Shakespeare does not have a hard task in making a tragic hero out of Antony as Aristotle defines a tragic hero, 'as a character of noble stature who has a tragic flaw (over confidence, arrogance, hubris,), and suffers a downfall that is partially their fault but also due to factors beyond their control. ... As a Shakespearean tragic hero the audience needs to feel for the protagonist he needs to be enlightened of his flaws. ... The men in the renaissance would have related to Antony's predicament, therefore the audience would accept his flaws in being a tragic hero. ... We see a tra...

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The undoing or downfall of the main character in a tragedy is usually brought about through a tragic flaw. In Shakespeare's tragedy, Macbeth, the two main characters, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, both posses a tragic flaw which eventually leads to their demise. The tragic flaws of both characters can be seen by analyzing their actions throughout the play. ... Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth were eventually brought to an end, due to their tragic flaws. ... Their tragic flaws were seen through each action they made. ...

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John Proctor: A Tragic Hero A tragic hero in literature stands up for a belief, yet has a tragic flaw or final downfall. ... Arthur Miller creates a tragic hero through John Proctor's growth from his tragic flaw, to involvement in the trials, and finally to his refusal to save his life in the pursuit of truth. John Proctor is considered a tragic hero because of a flaw in his character and his relationships. ... John Procter also suffers a flaw in his self-respect. ... He did however suffer form a huge tragic flaw, the fact that he had sinned against god, his wife and most of all h...

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Brutus the Tragic Hero A tragic hero is the dominant character of a book or play, whose actions affect the overall tragic outcome. The character's efforts, which may often be considered "honorable" or "noble", is mistaken or misinterpreted because of a fatal flaw or weakness, which then leads to a tragic outcome for the protagonist. ... His honorable intentions and good character makes his fatal flaw that much more understandable to the audience. ... High rank, nobility, and loss of self importance are characteristics that make up Brutus and all other tragic heroes. ... Brutus recognize...

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His is a pathological tragic flaw, for he makes much the same mistake when he fires Farfrae out of jealousy. ... His downfall has been precipitated by his own flaw of character or judgment, some mistake or series of mistakes that has serious consequences. ... The definition of a tragic hero includes his fall from glory, which in early 20th century literature would be social-class related. ... A tragic hero's sad story comes from his own flaws, and Michael Henchard was certainly not lacking in faults and poor judgments. ... The final characteristic of a tragic hero's saga is his reali...

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Tragic Hero Throughout many of Shakespeare's plays, a tragic hero is identified; a heroic figure that possesses a character flaw that leads to his defeat. ... All tragic heroes possess a character flaw that leads to their defeat. Brutus" tragic flaw was being naive. ... Due to this tragic flaw, a downfall of the character occurred soon after. ... In the end, Brutus is defeated because of his tragic flaw. ...

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What is a tragic hero? Most people would think this term simply means the protagonist of a story that ends in a tragic way. ... In fact, a tragic hero is indeed the protagonist of a tragedy, but the more important part is that they always have one flaw that leads them to their unhappiness. The novel Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton can be considered a tragedy because the main character, Ethan, has one tragic flaw. ... It seems as though Ethan has many flaws, but all these flaws tie into the same idea. ...

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What is a tragic hero? Most people would think this term simply means the protagonist of a story that ends in a tragic way. ... In fact, a tragic hero is indeed the protagonist of a tragedy, but the more important part is that they always have one flaw that leads them to their unhappiness. The novel Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton can be considered a tragedy because the main character, Ethan, has one tragic flaw. ... It seems as though Ethan has many flaws, but all these flaws tie into the same idea. ...

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Shakespeare shows through the character of Macbeth how tragic flaws can bring about chaos and destruction. Macbeth's downfall is the direct effect of his tragic flaws, which are impatience and over-ambition. ... These witches give predictions to Macbeth that causes him to become impatient, his first tragic flaw. ... In the play Macbeth, Macbeth himself is a prime example of how tragic flaws can lead a person down a path of destruction. ... Either way, it is obvious that Macbeth's tragic flaws contributed to his downfall: his impatience and his over-ambition led to his unhappy e...

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The ever-famous tragic flaw, consistent throughout all of Shakespeare's works, echoes once more into the soul of a moor. ... Othello's tragic flaw was his unwillingness to trust his past, in place of trusting his fear of the uncertain future. ... In this play, Othello's tragic flaw, fear, was one of human nature, where readers could relate and understand how apprehension drives us to extremes. ...

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Marcus Brutus and Julius Caesar are the tragic heroes as seen in their influence on the audience and their tragic flaw, which in both cases is trust towards other people. Marcus Brutus's tragic flaw is his trust and loyalty towards Cassisus which eventually leads to his downfall. ... Brutus's tragic flaw is also seen in his trust towards Antony after the conspirators kill Julius Caesar. ... Julius Caesar is also a tragic hero as seen both in his position and in that his tragic flaw also is his trust towards his friends. ... In his final moments Caesar realizes his tragic flaw that ...

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According to Aristotle, the tragic hero is impeded by a distinguishable characteristic or character trait which leads to his ultimate demise. This trait is known as the "tragic flaw." ... So it follows that in Oedipus the King, a Greek tragedy, the tragic hero Oedipus should have some sort of flaw. ... The fatal flaw? ... Although today's readers may see pride as a poor characteristic to have, the audience the play was initially designed for would not have seen it that way, and Aristotle himself almost definitely would not have considered pride to be a tragic flaw. ...

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The first definition of a crucible is a vessel in which various metals are purified of contaminants. John Proctor seems to be introduced into this rampant inferno to be tested. His outward shell of vanity is burned away leaving a man of good character. A crucible is also a time period of stress u...

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The terms tragic action, tragic feeling, tragic hero, and tragic flaw are all used by Miller to help describe the three components of the tragic mode. Arthur Miller defines the tragic flaw as a "crack in the character that is really nothing- and need be nothing- (Tragedy and the Common Man, 306). ... This flaw in the hero leads him to an obsession of suppressing and forgetting this flaw. ... The guilt of his affair is the tragic flaw he holds throughout the trials and he tries to suppress this flaw by hiding it from the court. As the hero is constantly fighting within himself to dis...

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Othello, whose tragic flaw is jealousy that derives from a lack of confidence, meets all the requirements of the Shakespearean tragic hero. ... Hamartia is a fatal flaw that leads Othello to his downfall. ... His actions of jealousy were what caused him to doubt his love for his wife, therefore his fatal flaw in this tragedy is jealousy. ... This meets another one of a tragic hero's characteristics: he must die. With all the evidences shown in the play, it is easily agreeable that Othello's tragic flaw is of course, jealousy. ...

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This tragic flaw, coupled with his unyielding pride, hinders him from reality and eventually leads him to the socially controlled and manipulated noose of the rope. ... We are able to see no flaw in him that would justify his death. ... John Proctor becomes a tragic hero for although he is able to overcome his tragic flaw and not compromise his principles the play nevertheless ends with his death. Being a tragic hero in a tragic plot, The Crucible is in its sense, a tragedy. ... The rigid social structure present in both stories, that form the basis for the hysteria and confusion prevalent...

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Medea: the Tragic Hero Aristotle's tragic hero is defined in Poetics and consists of five essential characteristics. ... Hamartia is a flaw or weakness in the hero and Medea's was her immense anger and wrath towards everyone around her, including herself, once she learned of Jason's betrayal. ... Medea's slaying of her own children is part of the third characteristic of Aristotle's tragic hero. ... This realization of her own viciousness is the fourth characteristic of the tragic hero. ... Euripedes obviously took a liberal approach to Aristotle's model for ...

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In Shakespeare's Macbeth, Macbeth and his wife Lady Macbeth are both examples of tragic heroes who possess a tragic flaw. According to Webster's dictionary, a tragic flaw is defined as "a flaw in character that brings about the downfall of the hero of a tragedy." ... This is also an example of his other flaw, hearing only what is beneficial to his ulterior motives. ... Though Lady Macbeth is not quite as prominent as a character in the play as Macbeth himself, she too can be depicted as a tragic hero. ... Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth begin in high places and decline due to ...

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Hence, Atticus's tragic flaw is that he is one of the only few of Maycomb who was truthful, compassionate, and righteous; the standards of this inhumane society makes Atticus an outsider as he struggles continuously to put an end to the prejudiced feelings held by many of the people of Maycomb. ... His tragic flaw was trying to hold onto these principles and values in a society that has already considered as imprudent and discarded. As one can see, both Atticus Finch and John Proctor were exemplary modern tragic heroes. Each of their respective tragic flaws were not necessarily a we...

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The ideas based around fate influenced the characters to act irrationally, making this play one of a tragic setting. ... Macbeths tragic flaw of being over ambitious is also being clearly portrayed in this scene. ... Towards the end of the play, the audience sees Macbeths tragic flaw, and they ultimately get to see him die. ...

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A tragic hero must have a tragic flaw, a realization of his flaw, and a downfall. ... It is clear that Creon's tragic flaw was his hubris, arrogance and common beliefs. ... His tragic flaw (hubris) led to his demise thus making him a tragic hero. ... Finally, the tragic hero of a Greek Drama always realizes his tragic flaw (in this case Creon's bad decision) when it's too late. ... However, Creon did realize his tragic flaw at the end of the play, mourned and longed for death. ...

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When reading The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, by no means is John Proctor typically considered a tragic hero. ... Such an attributes include having a tragic flaw, undergoing a reversal of fate, and in the end recognizing their flaw. ... However, like most tragic characters, Proctor overcomes his flaw and confesses to his wife and allows Abigail to be sent away. ... He has a tragic flaw, he experiences a reversal of fate, and in the end the end he overcomes his flaw. Due to the unapparentness of these attributes Procter makes quite the original tragic hero, but a tragic hero nonetheless. ...

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Hamlet is considered to be a tragic hero because he has a tragic flaw that in the end, is the cause of his downfall. ... Hamlet's tragic flaw is he spends too much time thinking and not enough time acting. ... He could have prevented his downfall if it wasn't for his tragic flaw. ... It has a tragic hero who possesses a flaw that causes his demise. ... He could have prevented his death, but because of his inaction and over analyzing, the tragic flaw, he couldn't. ...

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A tragic hero by definition is a noble character with a tragic flaw. He is the tragic hero of Antigone because he is noble, he has a tragic flaw, and he is brought down the most. ... Secondly, Creon is the tragic hero of Antigone because he has a tragic flaw. Creon's tragic flaw is his pride. ... He is the tragic hero of Antigone because he is noble, he has a tragic flaw, and he is brought down the most. ...

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