think that Chris Mccandless was brave‚ or mentally ill or he was dumb‚ but Chris was none of these Chris was really a tragic hero‚ this micro argument will explain how Chris Mccandless fits the Tragic hero traits and what actions led Chris to his fate . In Aristotle’s Characteristics of a Tragic Hero it tells the traits of what makes a tragic hero and Chris Mccandless is a Tragic Hero‚ the first Trait is noble birth in Into The Wild Chris had a good upper middle class status his father was an aerospace
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"show me a hero‚ and I’ll write you a tragedy." This quote is based on the definition of a tragedy‚ a story of a person who starts in a high position in society and falls throughout the story to end in a state worse-off than where he began. This person is known as the tragic hero. The tragic hero is the character who falls from grace due to fate and a weakness. In Sophocles play‚ Antigone‚ one could argue that there are many tragic heroes‚ however‚ the one who stands above them all as the hero is the
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In his work Nature and Elements of Tragedy‚ Aristotle outlined the characteristics needed in order to create a compelling tragic hero. He states that this particular character must be "better than we are‚" a man who is superior to the average man in some way. At the same time‚ a tragic hero must evoke both pity and fear among the audience‚ causing each member to experience a feeling of catharsis‚ or strong emotion. According to Aristotle‚ the best way to achieve this effect is to accurately portray
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September 2014 Creon as a Tragic Hero “The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart‚ and all they can do is stare blankly.” This quotation written by F. Scott Fitzgerald centuries after the famous Greek playwrights directly correlates to Aristotle’s characteristics of a tragic hero. In the Greek Tragedy‚ Antigone by Sophocles‚ the king‚ Creon‚ displays the qualities that fit Aristotle’s idea of the tragic hero. Creon possesses the fatal
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country in battle or rescuing the princess from the dragon. Perhaps‚ the tragic hero is the rarest hero of all. William Shakespeare has imaginatively made the absolute most acclaimed the tragic hero and plays ever. With one of the best stories‚ Othello. Othello is a tragic hero because of his titled characteristics‚ his tragic mistakes‚ and his tragic defeat. There must first be a titled character for somebody to be a tragic hero. Othello can be considered as a titled character as he is one of the most
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Gürbüz ÇİMEN 13.04.2012 0902020045 As a Tragic Hero‚ Creon Antigone was written by Sophocles. While some people say Antigone is the tragic heroine in the play‚ I believe Creon is our protagonist and he is the most tragic character in Sophocles’ play. Because Antigone was killed by her uncle Creon tyrannically‚ it is difficult to remember that Creon is the one who lost everything he held the spirit of his age. Audience can ffffeel compassion for Creon if you think of his poor situation
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A tragic hero‚ as defined by the Greek philosopher Aristotle‚ is a character who makes an irrevocable mistake because of due to an undesirable character trait that leads them to their potential downfall called a tragic flaw. Examples of tragic heroes include Macbeth of The Tragedy of Macbeth‚ whose ambition leads to his demise‚ and Oedipus of Sophocles’ play Oedipus Rex‚ whose ignorance and hubris leads to eternal humiliation. In Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ the tragic hero
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famous philosopher of ancient Greece believes that a protagonist must portray five certain characteristics to be classified as a tragic hero. A tragic hero must be of noble birth or have a status with much amounts of respect from people surrounded by the character. Also have hamartia (fatal flaw)‚ the character must have a flaw that will lead to their demise. The hero has a reversal of fortune( protagonist dies) The character must realize his fatal flaw is the reason for their downfall (anagnorisis)
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ARISTOTLE’S CHARACTERISTICS OF A TRAGIC HERO (INE) 1. The tragic hero(ine) must be highly renowned and prosperous a. Oedipus‚ Son of King of Thebes‚ King of Thebes‚ “Adopted” son of King of Crones b. Antigone‚ son of Oedipus c. Prometheus‚ Titan 2. The tragic hero(ine) must not be a perfectly good man or woman brought from a high status to low. This would merely be a shock; there must be justification for the fall. a. Oedipus‚ killed the King of Thebes. b. Antigone‚ buried her dishonored brother
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A tragic hero is a literary character of great virtue who has a fatal flaw that eventually leads to his downfall. What makes the character a tragic hero is a self-awareness and reversal of the tragic flaw that draws the empathy of the reader. In The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ John Proctor is the tragic hero because of his indiscretion and his conceit to maintain his good name which leads to his demise and eventual death. One trait of a tragic hero is that the character must be noble
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