obligation of relation and love‚ since Polyneices was also her brother. Such a dilemma‚ crossed with the law of the land and the law of her faith‚ still vex men and women today. Although Antigone met a tragic end‚ the tragic hero in this story is Creon. Below‚ why Creon fits Aristotle’s description of a tragic hero will be discussed as well as why Antigone or other characters do not fit. When examining Aristotle’s description of a tragic hero‚ it is important to look at each part of his description
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lot of trouble. Zeitoun is a tragic hero. Abdulrahman Zeitoun was widely regarded as a pillar of the community. He was the owner of Zeitoun A. Painting Contractor LLC‚ a company he had started after earning enough funds from years of hard work. A man of many talents‚ Zeitoun could paint‚ hang sheetrock‚ tilt‚ and much‚eleven years prior to starting this company‚ Zeitoun worked for a contractor named Charlie.more. At the time‚ Zeitoun did not own a car‚ and was forced to ride a bicycle to work
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Literary Criticism: Oedipus the King The pursuit of knowledge was very critical to the Greeks. Even if the truth was terrifying and hard to grasp‚ they saw it as an important virtue. The theater served as a medium for the examining of these ideas of knowledge and truth. Many playwrights at the time used the self-realizations of their protagonists as underlying themes for their tragedies. For example‚ in Oedipus the King. Sophocles uses Oedipus’s transformation‚ along with the plot‚ to emphasize
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Death of a Salesman‚ is considered tragic heroes because of their pitiful storylines; however‚ are Jay Gatsby and Willy Loman real tragic heroes? According to Aristotle‚ a tragic hero is a king that has flaws‚ makes mistakes‚ yet he realizes his mistake at the end of the story; the hero must also have a destiny bigger than he deserved‚ and have excessive pride (Tragic Hero defined by Aristotle). Arthur Miller believes the same characteristics are needed in a tragic hero‚ however Miller thinks a regular
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is a tragic hero. According to the philosopher and scientist‚ Aristotle‚ a tragic hero is a literary character who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to his/her own destruction. Along with his theory‚ he also states that "in order for a character to be a tragic hero‚ the character must not be a saint nor a villain‚ he should have some virtues‚ have a tragic flaw‚ and have excessive self-pride. Similarly‚ in the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt textbook‚ the characteristics of a tragic hero is that
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As the protagonists of the Greek Tragedy Oedipus the King and Star Wars ‚ Oedipus and Anakin Skywalker are both entangled into a tragic plot‚ with their own extreme pride as the impetus to all actions. Regarded as messiahs of their respective worlds‚ they swiftly turn proud and arrogant. With both Oedipus Rex and Anakin Skywalker sharing a hamartia of hubris‚ they cause their own ultimate
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downfall of the "tragic hero"‚ or the main character destined to fall‚ is portrayed to the audience. In one of the most famous tragic plays ever written‚ Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare gives the downfall of many characters. Given the case‚ there have been many arguments about who the tragic hero really is. Despite the fact that the play is named after Julius Caesar‚ the tragic hero of Shakespeare’s play is Marcus Brutus. As the tragic hero of the story‚ Brutus faces a tragic dilemma‚ a situation
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Throughout the interactive oral regarding Oedipus Rex‚ the discussion delved into a dissection of Oedipus’ choices and by what means those decisions had a substantial basis. Subsequently‚ Oedipus’ absurd rationality towards dejecting the prophecy morphed into a more coherent reaction‚ as his behavior was rooted in the cultural and social values from the ancient Greek era. Due to Oedipus facing the accusation of marrying his mother and slaughtered his father‚ Oedipus vehemently denies the accuracy of the
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Othello: Tragedy and Error Many would argue that Othello is a tragic hero to some degree. Being destined for downfall from the beginning‚ Othello remained a victim of senseless nature whose ultimate fate was the evil he possessed inside of himself provoked by the actions and words of others. With that in mind‚ awarding the character of Othello with a heroic title would seem plausible; however‚ the flaws in his characteristics would lead me to argue otherwise. Othello allowed his pride to
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character Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s best examples of a tragic hero. A tragic hero is a character who rises to power however some his qualities like his hubris will blind him and will eventually be the cause of his decline Tragic hero is a common theme throughout literature. Macbeth’s pride and lust for power‚ influenced by Lady Macbeth‚ are the factors that ultimately lead to his downfall. The main quality that makes Macbeth a tragic hero is his lust for power. This desire mainly comes from Lady
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