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This paper attempts to establish the character Othello in Shakespeare's Othello as a classic tragic hero as defined by Aristotle. The paper gives the various theories of Aristotle as found in his 'Poetics' related to tragedy and tragic hero.

Tags:othello, tragic, hero

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This paper explains why Mrs. Wright in Susan Glaspell's play, "Trifles", is considered a modern tragic hero.

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"In "Trifles" by Susan Glaspell, the protagonist never enters the stage. Mrs Wright is talked about in the third person throughout the play, we never see her face. She is most certainly the protagonist, however, because she has caused all the ensuing action in the play. She is a modern tragic hero as well, according to Arthur Miller's ideas, for the following reasons; she denies the fulfillment of her own self-image, she experiences driving feelings of..."

Tags:Mrs. Wright, modern tragic hero, Glaspell, Trifles, Arthur Miller, Willy Loman

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This paper discusses Othello as a tragic hero in view of the Poetics as presented by Aristotle.

Tags:othello, tragic, hero

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This paper focuses on the character of Wily Loman and finds out how the man fits the description of a tragic hero as given by Aristotle in his book, 'Poetics.' Willy Loman is the leading character of Arthur Miller's play titled "Death of a Salesman" which appeared in 1949. The author of this paper feels that Willy Loman is unable to distinguish between reality and illusion. Using examples from the play, the author shows how Loman feels that he and his son are successful businessmen but in reality he is a weak fellow who is incapable of turning his dreams into reality.

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"Aristotle also clearly said that a tragic hero was not someone who brought misfortune upon himself through some accident. For example while Brutus was a tragic hero, Julius Caeser himself cannot be categorized as one because the latter as killed by those whom he had trusted while the former ruins himself because of a series of errors. Therefore it is clear that a tragic hero is the one who commits series of mistakes and therefore ultimately ruins himself and meets a tragic end. Willy Loman too did not become suicidal all of a sudden, he committed grave errors form time to time because he failed to acknowledge the importance of hard work and thus finally met a tragic death which was more a result of living in an imagery world than anything else."

Tags:play, hero, tragic, grace, personality, flaws, disturbed, mentally, fear, pity, flaw, definition

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The writer shows that despite the fact that the play is named after Antigone, Creon is the real tragic hero of the play. The paper provides a character sketch which shows how he fits the description better than Antigone.

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"Aristotle defined tragedy as the arousal of pity and fear. According to him, only a character that is called the tragic hero or heroine can cause the audience to feel these emotions. The tragic hero or heroine must be neither completely good or completely bad. This character starts living a prosperous life and experiences a downfall caused by a tragic flaw, or a significant weakness, they possess. Toward the end of the play, the hero or heroine begins to recognize this weakness, and is humbled. This character makes the audience feel pity, for they are flawed like all humans are. The audience relates to them, and feels they shouldn't be punished as they are, and fears it could happen to them. In Sophocles's tragedy, Antigone, Antigone showed many characteristics of the tragic heroine, however, Creon was the true tragic hero of the play."

Tags:antigone, aristotle, creon, hero, sophocles, tragic

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In this paper, the character elements of the tragic hero have been compared and contrasted in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller and Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. The similarity of Loman and Oedipus's self-dignity as heroes is evident in their ability to fend for their families and their honor. However, both characters eventually succumb to their own pride, as they cannot overcome their character flaws.

Tags:classical, hero, greece

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This paper discusses "Oedipus the King" by Sophocles and "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare in order to illustrate the tragic hero. The paper explains that a literary work must contain irony in its story, and the tragic hero must have a "tragic flaw" in character (hamartia) that will ultimately become the catalyst for his downfall to materialize, making him the "tragic hero" of the story.

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"Another example of a tragedy is William Shakespeare's literary work entitled, Hamlet. The story also evolves around the theme of finding out the truth, although the truth in this story revolves around the identity of King Hamlet's (Hamlet's father) murderer. Hamlet illustrates irony in Hamlet's character, especially when he expresses wrath and anger when he found out that Claudius, his father's brother and the new husband of Hamlet's mother, is King Hamlet's murderer. The lines in the story voiced out by Hamlet ("A villain kills my father, and for that/ I, his sole son, do this same villain send to heaven?/ When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage?/ At gaming, swearing, or about some act/ That has no relish of salvation in it/ And that his soul may be as damned and black/ As hell whereto he goes") illustrates his anger against Claudius and his murder, but these lines by Hamlet contradicted his previous actions of sparing Claudius death, just when Hamlet was about to kill him. "

Tags:hamartia, tragedy, irony

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This paper examines how, in Sophocles' "Antigone", the tragic hero of the play is Creon. It discusses how, although Antigone seems to be the tragic hero of the story, Creon meets Aristotle's criteria of a tragic hero as well as Antigone, if not more completely and, how, unlike Antigone, Creon has an epiphany at the end of the play and realizes his mistakes.

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"Although Antigone seems to be the tragic hero, Creon actually meets Aristotle's criteria of a tragic hero more completely. According to Aristotle, a tragic hero is neither completely pure nor completely evil. Not only is a tragic hero neither completely pure nor completely evil, but a tragic hero must also be of noble birth and possess a hamartia that causes the downfall of that character through poor judgment and arrogant mistakes. As the king of Thebes and the son of a previous king, Creon certainly meets the criteria of noble birth. Also, Creon is neither entirely evil nor entirely good. He possesses many good qualities as well as many evil ones."

Tags:aristotle, thebes

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In this article, the writer presents a detailed examination of the Shakespearean character Othello as a tragic hero. The writer discusses the character Othello, as held against the standards of philosopher Aristotle and compared to the character of Creon in Sophocles. The writer explores the six attributes that Aristotle believed were needed to become a tragic hero and argues that Othello fits this description more completely and convincingly than Creon did. The writer concludes that when it comes to Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero Othello clearly outpaces Creon in all six categories of definition.

Outline:
Introduction
Comparing the Characters to the Six Elements
Conclusion

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"According to Aristotle there are six significant elements to being labeled a tragic hero. They include nobility and greatness, imperfection, faults or a downfall, punishment exceeding a crime, in other words the misfortune of the hero is not completely deserved by the hero, and there must be a discovery of self or something learned by the hero during the tragedy itself. The final criterion is that the audience is not left feeling a total sense of loss or sadness. When one holds Creon from Sophocles and Othello, from the play Othello against each other one can easily see that Othello is the more convincing tragic hero of the two."

Tags:Aristotle, Sophocles, tragedy, Creon

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This paper examines how in "Antigone", Sophocles develops a dramatic work in which a protagonist is occupied in a morally important struggle, which results in ruin because of some extreme quality. In particular, the paper looks at how Creon, the king of Thebes, portrays both a judgment error and weakness in character. Using Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero, the paper further discusses how because of his social class, general goodness, and tragic flaw, Creon is the tragic hero and is deserving of sympathy after his mistakes take the lives of others.

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"Creon's inability to accept the ideas of others is also justified during his argument with Antigone. Antigone claims that her act of burying her brother (Polynices) was honorable, but Creon exclaims, "You are wrong. None of my subjects thinks as you do," which is followed by Antigone's reply: "Yes, sir, they do; but dare not tell you so" (ll. 437-439). Again, the king is stubborn and near-sighted to realize that maybe there is a chance that Antigone is not the only one who believes her act was heroic, which is a fatal error in judgment. When Teiresias, a blind prophet, confronts Creon about his rule based on killing and self-will, the king demonstrates his tragic flaw: "Clever you may be, but not therefore honest" (l. 919). He understands that the prophet is correct and his son will die, but it is too late to change anything. "

Tags:Aristotle, Polynices, Antigone