... this king named Oedipus who is born with this fate that he will kill his father and marry and have kids with his mother. To save them from this they tied Oedipus by his feet and sent with a shepherd him be killed. The shepherd saved Oedipus and took him to another royal family to be taken care of. When he finds out about his fate he leaves ... him and come to him to lift him up. He has proven to his people to be a great leader, his possess his great qualities naturally, "Better informed than we, nor could we teach you. "(41,1219) Although Oedipus starts off to his journey to find the ki...

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... , a hero is simply a person who is extremely brave or admired. In many cases, a heroic person dies for the safety of others. King Oedipus fulfills all of these requirements, yet is considered a tragic hero. Although he does not seem to possess supernatural powers, Oedipus is definitely brave and greatly admired. The citizens of his city rely on him for safety, and therefore call upon him ... to rid their city of a horrible plague. The tragic part of his heroism becomes clear when the citizens tell him what he must do in order to rid this city of its" plight. Oedipus ... Oedipus was born...

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... able to fall much more easily. The cathartic effect which is presented almost perfectly in Oedipus, is not as effective in Hamlet, as it does not follow all of Aristotle's criteria, although it still possess some reader identification. Hamlet is a story about a prince (Hamlet JR.) who is told by a Ghost (Hamlet Sr.) that his uncle (Claudius) had killed his father and married his mother. Thus ... were rally tough, refused to let him pass on what they deemed as "their side walk" and even pushed him and assaulted him. Jason who had some knowledge in martial arts, could not let this injusti...

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... Hamlet, although Hamlet dies, it is almost for the best. How could he have any pleasure during the rest of his life, with his parents and Ophelia dead. Also, although Hamlet dies, he is able to kill Claudius and get rid of the evil ruling the throne. Every tragic play must have a tragic hero. The tragic hero must possess many good traits, as well as one flaw, which ... eventually leads to his downfall. A tragic hero must be brave and noble. In Othello, Othello had one fatal ... too. He had just lost his father, and his mother remarried so quickly that according to him they could have u...

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... Hamlet, although Hamlet dies, it is almost for the best. How could he have any pleasure during the rest of his life, with his parents and Ophelia dead. Also, although Hamlet dies, he is able to kill Claudius and get rid of the evil ruling the throne. Every tragic play must have a tragic hero. The tragic hero must possess many good traits, as well as one flaw, which ... eventually leads to his downfall. A tragic hero must be brave and noble. In Othello, Othello had one fatal ... too. He had just lost his father, and his mother remarried so quickly that according to him they could have u...

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... ." Hamlet dies, but it is the best that can happen to him under the circumstances: without his parents and Ophelia he could not have much pleasure in life. "The tragic hero must possess many good traits, as well as one flaw, which eventually leads to his downfall." Hamlet's good traits: brave, daring, loyal to his father, intelligent (as he is able to make up the idea of feigning madness "in ... order to get more information about Claudius"). His one flaw: he cannot "get around ... a while. He dares not to kill Claudius when the moment comes − although he knows that Claudius feels thr...

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... when he stands by her bed in anguish, looking at her loveliness; but he feels he must kill her for her sinful ways. After she is murdered and he finds out the truth about her innocence, he assumes full responsibility for his dastardly deed and for being stupidly led by ... that point forward, it is all downhill for Othello. He is easily persuaded by Iago to kill his bride in the bed that he believes she defiled. As he stands staring at the sleeping beauty that he is about to murder, he is truly a tragic figure. He cannot resist kissing Desdemona and weeps over ... tainted state of mind, ...

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