Classical Tragic Heroes Based on Aristotle's sightings, it is evident that in Greek tragedy, there are characters that are more tragic than others. This is based on different characteristics that Aristotle has come up with by analysing different plays. In RexWarner's "Prometheus" and E.F. Watling's "Antigone", one character is observed as a more tragic hero than others. Creon is a far more tragic character than Prometheus due to the magnitude of his physical punishment, …
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…physical chastisement, his emotional punishment, and his downfall from prosperity to adversity, Creon is a far more tragic character than Prometheus. In Rex Warner's "Prometheus" and E.F. Watling's "Antigone", it is obvious that a hero from one play is more tragic than the other. Aristotle has produced seven different elements of tragedy that a hero must possess. Based on these traits, a hero can be considered to be a more tragic character than another.