A tragic hero is a man of noble stature‚ not just any ordinary man‚ but a man with outstanding qualities and greatness about him. This nobleman will also have a serious tragic flaw which leads to his disastrous downfall. In Shakespeare’s play‚ Julius Caesar‚ two characters come to mind who may fit this definition - Julius Caesar and Marcus Brutus. Julius Caesar is a military leader‚ politician and the ruler of Rome. Many people love him for taking down Pompey‚ yet some people fear his power. Brutus
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think of a hero‚ they do not understand you do not need to be just like batman‚ you do not need to be able to fly or never die. There is no need to wear a mask‚ save the world‚ or have special powers. To me‚ any regular person can become a hero in their own way. I believe that a hero can be found in any piece of literature whether‚ fiction or nonfiction. The hero can be depicted in many different ways. To me‚ in order to be a hero‚ someone needs to rescue another of some sort. A hero will play
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Oedipus: The Tragic Hero Normally when someone hears the word “tragedy‚” they automatically think of suffering‚ pain‚ destruction‚ and calamity. The final result would be the unfortunate collapse of a powerful protagonist whether it was a misjudgment or a flaw within their character. A great example of a tragedy would be Oedipus the King by Sophocles. This play was set in the city of Thebes during another terrible plague that the people had just overcome. It tells about a king who lives out his
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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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A tragic hero is someone of superior qualities and status‚ who suffers a reversal of fortune due to major character flaws. In the novel‚ Things Fall Apart‚ Achebe portrays his own characterization of a tragic hero through Okonkwo‚ the main character. Like typical tragic heroes in other literature‚ he suffers a terrible death in the end. Despite his honorable and respectable social status‚ Okonkwo ’s tragic flaws‚ fear of failure and anger‚ bring about his own destruction. Okonkwo is one of the most
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A common theme in literature is that of the tragic hero‚ a character that has suffered due to a flaw in his or her own self. Antigone by Sophocles has a few examples of this trope. King Creon excellently fits this mold of tragic hero. The flaw that makes Creon a tragic hero is his paranoia. Creon often believes his citizens and even close friends and relatives are out to get him. He is convinced that there are “anarchists putting their heads together’ in opposition to his rule all over the city
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I think chris mcandless is a tragic hero because he was brave to leave every thing he had to go out into the wilderness. Many people think he was crazy and stuped and he killed himself but he wanted to do it so he was following his gutt. Chris mcandless came from a pretty wealthy famley his father was an engineer for nasa and he made some pretty good money‚ chris mcandless gave his college funds to charity. Chris mcandless had a little yellow datsan and he loved that thing and he drove it everywhere
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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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thrilling story set in ancient Rome. The play focuses on the death of Julius Caesar and his best friend‚ the tragic hero‚ Marcus Brutus‚ who killed him. Brutus is the tragic hero because he was prominent in society and had a fatal flaw. His fatal flaw leading to his downfall also makes him the tragic hero. As the tragic hero‚ he recognizes his mistakes and is redeemed. Marcus Brutus is the tragic hero in the play Julius Caesar since he is prominent in society‚ has a fatal flaw that leads to his shameful
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perfection of their punishment.” – Judge Danforth. Many might say that John Proctor is the tragic hero in The Crucible because he was the one to die‚ I on the other hand believe Reverenad Hale was. Unlike Proctor‚ Reverend Hale fought to protect the innocent people who got accused of witchcraft by telling them to lie even though he was a man of God only because he knew they were innocent. Reverend Hale is the tragic hero because of his compassion and vulnerability‚ his guilt for sending innocent lives to
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