Creon let power get to his head, leaving him short-tempered and unable to reason. If Creon had tried to understand that Antigone honestly thought she was doing the right thing on behalf of her brother, he could have prevented the deaths of those closest to him. Although Creon did not intend for any harm to come to Haemon or Eurydice, he should have considered what the consequences might be. Creon knew that Haemon and Antigone were in love, but he didn't care because he thought she was being unfair and he had to pay the price. Creon fell from happiness, this feature of this tragic hero was relevant only until the end of the work. It is clear that Creon recognized what he had done when he says “Lead me away, vain and foolish man/ Who killed thee, son, and thee also, lady./ I would not, but I did” (1402- .4). Creon felt responsible for his mistake. The final trait of why Creon fits as a tragic hero according to Aristotle is that Creon lived. To be considered a tragic hero, the wrongdoer must experience the pain and suffering that he himself has caused. Creon feels responsible for the death of his son and wife, but he does not kill himself. Creon thinks of death when he says “Oh, let it come, let it come, / May the best fate await my last day. / Surely the best fate of all. Come, come!/ Let me never see the light of day again” (1390-94). The Chorus tells Creon “For what he is destined for