Antigone: The True Definition of a Tragic Hero
I really enjoyed the lecture on Tragic Hero because we really got to analyze what a true tragic hero means. In class, we discussed that a tragic hero is responsible for their own fate, faces and accepts death with honor, makes a serious error in judgement, and they make an irreversible mistake. They have many flaws that include poor judgement, great pride, or weakness that leads to their downfall. I felt that this lecture helped me understand the character Antigone in the play Antigone by Sophocles and why she did what she did. It takes a lot of courage and selflessness to make a sacrifice as big as risking and giving up your life for someone that you love but society views as a traitor. Antigone is so fearless that, when she decided to bury her brother Polyneices, she did not take the time to think about her fate rather she acted on her impulse and doing what she felt was morally right. Understanding tragic hero helped me see that sometimes the consequences of your action’s impact on you does not matter to you because you have excessive pride. Having that pride enables you to stand up for what you most believe in and at that moment nothing else matters except the task at hand. Also, when faced with a tough obstacle, she does not shy away, rather face it. This is something crucial in real life, which is not to give up on what you believe in.
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