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    perfection of their punishment.” – Judge Danforth. Many might say that John Proctor is the tragic hero in The Crucible because he was the one to die‚ I on the other hand believe Reverenad Hale was. Unlike Proctor‚ Reverend Hale fought to protect the innocent people who got accused of witchcraft by telling them to lie even though he was a man of God only because he knew they were innocent. Reverend Hale is the tragic hero because of his compassion and vulnerability‚ his guilt for sending innocent lives to

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    Macbeth: Macbeth A Tragic Hero In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ we discover that Macbeth is a tragic hero. Macbeth is very ambitious‚ courageous‚ and a moral coward: all these things lead to his tragic death at the end of the play. At the beginning of the play‚ Shakespeare defines Macbeth as a hero very clearly. From the courages in defense of Scotland is significant in the opening scene. However‚ he is very ambitious to be king. At the beginning of the play‚ he was loyal

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    is a tragic hero. According to the philosopher and scientist‚ Aristotle‚ a tragic hero is a literary character who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to his/her own destruction. Along with his theory‚ he also states that "in order for a character to be a tragic hero‚ the character must not be a saint nor a villain‚ he should have some virtues‚ have a tragic flaw‚ and have excessive self-pride. Similarly‚ in the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt textbook‚ the characteristics of a tragic hero is that

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    A tragic hero is a person of noble birth with heroic or potentially heroic qualities. This person is fated by the Gods or by some supernatural force to doom and destruction or at least to great suffering. If Macbeth is a tragic hero then Mrs. Campbell is a horrible teacher‚ it’s just doesnt add up! Macbeth has no heroic qualities at all‚ he has psychopathic qualities‚ he murders his own uncle just to be king. Although he does undergo suffering he doesn’t learn from it and he makes his wife suffer

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    “A tragic hero is a literary character who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to his/her own destruction” as said by Aristotle‚ a Greek philosopher and a scientist who came up with the characteristics of tragic hero. William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a play about a tragic hero named Macbeth who was told about his prophecy by three witches and one of them was him being king‚ in which he succeeds by killing all in his way. The term tragic hero applies to Macbeth. Through three witch’s predications

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    Oedipus Tragic Hero Essay

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    In the tragedy play Oedipus by Sophocles‚ Oedipus’ self-destruction and fall from the power leaves him as the villain and not the hero. The very thing he fights so hard to discover is at leads to his self-destruction. Therefore‚ we tend to feel sorrow for Oedipus seeing that was only the fate of the God and the oracles. Oedipus is a tragic hero who fails to achieve happiness in such a way that it brings upon fear and pity by everyone. First we look at Oedipus behaviors at the beginning‚ we

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    Carbone a tragic hero? Firstly‚ before the decision is made on whether Eddie Carbone is classed as a tragic hero‚ I would like to outline what a tragic hero really means. ’Tragic’- a tragedy is a type of drama‚ therefore in the context of tragedy‚ the word ’hero’ means the protagonist‚ someone who we may admire or respect in a way‚ but who is imperfect‚ and has a main flaw‚ which seems to contribute on his own downfall. A hero doesn’t necesserily have to be perfect. It is important that a tragic hero

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    Aristotle’s tragic hero must possess these four characteristics: goodness; superiority; a tragic flaw; and the realisation of both that flaw and the inevitable downfall (Literary Connections‚ 2008). In Macbeth‚ William Shakespeare’s representation of the tragic hero can be seen through the character Macbeth. “For Brave Macbeth – well he deserves that name” (Act I‚ Scene II line 16) Shakespeare further constructs this representation through the second characteristic‚ superiority. The first prophecy

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    Creon Tragic Hero Essay

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    who the tragic hero has been the subject of debate for years.  It is uncommon for there to be two tragic heroes in a Greek tragedy‚ therefore there can be only be one in Antigone.  Although Creon possesses some of the characteristics that constitute a tragic hero‚ he does not have all of the necessary qualities. Antigone‚ however‚ possesses all of the traits that are required for her to be the tragic hero.  According to Aristotle‚ there are four major characteristics‚ which the tragic hero is required

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    10/16/2012 The Effects of a Tragic Hero in The Mayor of Casterbridge by: Thomas Hardy Within the novel The Mayor of Casterbridge‚ Hardy’s main character‚ Henchard‚ is displayed as a tragic hero who has started off in a high position but has fallen due to an unacknowledged tragic flaw. Henchard becomes an instrument for the suffering of the women around him‚ resulting from his ultimate failure to recognize his rash behavior. Henchard’s former wife‚ love affair‚ and “daughter” are all mutually unable to

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