In Ancient Greece, tragedies were seen as the best form of drama and were admired throughout Greece. Tragic heroes were the stars of these tragedies and were the key to an amazing ending that left the audience into a state of catharsis. Aristotle, a famous philosopher, created a guideline that a protagonist in a story MUST follow in order for the protagonist to be considered as a tragic hero. This hero is defined as an Aristotelian hero and must follow the five characteristics; Nobleness,Hamartia,Peripeteia, Anagnorisis, and a fate that is greater than what they deserved. Examples of heroes that follow these guidelines are Oedipus from Oedipus Rex and Prince Hamlet from Hamlet. I personally believed that a protagonist doesn’t need all 5 of these characteristics to be considered a tragic hero because anagnorisis is highly unlikely. I don’t think a hero in a story will be like oh it’s my fault and now I’m dying, r.i.p. It’s just simply unrealistic. Over the time of the
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Recently I have watched the film Gladiator which is about a commander, Maximus, who becomes a slave when he “disobeys” the new emperor of Rome, Commodus. Maximus originally was appointed emperor by the late emperor Marcus Aurelius but since it was in secret except for Commodus who had his family crucified and tried to have Maximus killed but it failed. He is then captured and is soon a gladiator and has to win the crowd to gain his freedom back. He soons comes up with a plan to overthrow Commodus but Commodus soon finds out his plan when his sister is forced to spill in order to protect her son’s life. Maximus later died in result of this of a wound while fighting an unfair fight. Even if Maximus didn’t follow some of Aristotle’s prestigious rules, I strongly still believe he is a tragic
Recently I have watched the film Gladiator which is about a commander, Maximus, who becomes a slave when he “disobeys” the new emperor of Rome, Commodus. Maximus originally was appointed emperor by the late emperor Marcus Aurelius but since it was in secret except for Commodus who had his family crucified and tried to have Maximus killed but it failed. He is then captured and is soon a gladiator and has to win the crowd to gain his freedom back. He soons comes up with a plan to overthrow Commodus but Commodus soon finds out his plan when his sister is forced to spill in order to protect her son’s life. Maximus later died in result of this of a wound while fighting an unfair fight. Even if Maximus didn’t follow some of Aristotle’s prestigious rules, I strongly still believe he is a tragic