A tragic hero is a character who in spite of a basic goodness and authority‚ has a tragic flaw‚ and because of this fault is destined to fail. A true tragic hero or heroine recognizes his or her flaw/s‚ but typically not until it is too late to stop to downward spiral. A few examples of tragic heroes and heroines are from the many works of Shakespear. In Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller‚ Willy Loman‚ the tragic hero‚ has so many flaws that end up in suicide before he has a chance to resolve them
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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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Modern Lit 10/27/14 The Elephant Man Write a character analysis of John Merrick. Don’t worry about his obvious physical deformities; instead‚ focus on items such as his character‚ his self-esteem‚ his beliefs and if identity. Besides all of John Merricks physical deformities he had a very unique character. He wasn’t like how most people would be if they had to go thru the same things he went thru or even just looking like him. When you first meet John Merrick he seems kinda odd because
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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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The film The Elephant Man by David Lynch is a heart-warming film that highlights the life of John Merrick better known as the elephant man from the streets of Victorian England. Like many films this movie has received numerous reviews both good and bad. Chris Loar is an example of a man who is a true admirer of the film. On the other hand Roger Ebert had nothing good to say about the film. I personally feel that the film was very well developed. Both Ebert and Loar had strong opinions about the film
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True Tragic Hero Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero is one who is in power or associated with power. They have a hamartia‚ or flaw‚ that will ultimately cause their own downfall. Many would use this and claim that Antigone is the tragic hero of the self-named play‚ but one character has a much more grand fall from the heavens after he losses both wife and son to Antigone (isn’t exactly their main reason‚ but Antigone’s actions do lead to their untimely deaths.) The true tragic hero is then
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Brutus the Tragic Hero “Et tu‚ Bruté?” (III.i.85). This quotation by Caesar sums Brutus up as a character in the William Shakespeare play‚ The Tragedy Of Julius Caesar. It shows his flaws and his ambition. Brutus’ flaws are shown when he turns on one of his friends. His quest is to save Rome from the power of Caesar. Brutus is also a great leader and is always loyal to Rome no matter the circumstances. Brutus’ flaws‚ heroic qualities‚ and his quest to save Rome show he is the tragic hero in The Tragedy
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A tragic hero is one the begins as a highly-respected individual‚ until they are faced with a decision that exploits their tragic flaw which sends them towards there mere end but die with pride. A tragic hero is evident through Hamlet in Hamlet by William Shakespeare and Satan in Paradise Lost by John Milton. These tragic heroes are often compared but the question remains‚ who is the more tragic hero? While it is clear both characters support the makeup of a tragic hero‚ Satan’s story occurs on a
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To what extent do you think Shakespeare presents Macbeth as a tragic hero? The 17th century play‚ ‘Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare‚ was written during a time when James the first became the first king of both Scotland and England. The characters in the play are also based upon his descendants. The play itself focuses on the character of Macbeth who is manipulated into committing regicide by 3 witches. As the play progresses‚ both him and his wife begin to lose all sense of morality‚ resulting with
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Hamlet truly the tragic hero in Shakespeare’s Hamlet? Tragic heroes were originally defined by Aristotle‚ and he created a list of traits that a tragic hero must have. These traits are hamartia‚ peripeteia‚ anagnorisis‚ and hubris. In Hamlet‚ Laertes fits all of these traits perfectly‚ even more so than Hamlet‚ making Laertes the true tragic hero. Hamartia is a hero’s flaw or error in judgement‚ and is the first of four traits required for a character to be categorized as a tragic hero. In Hamlet‚ Laertes
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