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    Oedipus' Hamartia

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    An hamartia is a crucial physical or mental trait that‚ in a certain situation‚ can lead to the downfall of a tragic hero within a piece of literature. In the play Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus is a tragic hero with a hamartia that leads to his inevitable downfall. He possesses three traits that have been debated on to be his hamartia: his hubris (excessive pride)‚ his heinous temperament‚ and his consummate determination. Of these three traits Oedipus possesses‚ I’ve believe that his hamartia is his profligate

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    Jennifer Strickland Ms. Hall ENG 102-02 26 April 2015 The term Hamartia which was derived by Aristotle is “the error of the tragic hero which causes his fall” (Scheepers 137). In modern terms hamartia can be described as a crime that was committed unwillingly or unintentionally. Sophocles’ demonstrates hamartia in his tragic play Oedipus Rex through Oedipus the king. In the tragedy “Oedipus’ destruction derives from acts that he unwittingly committed prior to his assumption to the throne” (Scheepers

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    Oedipus’ Hamartia Aristotle once said that a hero’s downfall must be a result of some tragic flaw within the character. This flaw was known as hamartia in the Greek world of Aristotle. Since Aristotle greatly admired Oedipus the King‚ many people believe that Oedipus must have had a prominent and complex hamartia. Discovering Oedipus’ hamartia within the play is not an easy task. In fact‚ it is impossible to point out Oedipus’ hamartia since I do not believe that he has one. Everything

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    Proctors Hamartia

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    Proctors Hamartia What is a tragic hero? A tragic hero is someone of noble stature that is good but not perfect and has committed a fatal flaw. As a result of this flaw he is judged and has a downfall on his grand stature. He realizes his mistake‚ and learns from it. He then accepts his death with dignity. In the play The Crucible written in the early 1950’s by Arthur Miller‚ does John Proctor qualify as a tragic hero? During the playwright‚ John Proctor does have the elements to qualify as a tragic

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    Hamlet's Hamartia

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    Claudius at the end‚ it was only because of the madness that went on in the final scene. Had he not been challenged at the end‚ I don’t believe he would have killed Claudius‚ regardless of the evidence he obtained against him. Claudius’ only hamartia is his cold‚ calculating‚ evil nature. Claudius causes his own ruin because of his evil behavior. He murders the queen because he has a lust for power‚ and perhaps for Gertrude‚ he spied on Hamlet and concocted several plans for his murder. His

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    something about Creon’s hamartia? Can we change the story in some way to make him more pitiful to the audience? Creon’s hamartia was his inability to be a good ruler who canable to make good decisions‚ reconsider his actions‚ and listen to the suggestions of his citizens. Creon’s hamartia caused led Creon to not reconsider or have a second thought when he outlawed the burial of Antigone’s brother‚ Polyneices. My suggestion to fulfill your request is to modify Creon’s hamartia so that Creon is a ruler

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    Hamlet's Hamartia

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    The main issue‚ to me‚ was what exactly his “mistake” was that caused his “misfortune”. I could not determine whether his flaw was his lack of action‚ or his recklessness; but I eventually came to the conclusion: it is all of the above. Hamlet’s hamartia is his inconsistency in actions and thinking; changing his process for making decisions‚ and his emotional state around other characters‚ many times throughout the story. Hamlet was plagued throughout the play by indecision‚ and was often too thoughtful

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    Set mainly in Scotland‚ the classic tragedy of Macbeth written by William Shakespeare dramatizes the consequences to those who seek power for their own well-being. In order for a story to be considered a Shakespearean tragedy‚ it must have certain characteristics. A tragic hero must face an unfortunate fate due to his tragic flaw and throughout the play also face certain obstacles. The protagonist Macbeth is noble and valiant‚ thereafter his positive qualities amplifying negatively‚ and becoming

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    3. Tragic Hero & Hamartia :- Aristotle in his ‘Poetics’ has given an ideal concept of tragic hero. According to Aristotle tragic hero in a tragic drama should neither be too good or perfect hero nor be too wicked or bad. Fall of a perfect good man would not arouse pity but it may shock us or disgust us. In the same way‚ utterly wicked person passing from happiness to misery is lacking in proper tragic qualities‚ nevertheless satisfying our moral sense. Thus in the view of Aristotle‚ totally

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    “Compare the ways in which Shakespeare and Browning present characters with hamartia in Othello and a selection of poetry. To what extent does this give the text a sense of catharsis at the end?” The term ’hamartia’ in this context is a reference to a flaw in a protagonist’s character‚ either because of his natural attributes‚ a sin committed by the character‚ his ignorance or naivety‚ or a misunderstanding. This results in the “hero” committing an unfixable error‚ which may result in his downfall

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