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    Malcolm X Role Model

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    name‚ but he‚ Malcolm X‚ being a rights-activist and public speaker‚ once said‚ “I believe in human beings‚ and that all human beings should be respected as such‚ regardless of their color.” (Quotes by X 1). X‚ a role model to the black community and founder of the Muslim Mosque Inc.‚ was a powerful black leader who fought for human rights and equality. X became one of the most known people‚ somewhat of an alternative to Martin Luther King Jr.‚ to speak up against the law. Many‚ not just X and King‚

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    Oedipus Tragic Hero

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    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 respectable

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    Okonkwo: The Tragic Hero

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    The degree to which Okonkwo fits Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero is greatly true. The reason for this belief includes Okonkwo being a person of noble or high status who has a mixture of good and bad in his personality. He has a fatal flaw‚ or hamartia‚ which leads to his downfall and his downfall‚ is often preceded by self-realization. He has a large capacity for suffering. In the end‚ the flaw that leads to Okonkwo’s downfall is his pride. For example‚ Okonkwo killed Ikemefuna

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    Hamlet Tragic Hero

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    Tragic Hero; Hamlet Tragedy is a literary work dealing with serious and important themes in which a character of importance and status‚ through some personal flaw or error in judgment‚ meets destruction. A tragic hero is a literary character who makes a judgement error that inevitably leads to their own destruction. These definitions completely describe Hamlet. The play Hamlet was a tragedy and Hamlet himself was a tragic hero. Throughout the play Hamlet showed many acts to believe he was a tragic

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    Okonkwo Is a Tragic Hero

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    Okonkwo is ruled by fear and anger‚ which takes part in his ultimate downfall. Okonkwo is not so much a martyr but a tragic hero because he is a man of importance brought down by an insurmountable amount of conflict within himself due to his tragic flaws and the dominating cultural influence that threatens change in a traditional society. Since Okonkwo is a tragic hero‚ he must have tragic flaws. The first of which is his obsession with war‚ fighting‚ and conquering. Okonkwo constantly must be engaged

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    Oedipus as a Tragic Hero

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    Oedipus is considered a tragic hero. Characteristics of a tragic hero are‚ the tragic hero must be born of noble birth which means a high class /rank. The character is in between being exceptionally good and exceptionally evil. The tragic hero’s misfortune or downfall is brought by some error of judgment that comes from some inner flaw or weakness‚ not because of some horrible thing he has done. And finally the tragic hero goes through one or more reversals of fortune leading up to a final recognition

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    Hamlet's Tragic Hero

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    There is no doubt in my mind that Hamlet is a tragic hero. There are many examples that you can find that helps him fall under the title “hero.” One is that he starts out as a typical hero trying to give the noblest deed‚ to avenge his father’s death‚ and in the end dies as any noble hero does‚ and dies for what he loves. But like every other hero he possess a tragic flaw that aids him into his poor decisions. His tragic flaws are how he is over passionate about the death of his father and the limits

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    Okonkwo Tragic Hero

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    Rough Draft Things Fall Apart A hero is someone who is admired or Idealized for courage‚ outstanding achievements‚ or noble qualities. A tragic hero‚ according to Aristotle‚ is someone who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to his or her own destruction. In reading “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe‚ Okwonkwo is a tragic hero. Okwonkwo is the main protagonist in this book and is a leader and dedicated member of the Igbo Community of Umuofa whose tragic flaw is his vast fear of weakness

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    Oedipus: a Tragic Hero

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    Oedipus: A Tragic Hero Oedipus Rex‚ or Oedipus the King is Sophocles ’s first play of "The Theban Cycle." It tells the story of a king that tries to escape his fate‚ but by doing so he only brings about his downfall. Oedipus is a classic example of the Aristotelian definition of a tragic hero. Aristotle defines a tragic hero as a basically good and noble person who causes his own downfall due to a flaw in his character. Oedipus is a man of noble blood; his parents‚ who raised him as a child

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    Creon: A Tragic Hero

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    “I myself am made entirely of flaws‚ stitched together with good intentions.” In a Greek drama‚ a tragic flaw causes the downfall of a tragic hero‚ a person of nobility or higher standing. In Sophocles’ play‚ Antigone‚ Creon is the tragic hero because he is a strong man who is loyal to his city‚ but his stubborn pride gets in the way of him ruling his country‚ protecting his family‚ and staying true to the Greek values. Creon is the king of Thebes. He became the king because his sister‚ Iocaste

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