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    Macbeth - a Tragic Hero

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    Macbeth‚ written in the 1600’s is a perfect example of Shakespeare’s ability to manipulate his audience through creating a tragic hero. A tragic hero who‚ because of a flaw‚ tumbles from a well-respected hero to a cowardless murderer. It is through Shakespeare’s manipulation of figurative language‚ dramatic conventions and social expectations of the seventeenth century‚ do the audience witness the demise of this mixed up man. Macbeth’s persona of the tragic hero is enhanced even more when the characters

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    Tragic Flaws of Othello

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    Flaws of Othello By: Ryan Mongon "The tragic flaw is the most important part of the hero and the events that occur in the work is a reflection of that flaw." – Aristotle The plot of William Shakespeare’s Othello is a tale of love‚ jealousy‚ and betrayal; however‚ the characters‚ themes‚ and attitudes of the works are different‚ with Shakespeare’s play being a more involved study of human nature and psychology. Othello is considered to be a prime example of Aristotelian drama. It focuses upon

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    Oedipus: a Tragic Hero

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    Oedipus: A Tragic Hero Aristotle’s tragic hero is one of the most recognizable types of heroes among literature. A tragic hero combines five major points all of which have to do with the hero’s stature in society‚ his faults‚ how these faults effect him‚ the punishment his faults gets him‚ and how he reacts to this punishment. Aristotle explained that the story of Oedipus the King‚ written by Sophocles‚ is a perfect example of a tragic hero. In the play‚ Oedipus is given a prophecy in which he

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    Hamlet - the Tragic Hero

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    Hamlet The Tragic Hero The playwright William Shakespeare reveals a tragic hero in his greatest tragedy "Hamlet". This hero is the young prince Hamlet. He fulfills all of Aristotle’s requirements for a tragic hero. Three key events in the play demonstrate these requirements: First‚ when Hamlet does not murder Claudius at his first opportunity after being asked by his father’s ghost‚ Secondly‚ his confrontation with Ophelia regarding her returning his gifts‚ and lastly his reaction to Claudius’s

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    Macbeth as a Tragic Hero

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    Macbeth as a tragic hero The character Macbeth is a classic example of a Shakespearean tragic hero. There are many factors that contribute to the degeneration of Macbeth of which three will be discussed. The three points‚ which contribute greatly to Macbeth’s degeneration are the prophecies‚ which were told to him by the weird sisters‚ how Lady Macbeth influenced and manipulated Macbeth’s judgment‚ and finally Macbeth’s long time ambition‚ which drove his desire to be king. Macbeth’s growing

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    Greek tragedy would not be complete with out a tragic hero. Sophocles wrote Antigone with a specific character in mind for this part. Based on Aristotle’s definition‚ Creon is the tragic hero of Antigone. Creon fits Aristotle’s tragic hero traits as a significant person who is faced with difficult decisions. Creon is significant because he is king. This makes him both renowned and prosperous. Creon is not completely good nor completely bad; he is somewhere in-between‚ as humans are. The audience

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    Oedipus' Tragic Life

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    Sophocles makes use of many situations involving dramatic irony. In fact‚ the entire play could be said to be an example of dramatic irony. The audience becomes aware of Oedipus’ prophecy from the very beginning of the play. The reading from the Oracle stated that Oedipus was destined to murder his father and marry his mother. Although Oedipus is unaware of his fate‚ the reader knows the tragic future of the character. This use of dramatic irony allows the story to avoid the typical Greek tragedy structure

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    Beowulf, the Tragic Hero

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    Beowulf‚ the Tragic Hero In the epic poem “Beowulf” the protagonist‚ Beowulf‚ portrays a tragic hero in a variety of ways. Although Beowulf was not a perfect being‚ he embraces many characteristics of a tragic hero. Beowulf’s ego put him into many difficult situations. For example the battles he fought against Grendel‚ Grendels Mother‚ and the dragon. Other then his enormous ego along with his cockiness that put him into bad situations‚ he also embraced the characteristics of a great leader that

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    Dionysi A Tragic Analysis

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    Tragic perspective from culture acts and owns its Dionysian‚ that tells a story in a heroic way. It produces beautiful art that tells the truth. For example in the Antigone‚ she represents the Apollonian in which her choice to fight against Creon as a representation of Dionysian. Even though Antigone disobeys the law and understands her actions she will die for doing it; this proved such an important thread of the hero ends with such tragedy. She makes a heroic choice of what she believes in‚ and

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    Brutus as a Tragic Hero

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    Brutus as a tragic hero In the play Julius Caesar‚ William Shakespeare portrays Marcus Brutus as a dramatic character and develops him into a tragic hero. “Shakespeare’s tragedies often feature the death of the titular character at the play’s end” (Julius Caesar 1). "Maurice Charney sees Brutus as an essentially sympathetic figure whose tragedy stems from sacrificing his private self to public concerns” (Julius Caesar 1). Marcus Brutus plays the protagonist and tragic hero in this play. A friend

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