I think that Antigone is not a tragic hero‚ a tragic hero has one fatal flaw that leads to their downfall‚ Antigone had multiple downfalls that lead to her final demise. Most people think that she is a Tragic hero because of the flaw they see. The most commonly recognized flaw would be her loyalty to the gods‚ and going against creans decrees against proper burial rights for her brother Polynesus. . Antigone’s most recognizable flaw is that she disobeyed Creon’s decrees to not let Polynesus have
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Antigone met a tragic end‚ the tragic hero in this story is Creon. Below‚ why Creon fits Aristotle’s description of a tragic hero will be discussed as well as why Antigone or other characters do not fit. When examining Aristotle’s description of a tragic hero‚ it is important to look at each part of his description as opposed to just looking at one or two points in his description. If one only examines the first part of his description‚ it would be easy to confuse Antigone as a tragic hero. The first
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(Jacques Barzun). A tragedy requires the tragic hero to have initiative towards a certain goal he or she pursues that results in their devastating defeat. Heroes never want to be involved with tragedies‚ but their miscalculations of an action influences them to be victims of tragedy. Based on Aristotle‚ every tragic play demonstrates a noble tragic hero having a fatal flaw that destructs their life but signifies a meaningful lesson. When examining the tragic hero in works of writing‚ Shakespeare’s plays
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A tragic hero is a literary term that comes from the Greek language. Hero is defined as a person who faces pain and sorrow or shows courage in the face of difficulty. This hero is usually a person of noble birth or of a title. Usually‚ the hero is confronted by an entity or fate of some kind that will curse or bless them in some way. In a piece of writing when he or she confronts the obstacle‚ they are named a protagonist‚which is the main or lead character of the piece of writing. A tragic hero shows
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John Proctor: A tragic hero? A tragic hero is a character whose flaw or mistake ultimately leads to their downfall. In Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ the small town of Salem is immersed in a crisis due to the accusations of witchcraft. One of the accused is John Proctor‚ a strong and moral farmer. John Proctor meets the definition of a tragic hero because of his fatal flaws‚ the affair with Abigail and his pride‚ but redemption at the end of the play saves his morals. S One of John
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"Show me a hero and I’ll write you a tragedy." ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald Who Possesses the Title of a Tragic Hero: Romeo or Juliet? Based upon the Oxford Dictionary of English‚ a tragedy is defined as either a sad event or a serious disaster that occurs. In Shakespearean plays‚ a tragedy is classified as a storyline which concludes unfortunately. This unhappy ending is frequently due to the flaw of a tragic hero. In the case of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ Romeo Montague possesses the
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According to Aristotle‚ the classical definition of a tragedy is a drama with a hero. Doctor Faustus is the protagonist and tragic hero of Marlowe’s play. He is considered a tragic hero because he brings his own downfall by the end of the play. Doctor Faustus is a contradictory character due to his high ambitions and then his blindness and willingness to waste his power. From the beginning of the story when Faustus is introduced‚ he tells the audience how he is usefully skilled in law‚ medicine and
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Jusline Hajar Mrs. Kadaoui English 20 May 20 2013 The Epidemic Of a Tragic Hero Macbeth is a very tragic story. Three witches tell Macbeth that he will become the thane of Cawdor‚ the thane of glams and will also become the king. Macbeth overcomes and fails throughout this story to try and make these prophesies reality. Macbeth goes through many situations and faces many deaths as he thrives to become leader. A hero is a person who is admired or idealized for courage‚ outstanding achievements
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All heroes have a certain attribute or character that made them stand out from the rest of the crowd or society. Some are very strong‚ some are very smart‚ some are very rich that they can afford to create gadgets to make them do unnatural things‚ like Batman and Iron Man. Odysseus is no different from the common heroes we hear today. The most heroic attribute of Odysseus was that he was smart. He was also courageous as well as confident. Odysseus was a very smart man. This was shown when the cyclops
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Antigone the Tragic Hero Tragic heroes are characters who have made a bad judgment that ends up in their downfall. Some celebrities may also be considered tragic heroes. An example of a tragic hero is Antigone from the play Antigone. Antigone describes to her sister‚ Ismene‚ that she wants to give their brother‚ Polyneices‚ a fair burial. Polyneices and Eteocles‚ their other brother‚ fought each other to their death to become the king of Thebes. Since they both have died‚ Creon became the new
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