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    Antigone Tragic Hero

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    English 10: Period 5 20 March 2012 Tragic Hero Within the tragic play Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ there is a dichotomy between the two main characters: Antigone and Creon. Throughout the play Antigone and Creon both portray a tragic hero; however‚ Antigone illustrates more qualities of a tragic hero. A tragic hero is one who fails to attain happiness and whose failures excites pity‚ has a great integrity of character‚ and is nether extremely benevolent nor malevolent. These are all qualities Antigone

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    What Is a Tragic Hero?

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    distress‚ such as a serious accident‚ crime‚ or natural catastrophe. Aristotle wrote down explained what is the "tragic hero" and gave the qualifications and details to seek for when trying to identify one. Arthur Miller explains in his essay‚ Tragedy and the Common Man‚ what tragedy and the common have does and does not have in common. Aristotle thoroughly explains what is a tragic hero. There are 5 points. The first point is that the character is very noble and contains greatness. Usually the

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    Faust as a Tragic Hero

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    Faust as a Tragic Hero In the story of Faust‚ written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe‚ Faust is whirled into an adventure of sin and deceit. The further Faust follows the devil the closer he comes to his own demise‚ taking down with him the innocent Gretchen. As Faust goes on he embodies the characteristics of a tragic hero in a sense that he is borderline good and evil‚ constantly battling his conscience. The one major flaw that initiates his self-destruction is the fact that he feels he is extremely

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    Okonkwo Tragic Hero

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    Fall Apart: Okonkwo as a Tragic Hero In Chinua Achebe’s novel Things Fall Apart‚ Okonkwo is a tragic hero. Okonkwo meets all of the required criteria of a tragic hero according to Aristotle’s definition. A tragic hero must  have a flaw or error of judgment‚ reversal of fortune‚ recognition that the reversal was the result of his own actions‚ excessive pride‚ and fate greater than deserved. Okonkwo is a hard working leader and committed member of the Ibo community whose tragic flaw is his great fear

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    Macbeth-Tragic Hero

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    Macbeth-Tragic Hero The main character‚ Macbeth is a classic example of a Shakespearean tragic hero. At the beginning of the play‚ Shakespeare defines Macbeth as a hero very clearly to the reader. However‚ as the play progresses‚ Shakespeare gradually indicates that Macbeth is a tragic hero. There are many factors that contribute to Macbeth¡¦s degeneration. First‚ Macbeth is shown to be a man of exceptional nature as well as high position. However‚ he errs in listening and trusting too much

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    Macbeth- Tragic Hero

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    Macbeth – Tragic Hero Macbeth was a true Shakespearean tragic hero. He had many noble qualities as well as several tragic flaws. He was a courageous‚ brave and good nobleman who was haunted by superstition‚ moral cowardice and an overwhelming ambition. He is a brave warrior‚ hailed as a hero and treats his wife like an equal. He is a nobleman who is aware of the natural order and his role within that natural order. Lady Macbeths influence and manipulation of Macbeth’s judgment‚ and Macbeth’s long

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    Othello Tragic Hero

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    maintained that Iago was the sole cause of the calamities that befell Othello. In general it must be said that there is no Shakespearean tragedy in which the responsibility for the deed of the hero and the subsequent tragedy can be shifted from him to another person of the play.” (Crawford‚ 2009). Othello’s tragic flaw is clearly illustrated by Iago‚ while detailing intentions in his speech to

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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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    Creon as Tragic Hero

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    Creon and Antigone can both be claimed the title of Tragic Hero. Creon was made king when Oedipus Rex fled the kingship. Creon is the brother in law of Oedipus‚ and was giving the kingship only because Oedipus’s sons‚ Eteocles and Polyneices were killed trying to fight for the thrown. Antigone is Oedipus’s daughter and Creon’s niece. When it comes down to who the tragic hero is‚ Creon most definitely walks away with the title. A tragic hero by definition is ordinary person neither good nor bad

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    Creon the Tragic Hero

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    Sophocles Tragic Hero: Creon The play Antigone written by Sophocles (496 B.C -406 B.C.) was first performed around 441 B.C. Sophocles though it was important for this play to be performed during the time as he was witnessing society move away from the gods and toward a anthropocentric view‚ thinking that man and his abilities were more important. This all took place during what was called the Golden Age (480-430B.C.) in Greece during which Pericles ruled (461-439B.C.). The Olympics first took place

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