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The character of Macbeth is a classic example of a Shakespearean tragic hero. There are many factors which contribute to the degeneration of Macbeth of which three will be discussed. ... Therefore Macbeth character displays strong signs of a tragic hero, making him the ideal classic example.
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I felt that a tragic hero must not be all good or all bad, but just by misfortune he is deprived of something very valuable to him by error of judgment. We must be able to identify ourselves with the tragic hero if he is to inspire fear, for we must feel that what happens to him could happen to us.
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By definition a TRAGIC HERO is a character who, in spite of a basic goodness and superiority, has a tragic flaw, and because of this fault is destined to fail. The flaw may be greed, poor judgment, pride, a weakness for something (such as for love, drink, or power).
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TRAGIC HERO CLASSICAL DEFINITIO ... A tragic hero is a person of noble birth with heroic or potentially heroic qualities. ... Because the tragic hero simply cannot accept a diminished view of the self and because of some personality flaw, the hero fails in this epic struggle against fate.
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Aristotle, next, indicates the kind of hero who should serve as the main character, but first, he tells us the kind of hero who does not qualify for service as a "main character," or "tragic hero." He tells us that, for tragedy, we can't have-
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The tragic hero has: ... 1. The tragic hero is a man of noble stature. Usually he is of noble birth. ... 2. The tragic hero is good, though not perfect, and his fall results from his committing what Aristotle calls "an act of injustice" (hamartia) either through ignorance or from a conviction that some greater good will...
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A tragic hero is a character in a work of fiction (often the protagonist) who commits an action or makes a mistake which eventually leads to his or her defeat. The idea of the tragic hero was created in ancient Greek tragedy and defined by Aristotle (and others).
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A tragic hero is an honorable protagonist with a tragic flaw, also known as fatal flaw, which eventually leads to his demise. The concept of the tragic hero was created in ancient Greek tragedy and defined by Aristotle.
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