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    Marcus Brutus‚ the tragic hero of Julius Caesar‚ is a widely admired‚ honorable leader and senator of Rome. Many follow Brutus due to his honest nature‚ though this nature leads to his death. A tragic hero‚ by Aristotle’s definition‚ is a powerful man with great character that possesses a flaw that leads to his/her inevitable hardship or demise. All of these traits‚ which Brutus carries‚ Cassius and the conspirator take advantage of. In the tragedy Julius Caesar‚ the Tragic Hero is known to be Brutus

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    English 102 April 14‚ 2009 Willy Loman: The Tragic Hero The reasons behind why Willy Loman is a tragic hero‚ in Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman”‚ arise from Willy’s own delusions and misunderstanding of the people around him. In today’s world many people have the same delusions Willy has. Many people believe they are much greater than they are because they want to keep an optimistic outlook on life. Unfortunately‚ once these people do realize the truth they end up the same way Willy Loman

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    4 September 2014 John Proctor - Tragic Hero A tragic hero is a very favored person that suffers from a downfall which leads to their death. John Proctor like many others is a tragic hero. Proctor is a very respected man in Salem but he also has a few flaws that have proved him to be a tragic hero which are prideful‚ lustful‚ and well respected. Later in the play The Crucible‚ Proctor realizes his flaws and tries to fix them but it is too late. One of Proctors tragic flaws is that he was prideful.

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    Troy ’s characters as a tragic hero in Fences Troy is one of the main character in the play Fences by August Wilson. He is the provider for the family‚ a fatherly figure‚ a husband‚ and a hard worker among other things. However he is also a cheat‚ a womanizer‚ a strict man‚ an unloving father and an unreasonable man. The question is despite the characters pros and cons‚ how is he a hero‚ especially a tragic one. The play is sad in a sense that there is a sad past‚ sad present and perhaps a

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    The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare has two truly tragic deaths. However‚ of these two tragic deaths who was the tragic hero? Even though the namesake of the play is Caesar‚ the real tragic hero of the play is Brutus because his idealism leads to his tragic demise. The element revenge of justifies that Brutus is the tragic hero of this story. After the conspirators kill Caesar‚ Antony comes in to speak to them. When Antony is left alone with the body‚ he begs Caesar’s body for forgiveness

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    Virgil’s Tragic Hero Homer‚ an ancient Greek epic poet‚ influenced many writers in the ancient Greek and Roman culture‚ particularly Virgil. Virgil‚ most famous for his epic poem The Aeneid demonstrates Homer’s influence through similar characters‚ mythology‚ and ideals. Homer in both his most famous works the Iliad and The Odyssey weaves poetry based on centuries worth of oral stories handed down and uses a sophisticated style of writing that is still recognized today. Although the tragic hero

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    Vaughn Mrs. Henry English III Honors 26 January 2013 Heroism: The Tragic Features F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ author of novels and short stories‚ once said‚ “Show me a hero and I’ll write you a tragedy.” There is a fine line between a hero and a tragic hero. All heroes emerge from tragedies. A person who presents bravery and courage despite certain circumstances is considered a true hero. Many people have once called someone a hero sometime in their lifetime. Many heroes vary from comics to historic

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    well as standing as a symbol of goodness and justice. His acts of courage and strength are however no match for his tragic flaw‚ which eventually lead to his downfall. In The Fellowship of the Ring‚ Bromir plays the role of the tragic hero. Bromir’s greatest fear is his pride and recklessness that make him vulnerable to the Ring’s power which ends up being the cause of his tragic downfall. Boromir disliked the idea of destroying the One Ring‚ he believed that it could be used to defeat Sauron

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    that is central to the play.As for Brutus‚ the term "hero" can be misleading.  We tend to think of a hero as someone who swoops in and saves the day‚ someone we would like to emulate.  A super-hero is a good example of this sort of hero.  However‚ if you consider the definition of tragic hero as it was described by the Greek philosopher Aristotle in hisPoetics‚ then we have a very different definition of "hero."As defined by Enotes‚ a tragic hero is the main character in a tragedy. The modern use of

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    Don Rader: A Tragic Hero

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    wounded; but the war medics were prepared. Through the cold winter in 1944 and the vigorous Battle of the Bulge‚ brave men risked their lives for something bigger than themselves; and the dangerous war would bring an unlikely pair together. Don Rader‚ a man who crusaded in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II was hit by shrapnel while Robert Alexander‚ a complete stranger‚ was his doctor. Don Rader In World War II there were many valiant soldiers‚ but one particular man’s story stood out. Don Wyatt

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