.” Creon's hamartia, as in many plays, is hubris, which in Greek means arrogant pride, arrogance, or excessive confidence. Kreon's hybridity drives him to attempt to violate the laws of order or human rights, another main part of a tragic hero. Furthermore, like all tragic heroes, Creon suffers because of his hamartia and then realizes his flaw. The belief that Antigone is the hero is strong, but there is a stronger belief that Creon, the ruler of Thebes, is the true protagonist. Creon's main and main hamartia was his hubris, or his extreme pride. Creon was a new king and would never allow anyone to prove him wrong or change his mind once he was created. A main event that showed Creon's hamartia and also caused the catastrophe was when he asked his son Haimon, who was engaged to Antigone, if he still loves his father. Haimon says he respects Kreon's decision, but believes, in this case, that Kreon was wrong. Haimon asks his father to follow his advice and not have Antigone executed, but, due to Kreon's hubris, Kreon becomes angry and makes the situation worse than it already was. He was too proud to take advice from anyone younger, and in his anger he decided to immediately kill Antigone before Haimon's eyes. "'Just understand: don't insult me ​​and then go away laughing. Bring her here! Show her. Kill her here, next to her husband'" (Sophocles 919-921). This was too much for Haimon to bear, and he runs out of the room, screaming, "'...his death will destroy the others'" (Sophocles 908). Blinded by his pride and arrogance, Kreon takes that remark as a threat to himself, unaware that it was not directed at himself, but was a suicide threat from his son. Another example of Creon's tragic pride is when the prophet Tiresias travels to Thebes to tell Creon some very important news, but Creon's pride makes him ignore him and accuses Tiresias of having been corrupted..