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    Kink Tragic Hero

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    A tragic hero, as defined by Aristotle is a character who has a tragic flaw and discovers his fate by his own actions. In Things Fall Apart, a novel by China Achebe, Kink can be considered a tragic hero because he meets all of Aristotle’s criteria by being a tragic hero by being a successful and respected leader in Moira, having a tragic flaw, and discovering his fate soon after his action. Aristotle’s idea of a tragic hero requires that the character must be noble or a man of high status. "Kink

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    Antigone As A Tragic Hero

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    The play Antigone by Sophocles, represents a Greek tragedy, in which the ideal tragic hero is centered around the character Creon. As defined by philosopher Aristotle in his book Poetics, a tragedy is an imitation of a serious action or issue which arouses pity and fear in the viewer. Sophocles accomplishes this act through Creon’s reversal of fortune and psychological development. Regardless of the fact that Antigone’s character appears to be the protagonist as well as experiences suffering,

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    Caesar Tragic Hero

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    defining a tragedy and a tragic hero. He defines a tragedy as a dramatic piece of work that evokes the feelings of pity and fear within humans. Aristotle also states the tragic hero traits such as hamartia, peripeteia, anagnorsis, and catharsis, which all lead to the downfall of the character at the end of the story. In the 1500s, William Shakespeare wrote a plethora of different plays, both comedy and tragedy, for society. With his tragedies, he conveys the tragic hero of his plays using many traits

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    Oedipus Tragic Hero

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    which adds to his tragic heroicness. He starts off with the potential to be great, but was doomed to eventually fall and by the end, he meets his moral victory. Although some may disagree with the fact that Oedipus is a tragic hero, there are a plethora of examples to prove that he is the tragic hero of both plays. In fact, almost every major action Oedipus takes throughout the two plays are actions that could qualify him as being a tragic hero. In order to be a tragic hero, one must have all

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    Macbeth As A Tragic Hero

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    Lauren Seidewand Andreacchi February 13th 2017 ENG2D1-02 Macbeth as a Tragic Hero A tragic hero can be described as a character obtaining heroic qualities that is, at the same time, destined for their own downfall. Unfortunately, Macbeth is an example of a character that has this title. In Shakespeare’s time during the writing of the play was the reign of King James of England, and the play ‘Macbeth’ reflects on Shakespeare’s own relationship with this king. Someone

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    Oedipus Tragic Hero

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    The story and life of Oedipus is one of misfortune and misunderstanding. Oedipus is generally percieved as a tragic hero, but I think that theres more to him. I believe that Oedipus can be considered an epic hero on top of already being a tragic hero. There are a few reasons why I think this. First, Oedipus survived being nailed to a mountain as a baby, and grew into a great prince/king. Second, Oedipus saved Thebes from the Sphynx when nobody else could. He was smart enough to understand the riddle

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    Oedipus Tragic Hero

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    Aristotle describes a tragic hero as a man or woman of noble stature who is “good, but not perfect” (pg. 1252) and whose downfall is undeserved but is by his own hand; however, his misfortune is not pure loss because he reaches fuller self-knowledge. In the end, a tragic hero “arouses solemn emotions – pity and fear…but compassion and awe might be better terms” (pg. 1253). This description can be held against any protagonist to determine if they are a tragic hero or just another character. When held

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    Is Creon Tragic Hero

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    I believe creon isn’t a tragic hero. Here’s why he isn’t a noble stature you can argue he is because he’s a king. You can also argue that he gains self knowledge but you can’t argue that he get a redemption. You also cannot argue he is a good person. So now I’ll prove why I believe I’m right but this is my apoyen There is 6 points you need to tragic hero he gots three that you just can’t argue that he’s not he has a weakness or flaw, free, and experiences misfortune. You can argue that he is a

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    Willy Tragic Hero

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    A Tragic Hero of a Salesman Would you sacrifice yourself, for your family? Throughout the play, Willy shows what a tragic hero is by showing all of the traits: Peripeteia, Hubris, Anagnorisis, and Catharsis. To a large extant Willy is a tragic hero. According to the definition of a tragic hero, Willy shows several traits that classifies him as a tragic hero. The first trait would be Peripeteia, the reversal of fate that the hero experiences. For example, Willy thought his fate was, “that [his]

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    Oedipus Tragic Hero

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    According to Aristotle, a tragic hero is a protagonist in a play who has his misfortune come to him not through, “vice or depravity, but rather by some great error or frailty” (Roberts and Zweig 1031). That being said, Oedipus the King, written by the great Sophocles was a tragic play. Oedipus was told that the only way to rid Thebes of the curse was to find the man who murdered Laius. Throughout the play, Oedipus uses clues to find the murderer. However, in doing so, he discovered that he was Laius’

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