“Antigone” is a drama written by Sophocles. Sophocles was one of the great tragedy writers of ancient Greece. For this reason, there is no debate as to whether this story is a tragedy or not. A tragedy is defined as a play that contains lamentable events and has an unfortunate ending; it usually involves the downfall of the protagonist. Focus on that last part; the fall of the main character. If "Antigone" is definitely a tragedy, and a tragedy involves the destruction of the main character, then the drama must depict the hero ruining himself. Today, most readers would agree that it is obvious who the protagonist of the play is. Antigone, after whom the play is named, meets a tragic end. I completely agree; however, there is another character that could fit the role of the protagonist. This miserable definition could also be used to describe Creon, Antigone's uncle. Due to the definition of the characters and the format of the tragedy writing, I believe that Creon is the true protagonist of this play. He believed that his law was above that of the gods, and in doing so, he ruined himself. In the final lines of the play, Creon seeks death and declares that "fate has reduced all my pride to a thought of dust." Comparing these two characters, there are many similarities. Both characters are victims of tragic events that will ultimately lead to their downfall. However, there can only be one tragic hero in this story. Another description of Aristotle's tragic hero is that which pits a hero "between two extremes." (Ohio) This definition allows us to more clearly determine who the real protagonist of this story is. Even though Antigone decides to bury her brother and risk death, this is never depicted as a choice. Antigone states in the prologue “this is something we must do.” This means that she is not stuck between two extremes. She does what needs to be done and then fully accepts the