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    extent is Othello’s own character the cause of his downfall? According to Aristotle’s Poetics‚ a classical tragic hero should be renowned and prosperous‚ superior in some specific way‚ so that the reversal of fortunes or downfall‚ stirs up feelings within the audience of a greater intensity. Such disastrous results are often triggered by the mistake of the tragic hero due to their tragic flaw or hamartia‚ which is often linked to hubris or excessive pride. In Shakespeare’s Othello‚ as a General

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    Ophelia; he cares little for the fact that she is socially beneath him (Act III‚ Scene 1). And the respect other’s show for him is refined when Claudius states‚ “Madness in great ones must not unwatch’d go” (Act III‚ Scene 1). Hamlet is‚ however‚ a tragic hero and victim of his own actions. When the play begins‚ Claudius has already violated the natural order of the kingdom‚ and Hamlet‚ although profoundly disturbed‚ is only partially aware of the evil that has been perpetrated by his new stepfather

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    did not ask to be king‚ he was still a child and did not feel he was worthy of such a position. Arthur’s lack of confidence and trust in himself defines him as a king and his ability to rule. Arthur’s dependency on others proves to be King Arthur’s tragic flaw. As a child Arthur was brought up as Sir Kay‚ his foster brother’s‚ Squire. He grew up serving to others demands‚ it was never necessary for him to make his own decisions. Arthur just did what he was told and tried to please Sir Kay. This flaw

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    The Holocaust‚ which took place during WWII‚ caused many tragic deaths due to one powerful man. 11 million people died during this time but the Holocaust focused more on the Jewish religion‚ where 6 million Jews were killed. At this time‚ Jews were forced to live in ghettos and concentration camps‚ where a mass amount of people died. One of the largest ghettos in Poland‚ Warsaw‚ had over 400‚000 people living in a crowded area of 1.3 square miles. Torture and occurred frequently when they were sent

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    Shakespeare’s Hamlet revolves around Hamlet’s inaction and subsequent action. Explore the causes and results of these two elements. Shakespeare’s Hamlet focuses on man’s action and subsequent inaction resulting from the situations and circumstances life presents. The characters and the plays events significantly impact the protagonist constantly pushing Hamlet towards vengeance. Hamlet’s oscillation between action and inaction are a direct result of the characters sense of obligation and convenience

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    Characteristics of a Tragic Hero He must be; better than we are; a man who is superior to the average man in some way. In Oedipus case‚ he is superior not only because of social standing‚ but also because he is smart ­ he is the only person who could solve the Sphinx riddle. At the same time‚ a tragic hero must evoke both pity and fear‚ and Aristotle claims that the best way to do this is if he is imperfect. A character with a mixture of good and evil is more compelling that a character who is merely

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    Macbeth a tragic hero? Macbeth is the main character in Shakespeare’s play ‘Macbeth’. The play is a tragedy‚ therefore‚ the question arises; is Macbeth a tragic hero? Macbeth’s not only guilty of regicide‚ he also kills his best friend‚ an innocent family‚ and anybody else who he feels is a danger to his thrown. If we were to leave it at that‚ we could even name him a villain. However a tragic hero does not necessarily have to accomplish any good deeds‚ like the typical person we would call a

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    Character Trait of Creon The Greek tragedy Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ introduces characters that can be described as tragic heroes. This tragedy has the character face with a dramatic reconciliation. Creon‚ one of the main characters in the play‚ is a major tragic hero because of his personal characteristics and the actions he made. There were three specific characteristics that can be explained to describe Creon’s personality. He was ignorant‚ rude and insecure. Creon had a natural habit of being

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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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    treatment. A villain is a wicked person or a criminal. Antonio’s counterpart‚ Shylock‚ is the most noteworthy figure in Shakespeare’s comedy‚ The Merchant of Venice. No consensus has been reached on whether Shylock is a tyrannical villain or a tragic victim. Shylock‚ in my opinion‚ is a bloodthirsty villain. In the following paragraphs‚ it will be shown that Shylock is a villain in every sense of the word. Namely‚ he is vengeful‚ very materialistic and shrewd. Firstly‚ Shylock is extremely vengeful

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