The Role Of A Tragic Hero In The Office

The Office is an amazing TV series. This sitcom follows the daily life of Dunder Mifflin Paper Co. Watching the characters interact and react to different situations is truly hilarious. Michael Scott, played by Steve Carell, is the manager. His crazy personality made so many fans fall in love with his priceless character. In season six, Steve Carell left the show. Ratings dropped significantly. While the show was still good the last 2 seasons, it suffered. Like Michael Scott is to The Office, so to is human nature to tragic heroes. In heroic tragedies, William Shakespeare uses Julius Caesar, Macbeth, and Iago to symbolize fatal character flaws, which combined with details that describe destructive decisions allow readers to experience the human nature of a tragic hero and consider the importance of thinking ahead. …show more content…
While Caesar was a great leader and had many close allies, they began to second guess him due to his arrogance. The conspirators were afraid he was gaining too much power and was going to abuse it. In Act 2, Scene 2 of Julius Caesar, he states, “The things that threatened me ne’er looked but on my back; when they shall see the face of Caesar, they are vanished.” The amount of leadership he had was not natural for a man. This led to his death when all his “allies” murdered him. His human nature is very political. He has this constant need to gain more influence. Accepting the position of being where he’s at and being content could have benefitted him greatly and even saved his