A tragic hero is the protagonist of a story who has a fall from grace. A tragic hero is a character who has everything going for him or her‚ however‚ they have a flaw that sparks their downfall. Due to hubris or pride the heroic character‚ realizes his or her unfortunate mistake to late. Othello is a military general who is respected by the government and most of the people in his Italian community. However‚ Iago is the antagonist or nemesis who works against Othello. Due to Iago’s envious and vengeful
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2 Tragic Hero: Antigone or Creon? In Antigone‚ a play written by Sophocles‚ the characters Creon and Antigone both fit into a few of Aristotle’s criteria. They are both choices of tragic heroes. They both are neither good nor evil in the extreme but just a man like any of us; they are both born of a better social status than most of us‚ and both have a tragic flaw in their characters. But even though the story is called Antigone‚ it is not necessary for Antigone to be the tragic hero. Other
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Compare and Contrast Fresh Foods vs. Canned Foods Eating is something us as humans do everyday. We live in a world where it is important to eat. We choose what we are going to eat‚ and what we eat affects our bodies. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the differences between eating fresh foods instead of canned foods. The main differences between both are flavor‚ health benefits‚ cost‚ accessibility. The differences between these two kinds of foods are their flavor. Fresh
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asked what is a tragic hero it is hard pressed to find a more fitting embodiment of what it means to be a tragic hero than Antigone. A tragic hero‚ in order to be considered a true tragic hero must meet certain qualification. according to Aristotle a tragic hero is a man or woman of high stature‚ and has the ability to endure suffering. A tragic hero must possess positive personal characteristics‚ but all the while possessing a major character flaw which will bring the downfall of the hero. The audience
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Initially‚ a tragic hero is the true hero in a tragedy‚ in which his or her fatal flaws determine the outcome of the story. In addition to the hero’s flaw‚ fate and other external forces such as people and the environment also have an effect on the tragedy. In “Antigone”‚ Creon best represents the true tragic hero based on Aristotle’s Theory of Tragedy. His contributions to the events of tragedy are shown through the sequential structures of inciting incident- beginning of the problem‚ Hamartia-
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In the Shakespearean play “The Tragedy of Othello”‚ the tragic yet ironic humor conveys the different aspects of an english tragedy. One of its works is the noticeable flaws of our hero‚ Othello‚ who consequently has the characteristics of a Tragic hero. A Tragic hero is a character who makes errors‚ emotionally and physically that inevitably leads to their demise. A tragic hero must be of noble blood‚ have hamartia or tragic flaw‚ hubris or the excessive amount of pride and disrespect for the natural
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Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is about a tragic hero named Okonkwo living in the struggles of his changing Ibo culture. Okonkwo is a tragic hero with characteristics such as high social class‚ excessive pride‚ and most importantly‚ a tragic flaw. These characteristics described by Aristotle‚ a famous Greek philosopher‚ represents Okonkwo’s downfall that leads to his tragedy. Aristotle described that tragic heroes usually start off from a high position in society. This makes the hero’s downfall
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How would that same witness feel towards him now? In Sophocles’ Greek tragedy‚ Antigone‚ the antagonist‚ King Creon‚ undergoes this exact scenario. Another word for a character that experiences the following events is known as a tragic hero. Creon is the tragic hero of this play because of his flaw of hubris‚ his hamartia‚ and because of his rapid transition from being a great
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In Sophocles’ Antigone‚ the tragic hero is a woman that believes in her heart far stronger than that of her leader’s rule: Antigone. A tragic hero is the character in a tragedy that experiences a downfall because of some kind of flaw. This flaw is referred to as the tragic flaw. In order for a character to be considered as a tragic hero‚ they must possess 4 important characteristics: First‚ they must experience a reversal of fortune due to an error in the hero’s judgment. Second‚ recognition that
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