The modern tragedy is much different from the other tragedies like Shakespearean and Aristotle, for a very few reasons such as the main character having a positive outcome weather through death or realization of their downfall. The hamartia of the tragedy has more to deal with the responses from society on their flaw or flaws rather than the internal and personal flaw that they have committed. The literary model of a tragic hero can also be applied to real life people and characters such as Alexander Hamilton, “the boldest and most creative thinker of his time” (1). Alexander Hamilton began his life on the island of Nevis in the British West Indies, born on January 11, 1755 or 1757 his exact date unknown. A poor and penniless young child; with no father to help raise him and his mother dying soon after, Alexander Hamilton learned how to survive in a cruel and unforgiving world alone, John Adams
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His elevated character slowly started to climb when he became a big part in the Revolutionary War as Washington's advisor, becoming recognized from other people as a strong and virtuous man, finally gaining wealth when he married Elizabeth Schuyler. Soon after the war had ended, Hamilton had come to realize, “Congress’ weaknesses, including jealousy and resentment between states, believing that America’s first informal constitution separated them rather than unified the nation” (2). Hamilton began to study law and practice it too, becoming a lawyer and trying to achieve political goals such as fixing the Articles of Confederation and turning them into The Constitution, by passing the Federalist papers by writing 51 essays out of 85 of them. He succeeded when New York agreed to ratify and soon became Secretary of Treasury when washington became
His elevated character slowly started to climb when he became a big part in the Revolutionary War as Washington's advisor, becoming recognized from other people as a strong and virtuous man, finally gaining wealth when he married Elizabeth Schuyler. Soon after the war had ended, Hamilton had come to realize, “Congress’ weaknesses, including jealousy and resentment between states, believing that America’s first informal constitution separated them rather than unified the nation” (2). Hamilton began to study law and practice it too, becoming a lawyer and trying to achieve political goals such as fixing the Articles of Confederation and turning them into The Constitution, by passing the Federalist papers by writing 51 essays out of 85 of them. He succeeded when New York agreed to ratify and soon became Secretary of Treasury when washington became