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    Macbeth as a Tragic Hero

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    “The Journey to a Tragic Hero” An Essay Exploring Macbeth’s Journey to Becoming a Tragic Hero A Tragic Hero is someone who is important within his society. He has a tragic flaw which continues to grow and overcome his own personal virtues‚ as he continues into his downfall and the destruction of his world. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ Macbeth sees opportunities to become more powerful and his ambition starts to take over his own judgement. Macbeth begins to have moments of insanity and new information

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    Okonkwo Tragic Hero

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    Achebe‚ I believe that Okonkwo does fit the description of a tragic hero‚ A tragic hero must evoke in the audience a sense of pity or fear‚ saying‚ “the change of fortune presented must not be the spectacle of a virtuous man brought from prosperity to adversity." In other words‚ the focus of the tragic hero should not be in the loss of his prosperity. In this essay i will be explaining why i believe Okonkwo fits the description of a tragic hero. Qualitys: Okonkwo was a very loyal‚ and hardworking

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    Maximus: A Tragic Hero

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    Heroes nowadays consist of people who fight for justice and those whose stories are not so tragic. Well‚ throughout our past history‚ the stories of heroes were very tragic and sometimes emotional. These stories were made that way due to a man named Aristotle. Aristotle was an ancient Greek Philosopher who had created many ideas and philosophies‚ even in literature. One of his most famous contributions to literature are his ideas about a form of story-writing called tragedies. Aristotle had basically

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    Willy Tragic Hero

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    A tragic hero is a character who in spite of a basic goodness and authority‚ has a tragic flaw‚ and because of this fault is destined to fail. A true tragic hero or heroine recognizes his or her flaw/s‚ but typically not until it is too late to stop to downward spiral. A few examples of tragic heroes and heroines are from the many works of Shakespear. In Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller‚ Willy Loman‚ the tragic hero‚ has so many flaws that end up in suicide before he has a chance to resolve them

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    Macbeth and Tragic Hero

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    play closely it is clear to see that‚ rather than being an innately evil character‚ Macbeth is in fact a tragic hero‚ doomed by fate from the start to descend into the madness which he did. Had it not been for his hamartia and his interaction with the witches and his wife then the play would have had a very different ending. Like every tragic hero in literature Macbeth suffered from a tragic flaw‚ or a hamartia. In his case‚ his flaw was his vaulting ambition‚ combined with a lust for power. Macbeth

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    Hamlet as a Tragic Hero

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    terror." A tragic hero‚ therefore‚ is the character who experiences such a conflict and suffers catastrophically as a result of his choices and related actions. The character of Hamlet is a clear representation of Shakespeare’s tragic hero‚ as he possesses all the necessary characteristics of such a hero. Hamlet is seen as a tragic hero as he has doomed others because of a serious error in judgment‚ also Hamlet is responsible for his own fate and Hamlet has been endowed with a tragic flaw. These

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    Okonkwo Tragic Hero

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    having the characteristics and traits of a tragic hero. A tragic hero is someone who hold holds power and prestige from the start‚ and eventually comes to a downfall leading to a tragic death. Okonkwo can be defined as a tragic hero because he was of success since age 18‚ and then after a while his fear of becoming like his father eventually took over him‚ ending in a suppressing death‚ in which he hangs himself. Okonkwo didn’t seem to be a tragic hero at the beginning‚ but once he kills Ikemefuna

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    Maximus As A Tragic Hero

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    According to Aristotle‚ a Greek philosopher‚ a hero must five different characteristics to be considered a tragic hero. First‚ they must be of noble birth or they must be wise. Second‚ they must have a “fatal flaw” or a trait that is unchangeable. The protagonist has to undergo a reversal of fortune where their life gets turned around into a different direction. They must realize that their flaw caused the reversal of fortune before the plot ends or the character dies. Lastly‚ they must receive a

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    Macbeth- Tragic Hero

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    Macbeth – Tragic Hero Macbeth was a true Shakespearean tragic hero. He had many noble qualities as well as several tragic flaws. He was a courageous‚ brave and good nobleman who was haunted by superstition‚ moral cowardice and an overwhelming ambition. He is a brave warrior‚ hailed as a hero and treats his wife like an equal. He is a nobleman who is aware of the natural order and his role within that natural order. Lady Macbeths influence and manipulation of Macbeth’s judgment‚ and Macbeth’s long

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    Antigone Tragic Hero

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    English 10: Period 5 20 March 2012 Tragic Hero Within the tragic play Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ there is a dichotomy between the two main characters: Antigone and Creon. Throughout the play Antigone and Creon both portray a tragic hero; however‚ Antigone illustrates more qualities of a tragic hero. A tragic hero is one who fails to attain happiness and whose failures excites pity‚ has a great integrity of character‚ and is nether extremely benevolent nor malevolent. These are all qualities Antigone

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