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    To be a tragic hero‚ the heroes must be inherently good people who have good intentions. In addition to their changes in fortune‚ tragic heroes must‚ in the end‚ recognize their own responsibility for their behavior and accept their fate with dignity. In Sophocles‚ Antigone there are two types of tragic heroes a traditional tragic hero and a sophoclean tragic hero. Traditional Greek tragic heroes have four main qualities: Arete‚ a type of excellence‚ Hubris‚ an excessive degree of pride‚ Ate‚ imprudence

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    Tragic Hero In many‚ a tragedy do the tragic heroes have flaws that lead themselves to their own demise. The main character always acts exactly on his or her own emotions; thus aiding their tragic flaw and leading to their own demise without giving them the time to stop the repercussions of their emotion driven actions. In the play “Antigone” by Sophocles many of the characters are simply too headstrong and passionate about their beliefs to realize that they would greatly regret the decisions

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    Jocasta as a Tragic Hero

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    Professor Slattery English L202 October 10‚ 2012 Upholding Jocasta as the Tragic Hero What makes a tragic hero? Aristotle lays down groundwork of a tragic hero as being essentially good. They are neither villain nor saint because they have flaws. Several elememts are nevcesary to have a tragic hero‚ they are the tragic flaw‚ the reversal‚ recognition‚ and hubris. These generally make up the story of the tragic hero‚ and in the case of Jocasta‚ the wife and mother of Oedipus in Sophocles’ Oedipus

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    In Death of a Salesman‚ by Arthur Miller‚ Willy Loman’s life seems to be slowly deteriorating. It is clear that Willy’s predicament is of his own doing‚ and that his own foolish pride and ignorance lead to his downfall. Willy’s self-destruction involved the uniting of several aspects of his life and his lack of grasping reality in each‚ consisting of‚ his relationship with his wife‚ his relationship and manner in which he brought up his children‚ Biff and Happy‚ and lastly his inability to productively

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    Is Hamlet A Tragic Hero

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    Hamlet is a tragic hero in the true sense of terrible event because he died trying to complete his goal of avenging his father. He is a tragic hero who asked Horatio to let his story be known of how he saved Claudius but‚ in the process‚ lost everything he loved‚ including his own life on one level people might not believe completely he is a tragic hero because he did not die at the hands of Claudius. Instead‚ he died at the hands of Laertes through Claudius’s dishonest actions. Hamlet might have

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    Macbeth - a Tragic Hero

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    example of Shakespeare’s ability to manipulate his audience through creating a tragic hero. A tragic hero who‚ because of a flaw‚ tumbles from a well-respected hero to a cowardless murderer. It is through Shakespeare’s manipulation of figurative language‚ dramatic conventions and social expectations of the seventeenth century‚ do the audience witness the demise of this mixed up man. Macbeth’s persona of the tragic hero is enhanced even more when the characters around him influence his decisions‚ creating

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    Brutus the Tragic Hero

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    *DATE* *TEACHER_NAME* *CLASS _#* *DAY_MONTH_YEAR* Brutus‚ the Tragic Hero There is much debate as to who plays the part of the tragic hero in Julius Caesar‚ but through analysis and literal evidence‚ it can be proved that Marcus Brutus plays the tragic hero. The definition of a tragic hero‚ as by Dictionary.com‚ is “a literary character who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw that‚ combined with fate and external forces‚ brings on a tragedy.” As given by examples in the play‚ Marcus

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    Oedipus Tragic Hero

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    "Poetics" which discussed the characteristics of a tragic hero. In this composition of philosophy and literary theories‚ Aristotle’s ideas revolve around three crucial effects to audience members. First‚ the audience must develop an emotional attachment to the tragic hero. Next‚ the audience must fear what may befall the hero. Finally‚ once misfortune strikes‚ the audience pities the suffering hero. Clearly‚ for Aristotle’s theory to succeed‚ the tragic hero must be a complex and well-constructed character

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    Opedipus, a tragic hero

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    Statement: Oedipus is the embodiment of Aristotle’s characterization of a tragic hero through his ability to preserve his virtue and wisdom‚ despite his flaws and predicament. Introduction I. Sophocles’ Oedipus: A Tragic Hero A. Definition of a tragic hero B. Oedipus Character as it relates II. Tragedy A. Language of Tragedy B. Tragedy as it affects the audience III. Plot A. Aristotle’s idea of a tragic plot B. Significance of the plot IV. Virtue and Morality A. Identifying

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    Brutus: A Tragic Hero

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    "A man cannot become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall”‚ a wise quote from Aristotle himself. Aristotle defines a tragic hero as one who is born of a noble status‚ one who contains a tragic flaw‚ one who has a reversal of fortune‚ one who has an increase of self-awareness‚ and one who evokes pity or fear from the audience. Considering these particular characteristics‚ Brutus fits the bill as the tragic hero of William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. William Shakespeare

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