Imagine some of the greatest tragic heroes of all time: Hamlet, Macbeth, Odysseus - The ones we all know and love. We laughed at their mistakes, we cried at their downfalls, and we enjoyed their triumphs. And now a new generation wishes to be among them: King Creon (from Sophocles' Antigone), Marcus Brutus and Julius Caesar. But it won't be easy; it will take a lot for them to win our hearts and be crowned “the most tragic hero” of all. First, they will have to play the part. What exactly constitutes a tragic hero? According to Aristotle, a tragic hero must be “a man of noble stature admired by society but imperfect.” Therefore, our most tragic hero must be of noble stature, admired by society, and requires a character flaw. Another account of a tragic hero is "a main character who makes a mistake and ends up defeated." McGraw Hill's online learning center provides "A privileged, exalted character of high reputation, who by virtue of a tragic flaw and fate, suffers a fall from glory into suffering" as the definition of a tragic hero. And last but not least, Quizlet defines a tragic hero as “A character who experiences an internal struggle due to a character flaw; that fight ends with the hero's defeat. With all these definitions the following conclusion can be drawn: a tragic hero must: be the main character of the literary work in which he is located, suffer from an internal conflict, have a character flaw that leads to his death, be admired by society, and be of noble stature. The winner of this completion must fit into all of these categories. The first category states that the tragic hero must be the main character of the literary work in which he is found. In Antigone, which features King Creon, his niece, Antigone, is the true protagonist. That... half of the paper... is his anger, or disapproving of his stubbornness. Caesar appears to be admired by his subjects who “take holidays to see Caesar and to rejoice in his triumph. (Ii30-31)” Although, as the play continues, it is obvious that he is secretly hated. His peers consider him ambitious, and a plebeian states "...Caesar was a tyrant (III.ii.68)" after his death. The citizens of Rome do not respect him as much as Brutus. Casca tells Cassius how much their society loves Brutus when he says “Oh, he sits high in the hearts of all people (I.iii.159)” Even Antony, his enemy, refers to Brutus as “the noblest Roman of everyone. (Vv68)” Evidently he is the one most admired by society. Marcus Brutus is the only main character, the most conflicted with himself, the most admired by society and, above all, the most tragic hero. He fits so well into all the categories of what constitutes a tragic hero.