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  • The Crucible - Tragic Hero Persuasive Essay

    The Crucible - Tragic Hero Persuasive Essay

    The character of John Procter in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible was a great example of a truly tragic hero. He measured up to every one of Aristotle’s requirements. He was not a perfect person because he had many faults and was not completely good or bad. Best of all, he knew that he was not perfect and he recognized and regretted the errors that he made throughout his life. Then, after the reader stays

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    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: regina
  • A Female Tragic Hero?

    A Female Tragic Hero?

    A Female Tragic Hero? It is not often in Greek myth or tragedy that a woman is found portrayed as a tragic hero. However, Sophocles makes the hero of Antigone, the third and last play in the theme of Oedipus' life, a woman. The protagonist of the play Antigone, from which the play derives its title, also holds certain qualities of a tragic hero. What seems to be least important in determining the tragic hero

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    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Mike
  • Macbeth as a Tragic Hero

    Macbeth as a Tragic Hero

    Macbeth the Tragic hero <Tab/>"I go, and it is done; the bell invites me. Hear it not, Duncan, for it knell that summons thee to heaven, or to hell." This is a quote from Shakespeare's play Macbeth. The quote symbolizes Macbeth turning to the dark side. Macbeth is a historically based play. James I is placed into the play with his distant relationship with Banguo. Macbeth is a tragedy in which human actions have unavoidable

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    Submitted: November 18, 2009 By: Steve
  • Antigone - Tragic Hero

    Antigone - Tragic Hero

    Antigone is a Greek tragic piece that stresses the use of power and morality versus the law written by Sophocles. Both Antigone and Creon, the main characters in the play, could represent the tragic hero. A tragic hero is a character who is known for being dignified and has a flaw that assists to his or her downfall. In my opinion, Creon best qualifies for being the tragic hero and fitting the definition read in

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    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: David
  • Macbeth as a Tragic Hero

    Macbeth as a Tragic Hero

    A Shakespearean tragic hero starts out as a noble person; a great exceptional being who stands out. A tragic hero has a tragic flaw of an exaggerated trait that leads to their downfall and eventually to death. William Shakespeare often made his main characters tragic heroes in his plays. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the role of the tragic hero is given to the main character: Macbeth. This is because he starts off as a loyal

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    Submitted: December 3, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Welles’s Definition of the Tragic Hero

    Welles’s Definition of the Tragic Hero

    Welles’s Definition of the Tragic Hero As the audience stares at a film screen, it is almost always evident who is the tragic hero. Although obvious, the definition of the tragic hero has no fit stereotype. The Greeks insisted upon a rich, tragic hero with noble birth, while more recent playwrights argue that nobility and wealth does not matter. The only set definition of a tragic hero is in the eyes of creator. Orson Welles

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Othello as Tragic Hero

    Othello as Tragic Hero

    Othello as Tragic Hero William Shakespeare has written many plays. His most tragic play is Othello. Othello is also the name of the main character in the play, he is quite hard to understand. Othello is a noble man, one who has grace with the ladies but also possesses all the virtues of a military leader that he is. Yet Othello has many traits and tragic flaws that make him a tragic hero. Othello

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Yan
  • Macbeth: Describe Macbeth as a Tragic Hero

    Macbeth: Describe Macbeth as a Tragic Hero

    MACBETH AS A TRAGIC HERO Tragic heroes are within everyone, but cannot be fully exposed or understood without the essential tragic qualities. One must be a potentially noble character who endures heroic qualities and has respect and admiration from the society. Consequently, they must be essentially great. Also within the character must be a flaw or weakness that leads to a fall. Lastly, one is required to possess an element of suffering and redemption. Remorse

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Othello a Tragic Hero

    Othello a Tragic Hero

    The tragedy "Othello" by William Shakespeare is a story based upon the revenge of two characters, Othello and Iago. It is a tragedy that challenges the racial stereotypes of villains and heroes and shows how easily a noble man can be broken. I do not believe that race, except the references made by certain characters, makes much difference to the events in this play. The only way race effects this story is the inbuilt insecurity

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Oedipus Rex as a Tragic Hero

    Oedipus Rex as a Tragic Hero

    The character of Oedipus can definitely be defined as a tragic hero as he possesses all five components of the accepted definition. Tragic heros must be people of high or noble birth, not pre-eminently virtuous or just, who, through some fatal flaw in their own character or serious error in judgment, precipitate their own downfall and thereby gain knowledge through suffering. The first aspect that defines a tragic hero is that of one being born

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: regina
  • Hamlet as a Tragic Hero

    Hamlet as a Tragic Hero

    Hamlet as a Tragic Hero The idea of a tragic hero was first spoken of by Aristotle in his concepts of tragedies. The concept of a tragic hero having a fatal flaw was developed by Aristotle. Aristotle thought that every tragic hero had some kind of a fatal weakness that brought about a bad or fatal ending to the tragic hero. The idea of the tragic flaw is that the tragic hero has a downfall

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Hamlet as a Tragic Hero

    Hamlet as a Tragic Hero

    Webster’s dictionary defines tragedy as, “a serious drama typically describing a conflict between the protagonist and a superior force (such as destiny) and having a sorrowful or disastrous conclusion that excites pity or 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

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Jack
  • Creon and Antigone as Tragic Heroes

    Creon and Antigone as Tragic Heroes

    Antigonй and Creon: Tragedy Creon and Antigonй are the main characters in the Greek tragedy “Antigonй” by Sophocles. Antigonй is a woman who is mentally strong, proud, and stubborn. She had three siblings, a sister, Ismene, and two brothers, Eteocles and Polyneices. Her brothers killed each other in a vicious sword fight over who would become King of Thebes. Antigonй's loyalty to her brother is shown when she insists on a proper burial for Polyneices

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    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Aristotle and the Tragic Hero

    Aristotle and the Tragic Hero

    Aristotle and the Tragic Hero The traditional hero stresses courage and nobility as essential traits of heroism. He lived by a code of honor and valued certain things as more important than others, so that he is willing to take risks and endure hardships for their sake. He is often a leader and protector of a community. The fact that the hero not only performs great deeds but performs them out of worthy principles renders

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    Submitted: December 30, 2009 By: Steve
  • Okonkwo Tragic Hero Essay

    Okonkwo Tragic Hero Essay

    Okonkwo Tragic Hero Essay Slowly the men make their way up the hill with Obierika in the lead. Leaves crunch as feet uniformly step onto the ground. The commissioner and his soldiers are warily eyeing their surroundings. Each man snuggles close to Okonkwo’s compound wall, hoping not to be seen. They go past a small bush. It is next to a red hole in the wall where small animals enter and exit the compound. Finally,

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    Submitted: January 6, 2010 By: Artur
  • The True Tragic Hero in Sophocles' Antigone

    The True Tragic Hero in Sophocles' Antigone

    The True Tragic Hero in Sophocles' Antigone In Master Sophocles' Antigone, the question of who the tragic hero really is has been a subject of debate for a great number years. Creon does possess some of the qualities that constitute a tragic hero but unfortunately does not completely fit into the role. Antigone, however, possesses all the aspects of a tragic hero. These are, in no particular order, having a high social position, not being

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    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Janna
  • Shakespeares Depiction of a Tragic Hero

    Shakespeares Depiction of a Tragic Hero

    Christopher Marlowe’s depiction of the tragic hero in both The Jew of Malta and Doctor Faustus displays protagonists that have a weakness which they give in to, and which ultimately leads them to their downfall. Faustus displays more human characteristics which the reader can relate to, Barabas being the more inhuman of the two, yet at their ends, the result is the same; the reader feels as though the right thing has been done, and

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    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Faust as a Tragic Hero

    Faust as a Tragic Hero

    Faust as a Tragic Hero In the story of Faust, written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust is whirled into an adventure of sin and deceit. The further Faust follows the devil the closer he comes to his own demise, taking down with him the innocent Gretchen. As Faust goes on he embodies the characteristics of a tragic hero in a sense that he is borderline good and evil, constantly battling his conscience. The one

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Bred
  • A Doll’s House: Nora, Torvald and the Tragic Hero

    A Doll’s House: Nora, Torvald and the Tragic Hero

    A Doll’s House: Nora, Torvald and the Tragic Hero Henrik Ibsen’s play “A Doll’s House” features many characters, two of which are of great importance and have considerable difference among them. Nora Helmer and her husband Torvald live their lives in such a way that they are oblivious to their true desires and needs in life. Nora, the protagonist of the play, seems naпve and unknowledgeable of the world outside her home. Although she seems

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    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Mike
  • Jay Gatsby - a Tragic Hero

    Jay Gatsby - a Tragic Hero

    Jay Gatsby---A Tragic Hero What does the word пїЅпїЅheroпїЅпїЅ mean? Who can qualify as a hero? Heroes such as King Arthur may seem hard to understand and relate to, but there are many heroes in our everyday lives. Heroes are great people who have done special things; however, they are not perfect. Every hero has flaws; it is these flaws that make them humane but extraordinary. Happy endings are rare and unrealistic in the real

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    Submitted: January 16, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Okonkwo Is a Tragic Hero

    Okonkwo Is a Tragic Hero

    Okonkwo is the protagonist in the book Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. Things Fall Apart is about Okonkwo rule by success and fuel by the absolute resentment of becoming like his father, Unoka. Okonkwo chooses to live life by creating fear and anger to his tribe and his family. Okonkwo is ruled by fear and anger, which takes part in his ultimate downfall. Okonkwo is not so much a martyr but a tragic

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Max
  • What Is in a Tragic Hero?

    What Is in a Tragic Hero?

    A tragedy is a type of drama that is found in the first century B.C. The famous “Poetics”, that written by Aristotle, happens to Aristotle’s theories on tragedies. Due to Aristotle’s “Poetics”, a tragic hero has to be qualified for all of his four criterions. Most important of all, the character must be a great man (kings, princes, etc…). Secondly, that tragic hero must have a tragic flaw that brings to his downfall. Then, he

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    Submitted: January 26, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Macbeth: A Tragic Hero

    Macbeth: A Tragic Hero

    Tragedy occurs to some more often to others, but most define it differently. Webster’s Dictionary defines it as “a kind of drama in which some fatal or mournful event occurs” (764). To philosophers and traditional writers philosophy takes on another meaning. For example, to famous philosophical figure Aristotle, “tragedy occurs when noble or great persons are led, through pride or a secret flaw in their personalities, to suffering that changes their fortune. The tragic hero

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    Submitted: January 31, 2010 By: Wendy
  • The Tragic Hero

    The Tragic Hero

    : The Tragic Hero : Literature entertains us and provides us with an escape from our everyday lives. In doing this we are introduced to many different kinds of heroes - the comedic hero, the romantic hero, the adventurous hero, and the tragic hero. However, it is the “Archetypal” tragic hero that is, by far, the most compelling hero we meet in literature. The tragic hero is usually of noble stature with a tragic flaw.

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    Submitted: February 3, 2010 By: Artur
  • Macbeth...Tragic Hero?

    Macbeth...Tragic Hero?

    Macbeth is a butcher.” Discuss this statement exploring the ideas of Macbeth as a tragic hero and that the murder may or may not be entirely his fault. In your answer consider the role of the witches, Lady Macbeth, Macbeth’s indecision and his fatal flaw, ambition. You must support your answer with specific reference to and quotes from the play. The play, “Macbeth” by Shakespeare is entirely focused on the main character, Macbeth. In this

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    Submitted: February 9, 2010 By: Yan

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