Time and time again we see throughout literature a tragic hero who possesses some fatal flaw which inevitably leads to their downfall. I believe that as humans we all possess our own “tragic flaw”‚ but unlike these great tragic heroes‚ we learn to cope with and embrace these flaws. This sentiment I find especially true in myself‚ noting that my own “tragic flaw” is my extreme volume and talkative nature. Throughout these past seventeen years‚ I have been learning to come to terms with my loud voice
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There are many debates on whether or not Chris McCandless was a hero. Jon Krakauer sees him as a tragic hero who lived the unmediated life that he wanted to and which he died trying to. Many Alaskans see him as an unprepared fool who didn’t see what the wilderness really was in which he wanted to commune with. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer goes through the story of Chris McCandless and his adventure into the Alaskan wilderness. He retraces the steppes that Chris that led up to him going missing
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Tragic Hero Jack Dawson – Titanic Who is Jack Dawson? – Jack Dawson is penniless artist who wins a ticket aboard the luxurious ship Titanic on a lucky hand in poker. As his parents died when he was young‚ he travels the world‚ looking for work wherever he can. He boards the Titanic where he falls in love with a girl called Rose after saving her from jumping off the back of the ship. As the journey continues‚ Jack finds himself in a lot of tough positions caused by his relationship with Rose. Jack
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Because Lear is capable of change‚ he becomes a tragic hero; because Antigone is incapable of change‚ she never becomes a tragic heroine. Aristotle defines a tragic hero as someone‚ usually a male‚ who “falls from a high place mainly due to their fatal flaw.” During the highest point of the tragic hero’s life‚ something is revealed to the protagonist causing a reversal in their fortune. This reversal of fortune is caused by the flaw in their character. Tragedy evokes catharsis‚ a feeling of
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Michael Phelps is known as a tragic hero because of his noble life as a common man. Michael Phelps was born in Baltimore‚ Maryland‚ on June 30‚ 1985. He lived in a neighborhood called Rodgers Forge. In this ordinary place‚ Phelps’ started swimming when he was diagnosed with ADHD and didn’t know where to use all of his stamina: “...Phelps was directed towards swimming in 1992 at the age of just seven in order to provide him with an outlet for his unbounded energy” (5). Luckily‚ due to this disorder
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Michael Jackson was loved and idolized throughout the world‚ but wasn’t numb to suffering as other human beings would. Although he was once known as the King of Pop‚ Michael can be considered a tragic hero. His lack of self-confidence‚ sexual molestation charges (for which he was acquitted)‚ and the loss of a happy childhood likely led him to an addiction to painkillers which caused him to die earlier than expected. Michael’s self-confidence was weak from the start. At 5 years old‚ Michael joined
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and fortune can take its toll on a person and cause that person to resort to desperate measures in order to go on with their lives. Johnny Cash’s decisions during his time of fame and the realization of his faults give way to him being called a tragic hero. Johnny Cash was a child of the depression and was no better off than most families of the plane states during the 1950s. Born J.R. Cash‚ Johnny grew up picking cotton in the small town of Dyess‚ Arkansas. J.R. wouldn’t become the infamous
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The Old Man and the Sea In the novel “The Old Man and the Sea” the main character‚ Santiago is a tragic hero with a tragic flaw. His hubris ultimately leads him to triumph for a few reasons. Santiago’s hubris helps him to develop into a passionate‚ optimistic and determined individual‚ this is what ultimately helps lead him to his triumph. Santiago was not only proud but he was also very passionate in fishing. This is evident in his statement‚ “I must be worthy of the great DiMaggio who does
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Macbeth Project Part I- The Tragic Hero Both Aristotle and Shakespeare included the presence of a rigid code of conduct in their definitions of “hero”‚ but they didn’t need them to be morally upright. The inventory of people who could be heroes included sinners; the requirement to be nice is never even suggested by either‚ and “fitness of character” is more about determination and discipline than anything else. Aristotle preferred that the hero be “good or fine” in The Poetics‚ but he also implied
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October 15‚ 2012 Was Christopher Columbus a Hero or a Villain to America? Yes‚ Columbus discovered America‚ but do you know how many deaths and how much destruction it cost? Columbus went to explore the ocean and he found a new continent‚ North America. He was actually looking for India and its gold but found a different place. Exploration of North America brought so many bad things to people. All of those things happened because of Columbus. It makes one want to say that Columbus is a villain
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