Today, when the word “hero” is brought up, images of Superman, Batman, superpowers such as super strength, mind control, and super speed come to mind. All of those are inhuman skills and qualities. We expect superheroes to be good and save the day. We expect them to be perfect and never mess up. We expect the same out of our leaders in our society in our everyday lives. However, a tragic hero is a character who has a position of power and an outstanding flaw that leads themselves to their own demise. That fatal characteristic is usually the most human thing about them. This character is normally one that acts on his or her emotions, which enables them to fall without just time to stop the repercussions of their actions. In the play Antigone by Sophocles and the novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, we see two notable falls by the characters Creon and Okonkwo. Creon ultimately falls because of his arrogance and ego; whereas Okonkwo falls because of the fear of ending up like his father, a weak and disrespected man. Stubbornness and pride are what sends Creon to his demise. We see Creon’s downfall begin when he denies the burial of Polynecies and Antigone goes against Creon’s law. Creon demands that Antigone is put to death, acting irrationally and entirely out of emotion. Creon feels that all should obey the rules set forth by him, even if other beliefs, be it moral or religious, state otherwise. In this case, it is Antigone’s belief that the dead will never truly rest is they do not receive a proper burial, and Antigone wants that for her brother. But, Creon believes that no one should disobey his law, even if his laws are morally incorrect. By sentencing Antigone, his niece and soon-to-be wife to his son Haemon, Creon loses everything important to him, thus sparking his tragic fall. His own son killed himself because of the murder that his father has done. Even though Antigone killed herself, it’s because of the actio