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  • Creon: Antigone’s True Tragic Hero

    Creon: Antigone’s True Tragic Hero

    F. Scott Fitzgerald once said, "show me a hero, and I'll write you a tragedy." This quote is based on the definition of a tragedy, a story of a person who starts in a high position in society and falls throughout the story to end in a state worse-off than where he began. This person is known as the tragic hero. The tragic hero is the character who falls from grace due to fate and

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    Essay Length: 576 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: May 9, 2010 By: regina
  • Discuss to What Extent the Monster in Frankenstein Is Portrayed as a Tragic Hero?

    Discuss to What Extent the Monster in Frankenstein Is Portrayed as a Tragic Hero?

    Discuss to what extent the monster in Frankenstein is portrayed as a tragic hero? Aristotelian defined tragedy as “the imitation of an action that is serious and also, as having magnitude, complete in itself.” It incorporates “incidents arousing pity and fear, wherewith to accomplish the catharsis of such emotions.” The tragic hero will most effectively evoke both our pity and terror if he is neither thoroughly good nor evil but indeed a combination of both.

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    Essay Length: 3,183 Words / 13 Pages
    Submitted: May 11, 2010 By: regina
  • A Lover’s Tragic Fall

    A Lover’s Tragic Fall

    A Lover’s Tragic Fall The thought of being made a cuckhold, losing honor and respect, and foolishness all play an important role throughout William Shakespeare’s, Othello. The main character, Othello, is a tragic hero. He is well respected, he has a tragic flaw of machismo, and in the end his fall is far more than he deserves. Othello is a man of high stature in Venice. He is the general of the army, he

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    Essay Length: 1,670 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: May 13, 2010 By: Jack
  • Othello - Tragic Hero

    Othello - Tragic Hero

    When discussing the characteristics of Othello one finds he has more than one side. Othello is a tragic hero in this drama. Also, he portrays a man with much greatness. Consequently, Othello has many weaknesses. In order to truly understand the character of Othello, one must understand him as a tragic hero with both greatness and weakness. A tragic hero is the main character in a play that takes a downfall or is ruined during

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    Essay Length: 476 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: May 18, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Tragically Overlooked

    Tragically Overlooked

    For many Canadians, their personal preferences in music are heavily influenced by popular music from the United States. The converse, however, is rarely true and as a result, it is not uncommon for extremely popular Canadian bands to struggle to find commercial success south of the border. One of the most notable bands to be stricken by this unfortunate occurrence is The Tragically Hip. Comprised of Gord Downie, Rob Baker, Johnny Fay, Gord Sinclair and

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    Submitted: May 20, 2010 By: regina
  • Dr. Faustus a Tragic Hero

    Dr. Faustus a Tragic Hero

    Dr. Faustus a tragic hero. In his tragedies, Marlow conceived his heroes, first of all, as men capable of great passions, consumed by their desires abandoned to the pursuits of their lusts, whether they lead to glory, butchery, and loss of kingdom or eternal damnation. The intensity of emotion gives them an elevation and a heroic interest that outlasts contemptibility or pathos. Nor are they without representational value. They linger in the mind as men

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    Essay Length: 362 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: June 2, 2010 By: Janna
  • Romeo Is Completely to Blame for the Tragic OutCome In the Play.

    Romeo Is Completely to Blame for the Tragic OutCome In the Play.

    Romeo is completely to blame for the tragic outcome in the play. William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet is without doubt one of the most well-known love story. Throughout the five acts of the play, one tragedy follows another, with the famous suicide of Romeo and Juliet as a tragic conclusion. Throughout the play, it may seem that Romeo caused these events to unfold, however it is unjust to say that he bears all responsibility

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    Essay Length: 1,331 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: June 11, 2010 By: David
  • Comparative Character Analysis of Classical Vs. Modern Tragic Protagonists

    Comparative Character Analysis of Classical Vs. Modern Tragic Protagonists

    Comparative Character Analysis of Classical Vs. Modern Tragic Protagonists. A hero/ heroine is described as the principal male/ female character in a literary or dramatic work or the central figure in an event, period, or movement. The classic tragic hero was defined by Aristotle in the fourth century as, “someone who is highly renowned and prosperous” (LATWP, 639), suggesting that there is a “natural right ordering and proportion of traits within the human being that

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    Essay Length: 808 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: June 11, 2010 By: Jon
  • Macbeth's Downfall Research Paper

    Macbeth's Downfall Research Paper

    Macbeth's Downfall A true tragedy is emerged from a person who expressed vast poor judgment and terrible choices. Macbeth is definitely one to talk for that specific circumstance. The noble thane and honorable man starts out as looking like the good guy in the play, however he is the tragic hero. As a tragic hero, Macbeth is of noble stature, develops a tragic flaw which snowballs into his downfall, he realizes what he has done,

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    Essay Length: 1,225 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: April 26, 2011 By: sweetpielcw123
  • Is Henchard a Tragic Hero?

    Is Henchard a Tragic Hero?

    A tragedy is a combination of fate, and gods who are acting against the hero ; who has achieved greatness but through a weakness or flaw in his character, who falls into the depths of misery and followed by death. Moreover, in Greek tragedies, a chorus is present, commenting on the actions of character, just as the rustic chorus in Mayor of casterbridge. The changes in time also give a dramatic tone to the story, as

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    Submitted: May 2, 2011 By: pirhanna
  • Fate: The Cause of Oedipus' Downfall

    Fate: The Cause of Oedipus' Downfall

    Bryson Townsend Dr. J.K. Tarpley English 1302.61004 20 April 2015 Fate: The Cause of Oedipus’s Downfall Section I: Introduction, Background, and Definitions 1.1 Introduction Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson is a retired is a retired American football player, broadcaster and actor. He then played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) as a running back for 11 seasons, with the Buffalo Bills from 1969 to 1977 and with the San Francisco 49ers from 1978 to

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    Submitted: May 12, 2015 By: Btownsend13
  • The Tragic Streetcar Named Blanche

    The Tragic Streetcar Named Blanche

    The Tragic Streetcar Named Blanche A tragic protagonist is the main character that is beset with certain conflicts that lead to their downfall. Blanche Dubois fits the mold of a tragic protagonist because of her self destructive traits and her volatile environment. The combination of the external and internal conflicts left Blanche with no chance for sanity and relief. Blache became a shattered product of her dangerously erratic habits and environment. Blanches external conflicts

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    Submitted: March 23, 2016 By: vtaft
  • Things Fall Apart - Tragic Hero Summary

    Things Fall Apart - Tragic Hero Summary

    Amir Radmand Radmand 1 Miss Mastandrea World Lit Block F 16 March 2016The Story of Okonkwo the Great Here in Umofia, a famous hero named Okonkwo brought pride and honor upon his village for defeating the land’s best wrestler. He became known as “a man of action, a man of war” (Achebe 7). He became husband to three women and father to several kids, which was a major accomplishment at the time, and was also

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    Submitted: April 7, 2016 By: xAR27x
  • Tragic Hero in Julius Ceasar

    Tragic Hero in Julius Ceasar

    Who was the tragic hero? There are several characters in Julius Caesar that are tragic heroes. I Feel that Marcus Junius Brutus known as Brutus, is one of the tragic heroes. I chose Brutus because, Brutus stands out as a tragic hero more than the other characters, he was high ranking by being a senator, made poor choices at times and being too naive. There are several meanings of “tragic hero”. They all mean the

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    Submitted: August 15, 2016 By: kaytietaylor
  • Analysis of Tragic Flaws and Characteristics of Tragedy in Sanam Teri Qasam

    Analysis of Tragic Flaws and Characteristics of Tragedy in Sanam Teri Qasam

    Analysis of Tragic flaws and characteristics of tragedy in Sanam teri qasam Prepared by: rida aftab Ma English 2nd Submitted to: mam gulnaz. 30th September 2016 Tragedy: “Tragedy is a drama or literary work in which a main character is a noble, admirable character who falls from a position of some prominence to disaster or even death. Tragedy, therefore is that genre of dramatic literature where in the major character undergoes turbulent situations in life

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    Essay Length: 2,172 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 6, 2016 By: annayahlove
  • How Does Shakespeare Portray Julius Caesar as a Tragic Figure?

    How Does Shakespeare Portray Julius Caesar as a Tragic Figure?

    How Does Shakespeare Portray Julius Caesar As A Tragic Figure? Shakespeare portray Julius Caesar as a tragic figure through his nobility. Caesar cared deeply for his friends and his country. He has a vast prosperity. Caesar had gained his reputation by being a general that everyone adores, and also a leader of Rome. Julius Caesar showed excess ambition after killing off Pompey, “that comes in triumph over Pompey’s blood?” scene 1 act 1 line 51.

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    Essay Length: 406 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 23, 2017 By: cassandraloh
  • Shakespeare Tragic Hero

    Shakespeare Tragic Hero

    The Shakespearean Tragic Hero 1. Heroes as exceptional beings - sufferings of an unusual kind - His nature is exceptional and is raised in a respectful form that is above the average level of humanity. - Made of the stuff that is within us and by the people we are surrounded by 2. Heroes tragic trait/fatal gift - Makes errors through action/omission which causes for the downfall - Wins sympathy through his errors - Tragic

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    Essay Length: 434 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: September 28, 2018 By: Nimmy

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