In Antigone by Sophocles, which element of tragedy is most apparent in Creon's transformation from a proud and prosperous monarch in the beginning of the play to a defeated, lonely old man at the end of the play?

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Messiah Petersen

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28 December, 21:46

In Antigone by Sophocles, which element of tragedy is most apparent in Creon's transformation from a proud and prosperous monarch in the beginning of the play to a defeated, lonely old man at the end of the play?

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Kenley Fuentes · Answer 1

The famous tragic element that occurs here is the reversal of fortunes. Although he was once high and mighty, in the end he remains to suffer until the end of his life because of everything he's done.