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    Hamlet as a Tragic Hero

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    Hamlet as a Tragic Hero By‚ Kassidy Neudorf What is a tragic hero? Well‚ according to most critiques on the Internet‚ it is simply a “protagonist of a tragedy”. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ Hamlet is the Tragic Hero. Most tragic heroes contain a tragic flaw‚ so what tragic flaw of Hamlet makes him the tragic hero of this story? It may be his lack of motivation to take action; in other words‚ procrastination. Or how he does not have a concept of balance between reality itself and contemplation over

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    Albert Camus’s "The Myth of Sisyphus" was the basis for future reference to what literary critics and the like would refer to as the "tragic hero". The tragic hero‚ as defined by Camus‚ is a character in a story‚ play‚ or novel that is forever doomed to an undesirable fate. In The Stranger‚ the story’s protagonist Monsieur Meursault would be defined as a "tragic hero". He is eventually doomed to a most horrible fate‚ he feels no hope for himself or his survival‚ and he accepts what he has to do with

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    Antigone Tragic Hero

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    Antigone truly shows that Antigone is the tragic hero of this famous play. Antigone perfectly portrays the Ancient Greek philosopher‚ writer‚ and scientist Aristotle’s four characteristics of a tragic hero. According to Aristotle‚ a tragic hero is a noble person who is neither wholly good nor evil‚ faces a difficult decision‚ learns from their mistakes‚ and has a flawed character whose flaw ultimately leads to their downfall. Due to these facts‚ Antigone is the tragic hero of the classical Greek tragedy

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    Oedipus Tragic Hero

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    Oedipus as a Tragic Hero Essay D1 In the tragedy‚ Oedipus Rex‚ Sophocles portrays the character Oedipus as a tragic hero. By using Aristotle’s interpretation of tragedy and a tragic hero‚ Oedipus is rendered as a favorable illustration. Oedipus Rex written by Sophocles exemplifies Oedipus as the quintessential interpretation of a tragic hero. Oedipus is the embodiment of Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero as he depicts character traits such as hubris‚ tragic flaw‚ coming from a high social

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    Brutus Tragic Hero

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    Marcus Brutus as The Tragic Hero of Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Aristotle is a Greek philosopher who made significant contributions to many different aspects of literature. In Aristotle’s philosophical treatise‚ Poetics‚ a tragedy is depicted as the downfall of a tragic hero‚ which is conveyed through the unification of hubris‚ free choice‚ and an error of judgement. Aristotle defines a tragic hero as a person of noble prestige and greatness. Although the tragic hero is notably great

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    Creon as Tragic Hero

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    Antigone‚ 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

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    Odysseus as a Tragic Hero

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    mad‚ or have a loved one taken away from him. However‚ one Greek hero existed whose story did not end with tragedy: Odysseus. Homer’s The Odyssey is unique among all other Greek myths in that it is the only story in which the hero does not meet a tragic end; why is this so? From his words to his actions and from his companions to the way he handles certain situations‚ Odysseus is vastly different from all other mythical Greek heroes‚ a uniquity which leads to his story’s eventual cheerful ending

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    Okonkwo Tragic Hero

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    Achebe‚ I believe that Okonkwo does fit the description of a tragic hero‚ A tragic hero must evoke in the audience a sense of pity or fear‚ saying‚ “the change of fortune presented must not be the spectacle of a virtuous man brought from prosperity to adversity." In other words‚ the focus of the tragic hero should not be in the loss of his prosperity. In this essay i will be explaining why i believe Okonkwo fits the description of a tragic hero. Qualitys: Okonkwo was a very loyal‚ and hardworking

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    Othello Tragic Hero

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    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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    Othello's Tragic Flaw

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    characters and situations are universal. Each character is relatable on the fact that every major character is a classic epitome. Iago‚ a classic villain. A scoundrel with an astonishing ability to manipulate and cause turmoil‚ and Othello a classic tragic hero who’s own jealousy and deep internalized insecurity of the prejudices surrounding him‚ helps right into Iagos “evil genius” and ultimately are the key cause in Othello’s unfortunate downfall. Iago is one of the most infamous and puzzling villains

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