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    Creon: A Tragic Hero

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    “I myself am made entirely of flaws‚ stitched together with good intentions.” In a Greek drama‚ a tragic flaw causes the downfall of a tragic hero‚ a person of nobility or higher standing. In Sophocles’ play‚ Antigone‚ Creon is the tragic hero because he is a strong man who is loyal to his city‚ but his stubborn pride gets in the way of him ruling his country‚ protecting his family‚ and staying true to the Greek values. Creon is the king of Thebes. He became the king because his sister‚ Iocaste

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    Compare and Contrast: Oedipus and Othello When comparing and contrasting the character’s Oedipus and Othello by means of the different theatrical practices‚ one must take in account that there have been many interpretations‚ and productions of each of their respected plays. The differing presentations of each may lead someone to think differently about the play than another would. In comparing and contrasting the dramatic representation of the protagonists Oedipus and Othello‚ theatrical presentation

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    Who Is Oedipus The King

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    Oedipus The King Oedipus‚ is the protagonist of the tragedy drama‚ he followed by a horrible fate and conflict. Even he tried to escape from this fate‚ he ended to going to his fate by himself . Oedipus is a man of swift action and great insight. these qualities make him an excellent and perfect ruler who how to help his citizens. For example‚ When the citizens of Thebes beg him to do something about the plague‚ Oedipus is already start to do and thinking about it ‚he has sent Creon to the oracle

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    Okonkwo: The Tragic Hero

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    The degree to which Okonkwo fits Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero is greatly true. The reason for this belief includes Okonkwo being a person of noble or high status who has a mixture of good and bad in his personality. He has a fatal flaw‚ or hamartia‚ which leads to his downfall and his downfall‚ is often preceded by self-realization. He has a large capacity for suffering. In the end‚ the flaw that leads to Okonkwo’s downfall is his pride. For example‚ Okonkwo killed Ikemefuna

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    Hamlet Tragic Hero

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    Tragic Hero; Hamlet Tragedy is a literary work dealing with serious and important themes in which a character of importance and status‚ through some personal flaw or error in judgment‚ meets destruction. A tragic hero is a literary character who makes a judgement error that inevitably leads to their own destruction. These definitions completely describe Hamlet. The play Hamlet was a tragedy and Hamlet himself was a tragic hero. Throughout the play Hamlet showed many acts to believe he was a tragic

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    What is a tragic hero? Who contributes to the downfall of such character? A tragic hero is a character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall‚ suffering‚ or defeat (Tragic Hero). William Shakespeare‚ has portrayed one such character in his play Macbeth. The character of Macbeth performs cruel deeds over the course of the play and transforms into an evil‚ deceitful‚ and corrupt leader. (Build sympathy for Macbeth) Lady Macbeths wicked plans‚ the prophecies of the witches‚ and

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    Oedipus Essay There has been many stories over time that the endings are not always the best. Due to the tragic flaws the protagonist had in this play‚ the ending was not a decent one. In the play‚ “ Oedipus Rex” by Sophocles‚ the protagonist which is Oedipus contains some flaws that makes choose the wrong decision while trying to solve his problems. These flaws is so devastating that it gets control of Oedipus. “ He has no clear vision which enables him to examine every side of matter with

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    Aristotle's Tragic Hero

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    Aristotle’s point of view of a tragic hero sort of sounds like a movie‚ or a sad book story. Ancient greek myths‚ like Anitgone’s story was all fake and made up for an audience‚ Aristotle has never lived in our day and age. Not a lot of people who are ranked high in the world do not necessarily come down from their reign. Their lives are a dream come true. There are some cases where people who are or were famous have tragic things happen that can put them down‚ probably not to the extent of death

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    Hamlet's Tragic Hero

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    There is no doubt in my mind that Hamlet is a tragic hero. There are many examples that you can find that helps him fall under the title “hero.” One is that he starts out as a typical hero trying to give the noblest deed‚ to avenge his father’s death‚ and in the end dies as any noble hero does‚ and dies for what he loves. But like every other hero he possess a tragic flaw that aids him into his poor decisions. His tragic flaws are how he is over passionate about the death of his father and the limits

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    Achilles: A Tragic Hero

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    Over time there have been many men and women who have received the title “hero.” They likely have been named by their bravery‚ strength‚ and willingness to give up their own comfort‚ if not their own life‚ to benefit the wellbeing of others. Every hero differs in many ways. Each one of them has his own story of heroism. The tragic hero survives in our literature. The first characteristic of a tragic hero is that they must suffer more than deserved. This stands true for Achilles‚ Hector‚ Beowulf

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