A hero who suffers a tragic fall of some kind
A tragic hero, in Shakespeare and such, is a character born noble, but no necessarily virtuous. There is some aspect of his personality that he has in great abundance.
ie. great intelligence, ambition, honour.
This great aspect of his personality is often his weakness, as well as his greatest personality trait, leads him into conflict. However often a lesser man would have been able to escape this tragic end because he wouldn't have this trait to such an abundance that it can interfere with his perceptions.
During this conflict the hero is torn by internal struggles. This tragic flaw leading to either action or inaction is the beginning of the character's downward sprial, which was originally caused by his great character trait.
" It is his greatest attribute, and his greatest weakness. "
Achilles. He was invulnerable everywhere except his heel, and an arrow struck him there and killed him.
A tragic hero is the protagonist of a tragedy (tragic play). They have one major flaw and the audience usually feels pity, sympathy, empathy, and compassion.
self-recognition
A person who has flaws.
the main character in a tragedy
Creon is not the tragic hero in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, a hero is the main character, the holder of great powers, and the doer of great deeds. That hero is tragic when his life takes an unfortunate turn. The description of the hero does not fit Theban King Creon, who is capable of no great deed or power. But the description of tragic does fit Creon, as a tragic figure in a tragic play about the tragedy of the tragic heroine Antigone.
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Tragic Hero
reversal
The hero experiences self-recognition.
The tragic hero of the story turned out to be a secondary character whose importance was unrecognized.After losing his wife, the young father became the tragic hero in his town. Numerous obstacles turned the teenager into a tragic hero.
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romeo is a tragic hero cos he da business
a noble act by the tragic hero
Yes he is a tragic hero. His pride is his major flaw. A tragic hero is the main character in a tragedy who makes an error in his or her actions that leads to his or her downfall. This is what Willy is...
A tragic hero is a person who has traits that are both good and bad.
Creon is not the tragic hero in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, a hero is the main character, the holder of great powers, and the doer of great deeds. That hero is tragic when his life takes an unfortunate turn. The description of the hero does not fit Theban King Creon, who is capable of no great deed or power. But the description of tragic does fit Creon, as a tragic figure in a tragic play about the tragedy of the tragic heroine Antigone.
The "Tragic Hero" is one who falls from a lofty position and is one in which we sympathize with because of his misfortune . The Tragic Hero will have a flaw that will penultimately result in his downfall . We see/identify ourselves in him .
tragic hero. The tragic hero typically experiences a downfall as a result of a fatal flaw or error in judgment.
a tragic hero needs to be of high birth, he needs to have a tragic flaw which might be pride, arrogance or simply lack of insight which brings about his downfall.
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Macbeth.