The tragic hero of a play is the one who has a high stance in society, but because of his/her tragic flaw, a fundamental characters weakness, he/she receives a tremendous fall from his/her good fortune. In the play Antigone, Antigone suffers an unjust punishment, which causes her to fall from the royal family line to a criminal status and is put to death. Thus Antigone is the tragic heroine in this play …showed first 75 words of 506 total…

…showed last 75 words of 506 total…laws and stubbornness, Antigone has brought a death that is undeserved, which makes the audiences arouses pity for such characters. With Antigone’s role in society, death is not a factor but somehow it happens, makes the audiences fearful of their own destinies. Antigone’s decision to give her brother Polyneices a burial, which turns out to be a tragic flaw, thus, Antigone becomes the tragic heroine in the play of Antigone without a doubt.