Oedipus: The Tragic Hero Normally when someone hears the word “tragedy‚” they automatically think of suffering‚ pain‚ destruction‚ and calamity. The final result would be the unfortunate collapse of a powerful protagonist whether it was a misjudgment or a flaw within their character. A great example of a tragedy would be Oedipus the King by Sophocles. This play was set in the city of Thebes during another terrible plague that the people had just overcome. It tells about a king who lives out his
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BIS3043: CRITICAL APPRECIATION OF DRAMA FIRST ASSIGNMENT: TRAGIC HERO DR.LAJIMAN JANOORY GROUP A SEMESTER 3 2012/2013 FARIDA HAMIMI BT MUHAMAD SAIDI D20111047721 AT06-TESL FACULTY OF LANGUAGES AND COMMUNICATIONS Questions: Aristotle in the Poetics defines the tragic hero as someone who is neither excessively evil‚ someone who is rather like ourselves‚ who falls from prosperity into adversity because of an error and/or character falling. Discuss this statement with close reference to
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own free-choice. Brutus and Caesar‚ the two tragic character of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ die because they fail to see that their tragic flaws are leading them to their downfall. The hamartias or tragic flaws of both Brutus and Caesar are created as a result of their love and power. In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar there are two hamartias that lead to the demise of Caesar and Brutus. Caesar’s flaw is his arrogance‚ and Brutus’ flaw is his ability to be manipulated by others because
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Human Natures Tragic Flaw Do you believe there is a beast within man that tempts us to do wrong and commit sin? Or is it just human nature to be sinful? In the bible‚ book of Genesis‚ it shows how God created Adam and Eve. These two beings had everything one could possibly imagine‚ food‚ water‚ shelter‚ and the protection of our heavenly father. Their only rule in The Garden Of Eden was to not eat from the forbidden fruit tree in the center of the garden‚ but Adam and Eve were flawed and soon fell
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Hamlets tragic flaws are his inability to act. By looking at him not being able to commit suicide‚ his inability to come to terms with killing his mother‚ Also how Hamlet puts on a play and then delay killing Claudius‚ and then Hamlet not being able to kill Claudius while he’s praying‚ we see that Hamlet chooses not to take action. The one flaw that will most certainly overcome Hamlet and brought him to death is his courage to over think any idea. Hamlet often ties to analyze situations too much
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play Oedipus the King‚ Oedipus is the main character and tragic hero. He is a royal king who came to Thebes to save it from the plague. Oedipus runs into some other character conflicts in the play with a prophet named Tiresias and his brother in-law Creon. In the play Death of a Salesman‚ Willy Loman stands out as the main character and has the tragic downfall. Willy’s mental disease causes trouble for him throughout the play with his family and friends. After examining the tragedies of Oedipus the
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Oedipus‚ an Ironic Tragic Hero Much of the tragedy of the play comes from the irony involved in fate Oedipus’s life. Being a tragic hero Oedipus is on a quest for truth‚ during his quest he realizes that if he continues on his quest for truth he will cause himself great harm yet he continues his pursuit for truth. The audience is seized by the ironic nature of this play‚ and the tragic nature of Oedipus’s life. Oedipus is lines up against fate and takes steps to try not to fulfill the prophecy
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English 1302-6504 Mrs.Weatherford 21 November 2011 A Tragic Hero Indeed! In Sophocles tragedy Oedipus the King‚ King Oedipus swears to solve the murder of former King Laios in order to free the city from the plague. The plague taunts the city destroying crops and livestock and making the women unable to bear children. A seer‚ Teirsias tells Oedipus that he himself is Thebes’s pollution for killing his father and marrying his mother. Oedipus ignores his words and is blind to the truth until he discovers
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The main concentration of Oedipus was preventing his downfall in the story‚ but due to his inner blindness and the rest of his character flaws he was unsuccessful in this journey‚ which is the reason that Oedipus was a static character throughout the whole story. He has various flaws‚ which always started multiple conflicts in the story‚ all of which gradually directed him to his downfall in the plot of the play. All of the shortcomings of Oedipus are the reason for his quick‚ horrific downfall from
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In the play Oedipus the King‚ Oedipus the main character meets with a tragic fate. In the beginning he is a mighty king‚ ruler of the city of Thebes. Then the people of Thebes come to him with a problem. The city is tragically on the surge of death. Oedipus‚ being the mighty king he is‚ is determined to solve the problem. Oedipus saved the city once before and became a hero. Now faced with this problem he would like to be a hero again‚ but things don’t always take a turn out
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