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    A Shakespearean tragic hero may be defined as “an exceptional being of high degree” who contributes to his own degeneration and illustrates a personality flaw. The character of Shakespeare’s Macbeth is in all ways the perfect example of a tragic hero. His greatness and bravery in battle for his country ultimately leads him to be a great thane and eventually a powerful king‚ making his actions have a significant impact on a country. Macbeth’s ambition on becoming a king leads to an obsession to remain

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    Was Macbeth a Tragic Hero?

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    Jusline Hajar Mrs. Kadaoui English 20 May 20 2013 The Epidemic Of a Tragic Hero Macbeth is a very tragic story. Three witches tell Macbeth that he will become the thane of Cawdor‚ the thane of glams and will also become the king. Macbeth overcomes and fails throughout this story to try and make these prophesies reality. Macbeth goes through many situations and faces many deaths as he thrives to become leader. A hero is a person who is admired or idealized for courage‚ outstanding achievements

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    As the Greek philosopher‚ Aristotle‚ once said in the Poetics‚ a tragic hero should be “between these two extremes—that of a man who is not eminently good and just‚ yet whose misfortune is brought about not by vice or depravity‚ but by some error or frailty.” The ultimate purpose of a tragic hero is to construct catharsis. Doing this by making the audience commiserate with the protagonist producing emotions by having a rise and a plummeting downfall in the character’s life. Some would quarrel that

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    Tragic Hero " Jay Gatsby"

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    People could justify that Jay Gatsby has a many flaws‚ some more than others. Furthermore‚ the biggest flaw he had was his passion for Daisy‚ who is the reason why he is known as a "tragic hero". Daisy is what was standing between Gatsby and his “perfection” she is the one impossible thing he wants and goes after but can’t accomplish. In the end‚ he dies because of her‚ which is significant of her devastating impact on his life. Also‚ she brings out the individuality in Gatsby that undermines his

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    asked what is a tragic hero it is hard pressed to find a more fitting embodiment of what it means to be a tragic hero than Antigone. A tragic hero‚ in order to be considered a true tragic hero must meet certain qualification. according to Aristotle a tragic hero is a man or woman of high stature‚ and has the ability to endure suffering. A tragic hero must possess positive personal characteristics‚ but all the while possessing a major character flaw which will bring the downfall of the hero. The audience

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    King Lear the Tragic Hero In his Poetics Aristotle defines Tragedy as “an imitation of an action that is serious‚ complete‚ and of a certain magnitude“(Part VI). By Aristotle’s definition‚ a Tragedy imitates human experiences and the misfortunes that can accompany them. It builds and eventually purges pity and fear in readers‚ all while teaching and entertaining. While Tragedy can often be unpleasant or intense‚ “one needs to stand by at some time to Oedipus and hold the knife of his own most terrible

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    Death of a Hero (A Discussion of Willy Loman as a Tragic Hero in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman) Questions are often raised as to whether certain individuals are redeemable from the acts that they have committed. One such individual is Willy Loman. Willy Loman is the central character in Arthur Miller’s play‚ Death of a Salesman. In the play‚ Willy Loman is a 63 year old salesman with two sons‚ Biff and Happy‚ aged 34 and 32 respectively. He is also married to Linda Loman. Their family

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    Rabago Mr. Price World Literature Christopher McCandless Tragic Hero Aristotle the Greek philosopher‚ believed that a tragic hero had four characteristics. His first belief of a tragic hero is nobility or wisdom by birth. The second is hamartia also known as a flaw or mistake flaw of character. His third belief is‚ a reversal of fortune peripetia brought because of the hero’s hamartia. A tragic hero’s final characteristic is anagnorsis the discovery or recognition that

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    “A tragic hero is a literary character who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to his/her own destruction” as said by Aristotle‚ a Greek philosopher and a scientist who came up with the characteristics of tragic hero. William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a play about a tragic hero named Macbeth who was told about his prophecy by three witches and one of them was him being king‚ in which he succeeds by killing all in his way. The term tragic hero applies to Macbeth. Through three witch’s predications

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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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