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    Brutus: the Tragic Hero

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    Brutus: The Tragic Hero “A tragic hero is a character who is not eminently good and just‚ yet whose misfortune is brought about not by vice and depravity‚ but by some error or frailty.” Brutus fits the definition of a tragic hero because of his lust for power‚ his tragic flaw‚ and his downfall. So‚ because of heroic qualities and poor judgment‚ Brutus is the tragic hero of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. To begin with‚ Brutus’ lust for power is one of the many ways that make him to be the

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    Arthur's Tragic Flaw

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    modern text‚ in many ways Arthur is a hero but in reality he is a tragic hero with flaws. Noble Stature is an important element of being a tragic hero‚ one must be remembered in order to be considered a hero‚ a tragic hero is not complete without a tragic flaw‚ most importantly a tragic hero must be excessively punished in order to learn an important lesson. Arthur’s father Uther Pendragon was a wonderful king‚ however he had a tragic flaw he was in love with Egraine which caused him

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    Oedipus Tragic Hero

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    Sophocles‚ contains a very prominent tragic hero: Oedipus. A tragic hero‚ by Aristotle’s definition of one‚ must possess six traits. One of them is that the tragic hero must be of noble stature. Another trait of a tragic hero is a tragic flaw. A third trait defined by Aristotle is that a tragic hero must have a period of recognition of his crimes. Oedipus strongly displays each of the three aforementioned‚ necessary traits; and he is‚ then‚ an obvious tragic hero. Oedipus’ noble stature is immediately

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    Achilles Tragic Hero

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    A tragic hero is someone who experiences misfortune‚ evokes pity and fear in the audience‚ and possesses a personal flaw. The Iliad showcases a tragic hero during the Trojan War. Trojans and Greeks fight in the war‚ which begins because Paris steals the beautiful Helen away from Menelaos. This angers Menelaos and sparks a war. During the battle‚ the demigod Achilles will eventually kill the Trojan leader Hector. Achilles is the real tragic hero of The Iliad for several reasons. Achilles’s ignorance

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    Hamlet as a Tragic Hero

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    terror." A tragic hero‚ therefore‚ is the character who experiences such a conflict and suffers catastrophically as a result of his choices and related actions. The character of Hamlet is a clear representation of Shakespeare’s tragic hero‚ as he possesses all the necessary characteristics of such a hero. Hamlet is seen as a tragic hero as he has doomed others because of a serious error in judgment‚ also Hamlet is responsible for his own fate and Hamlet has been endowed with a tragic flaw. These

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    Macbeth As A Tragic Hero

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    the city‚ which he has some authority in. I think Macbeth is a Hero‚ the kind of hero tragic.“ A Tragic Hero is a literary character who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to his/her own destruction.” (Tragic Hero Defined bisd303.org). At the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth Shows a fair amount of courage. Macbeth was not afraid to go into battle or confront someone who was being disloyal.For example when Macdonwald rebelled against the King ‚he

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    Hamlet Tragic Flaw

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    Question #3: One of the essential elements of any tragic figure is his/her tragic flaw(s)-an inherent personality trait or set of traits that inevitably dooms the character to destruction. Identify and explain Hamlet’s tragic flaw(s) and how it/they bring about his downfall. A tragic flaw is a character trait that ultimately causes the downfall of the protagonist. In Hamlet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Hamlet learns the truth behind his father’s death - that he was actually murdered by his brother

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    Tragic Flaws of Oedipus

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    outcome. Such was the case in Oedipus’s story. The great Sophoclean play‚ Oedipus Rex is an amazing play‚ and one of the first of its time to accurately portray the common tragic hero. Written in the time of ancient Greece‚ Sophocles perfected the use of character flaws in Greek drama with Oedipus Rex. Using Oedipus as his tragic hero‚ Sophocles’ plays forced the audience to experience a catharsis of emotions. Sophocles showed the play-watchers Oedipus’s life in the beginning as a "privileged‚ exalted

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    Okonkwo, the Tragic Hero

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    There are many great examples of tragic heroes throughout the wide world of literature but one of the greatest examples would be Okonkwo‚ the protagonist of Chinua Achebe’s classic novel‚ Things Fall Apart. A tragic hero would best be defined as a literary character that makes a mistake in judgment or has a fatal flaw that‚ combined with fate and external forces‚ brings suffering and defeat upon himself. There are multiple character traits that a tragic hero possesses. Some of those traits are that

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    Othello as a Tragic Hero

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    Shakespeare uses techniques‚ characters‚ language‚ structure and form to present Othello as tragic hero. He exposes his tragic flaw‚ which consequently leads to his downfall. Othello conforms to the Aristotelian principles of tragedy‚ of the noble protagonist who undergoes ceaseless manipulation and endures suffering‚ resulting in his ultimate downfall due to hamartia. All of these techniques combine to provide a different perception of the protagonist‚ as more of an atypical victim‚ exposed to

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