Antigone hung herself, Haemon purposely fell on his sword, and Eurydice stabbed herself with sewing needles all triggered by the wrongly made actions of Creon. This could have all been avoided if Creon had made the right choice to listen to Haemon when he was expressing the feelings that the public was too scared to tell Creon. Creon chose to completely ignore Haemon when he stated this argument “And yet from whence could I have gathered praise more worthily, than from depositing my own brother in a tomb? These all of them would utter approval, did not fear seal up their lips. ‘Tis tryannny’s privledge, and not least-power to declare and do what is minded … they are too discern; they refrain their tongues at your behest (Sophocles Page 28).”
Creon’s pride, wrong decisions, and own freedom of choice led him unknowingly to his fate. It seems as if Creon was destined to die sad and alone from his own actions and harm he inflicted on others. For this reason, it would be just to suggest the tragic hero as being depicted the character Creon. Imagine if Creon made the more adult-like decision and just lectured Antigone about burying her brothers body; all of the death that occurred as a result could have been fully avoided. One can only imagine their own downfall and what they could do to avoid