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    Greek tragedy would not be complete with out a tragic hero. Sophocles wrote Antigone with a specific character in mind for this part. Based on Aristotle’s definition‚ Creon is the tragic hero of Antigone. Creon fits Aristotle’s tragic hero traits as a significant person who is faced with difficult decisions. Creon is significant because he is king. This makes him both renowned and prosperous. Creon is not completely good nor completely bad; he is somewhere in-between‚ as humans are. The audience

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    Aristotle Tragic Hero

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    Introduction “A hero deserves admiration due to his inherent goodness. If he succumbs to unmerited suffering‚ he becomes a tragic hero.”_1 In Aristotle’s own words‚ “a man cannot become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall.” This statement gives the gist of Aristotle’s concept of a tragic hero. A hero must fall from grace and must be able to clearly comprehend the cause of his fall. The “fall” must take place due to an error in judgement that arises out of some flaw (hamartia)

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    Anyone Can Be a Hero

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    Anyone Can Be a Hero By Jennifer L. Jefferson Com/150 July 8‚ 2012 Sonya Macon Anyone Can Be a Hero Everyone has heard through some type of media resource that there are no more heroes in the world today‚ that any or everyone we look up to has a bad reputation or not worth our time and eventually will steer us in the wrong direction. To our understanding this is not true there are heroes in our world‚ Webster dictionary defines hero as a male figure that displays superior courage and strength

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    Beowulf Medieval Hero

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    Rachel Hamilton English 12 Mr. Allin November 11‚ 2016 Medieval Hero Based on a culture’s heroes‚ one can determine what the society’s values are. Beowulf represented the ultimate fighter of the Anglo-Saxon period‚ and what they considered to be the best characteristics for an individual to have (Allin 2016). He was the hero of lone combat against two horrifying monsters (Beowulf n.d.). He was incredibly valiant in his fights‚ as well as courageous (Beowulf n.d.). His story was told as an inspiration

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    as a hero. Most would describe their hero as strong‚ tall‚ and brave. A hero can be described as a variety of wares‚ but the top three characteristics are loving‚ caring‚ and brave. Realistic heroes like police man and fiction heroes such as Beowulf have differences and similarities when coming to be a hero. They both take a part in being brave‚ caring‚ and loving. A hero must be loving because if you don’t love or have love for your hero‚ then how is he or she your hero. Loving your hero is just

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    Beowulf An Epic Hero

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    the place‚ and the people. A hero can be defined as someone who fights supernaturals or a more modern version is a person who risks their life to save another. A hero’s place in society is someone who represents the peoples values and beliefs and they go above and beyond to protect what is important to others and Beowulf represents everything a hero is. In many ways the character Beowulf‚ from the epic poem Beowulf‚ can be described as a hero. Beowulf is a epic hero because he travels a great distance

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    Macbeth: A Tragic Hero

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    Macbeth: A Tragic Hero There is much debate to whether Macbeth is a villain or hero‚ but it truly is clear that Macbeth is a tragic hero based on that he has the fatal flaw of having too much ambition‚ he was doomed to make a serious error in judgment which was killing Duncan‚ and that he suffered greatly in order to accomplish what he believed was right. Macbeth’s flaw of his extreme ambition is demonstrated by how he kills Duncan‚ how he kills Banquo‚ and how he kills MacDuff’s family. He was

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    Phoenix Jackson Hero

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    Is Phoenix Jackson a Hero? Phoenix Jackson is an elderly Negro woman‚ who is a former slave and is walking by herself through the countryside to get to town in order to pick up medicine for her sick Grandson‚ who swallowed a poison. Based on the essay question‚ Phoenix Jackson is considered a hero because of her endurance and her ability to complete a goal. First‚ Phoenix Jackson is a hero because her journey to get her grandson is not an easy one. She has to walk about 30 miles in order to

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    How Is Odysseus A Hero

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    ones. Some people believe that Odysseus was too prideful and foolish‚ but I believe that he should be defined as a hero. Whenever Odysseus and his crew faced many challenges‚ Odysseus always looked out for his shipmates and would help them when needed. He showed loyalty and cared for his crew and I believe that is a trait that heroes should have. Odysseus has the many traits that a hero possesses. One of the traits he contains is cleverness. One of the times that odysseus showed cleverness was when

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    According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary‚ the definition of a hero is “a person of distinguishing courage or ability‚ admire for his brave deeds and noble qualities”. In other words‚ a hero is an individual with unique attributes that can overcome adversities‚ and get the admiration of others. Most of the people define a hero as an individual who has done an act of valor by using superpowers‚ or by a brave act of valor. Let’s use Superman as an example of a person with superpowers. He gains

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