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    Tom Falzani Dr. Klem AP English September 26‚ 2015 Macbeth as the Tragic Hero By definition a tragic hero is a person of noble birth with heroic qualities. This person is often fated by other forces to great destruction. In the Shakespearean play Macbeth‚ the leading character‚ Macbeth is the tragic hero. Throughout the play he goes through many changes and events that cause him to be a completely different character at the end. A man‚ once noble and honorable‚ who is praised by a king‚ but influenced

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    you but it can be something really good at the end. Noble is someone who is trusted and you can actually trust them. Suffering is going through pain of handling something hard. Recognition is the process of realizing something. Graham was the most tragic person because he has suffered the most. Caroline stats‚ “ the truck has severed most of her lower half. What did you say?She won’t be saved.Her body is pinned in such a way that it’s alive when it shouldn’t be alive‚ and the truck is holding

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    Okonkwo Tragic Hero

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    In Chinua Achebe’s novel Things Fall Apart the protagonist Okonkwo can be compared to a Greek tragic hero. Throughout the novel we see many heroic qualities as well as a tragic flaw that allows Okonkwo to be associated with a Greek tragic hero. There are many positive attributes given and attributed to Okonkwo‚ but it is that tragic flaw that humanizes him and allows us to decipher his growth and how he personally changes. From the very beginning of the novel Okonkwo is described as very strong

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    Creon: A Tragic Hero

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    what she and does not regret it. Creon’s mood turns very hateful. This ignites a flame between the two cause them to argue. This argument causes Creon to act very stubborn‚ fearful and disrespectful. Overall‚ these conflicts progresses Creon as a tragic hero by him choosing not to listen to anyone and having an opinionated mind. Creon not wanting to listening to anyone influences the plot by everyone being punished for trying to prove him ‘wrong’ in the subject of not burying both of the brothers

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    I decided to write on the Tragic Hero because I found it is fascinating how we find something heroic in his actions etc. A tragic hero is a man of noble birth with gallant or conceivably heroic qualities. A tragic hero is an abstract character who makes a judgment error that unavoidably prompts his/her destruction. In perusing Antigone‚ Medea and Hamlet‚ look at the part of equity and revenge and its impact on every character’s decisions when analysing any "judgment error.” The hero has a character

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    Macbeth: Tragic Hero

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    downfall. Their appearances in the play are the darkest‚ gloomiest aspects and signify the power of evil being able to tempt man into his own downfall. In considering the dramatic significance of the play‚ we might think of whether Macbeth is a tragic hero.  Act 1 at first tells us he is heroic; we quickly learns he has a fatal flaw‚ ambition. But is he responsible for his fall & does he learn from his mistake. We turn to the witches: do they dictate his fate?

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    Othello as Tragic Hero

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    In what ways does Shakespeare present Othello as a typical tragic hero? Professedly‚ Shakespeare appears to present Othello as tragic hero‚ exposing his tragic flaw‚ which consequently leads to his downfall‚ through his use of language‚ structure and form. It could be argued ‘Othello’ appears to conform to Aristotle’s principles of tragedy‚ of the noble protagonist who undergoes perpetia and endures suffering‚ resulting in his ultimate downfall due to harmatia‚ which he eventually realises‚ providing

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    Nora as a Tragic Heroine

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    A Doll’s House/ 2. Nora as a tragic heroine. Nora Helmer is undoubtedly the most outstanding character in A Doll’s House. Our attention is largely focused on her as we go through the play. Other characters‚ notably Helmer and Krogstad ‚ also engage our attention but it is the vicissitude in the life of Nora and the fate that awaits her interest us most.in the beginning of the play Nora does appear to be a person without any character and therefore ‚a cipher. She seems to be completely dependent

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    Tragic Hero: Othello

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    Tragic Hero: Othello In all tragedies there must be a character that experiences disaster. In The Tragedy of Othello‚ Othello qualifies as tragic hero because poor judgement causes a catastrophe that he did not deserve‚ ultimately reversing his fate. Jealousy‚ lack of judgement‚ and concern for reputation are some of Othello’s flaws‚ but the principle flaw that causes his downfall is that he trusts easily. Iago knows that Othello is too trusting and plans to exploit that. During his soliloquy when

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    Oedipus' Tragic Flaw

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    and people; and of course‚ as long as you’re looking down‚ you can’t see something that is above you.” This quote correctly authenticates Oedipus’ tragic flaw in the Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. Beyond other factors‚ Oedipus’ pride through out the story blinds him from seeing many things that eventually lead us to believe his prevalent tragic flaw of all was his pride. First‚ Oedipus failed to believe Tiresias when he accused him of being the reason why Thebes was suffering. "You are

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