Macbeth Tragic Hero Essay

I consider Othello to be a tragic hero because throughout the play he demonstrates heroic characteristics. For example, Othello is appointed as a general in the Venetian army and dispatched to Cyprus by the Duke of Venice to fight the Ottomans (Bevington, 2014): Valiant Othello, we must straight employ you Against the general enemy Ottoman. (Shakespeare, 1604, 1.3.50-51) Furthermore, Othello demonstrates heroic characteristic because even though at certain times his actions were wrong…

A tragic hero always has a hamartia which is a fatal flaw that would lead to their downfall, and in Cyrano’s case that would be his insecurity about his anomalously huge nose. Although he does have a huge nose that would be considered ugly, he is also very proud of his nose. Cyrano proves this by saying “ I carry it with pride...I have all those qualities” (Rostand 37). Although this quote reveals the way he feels about his nose, It seems as if Cyrano is only proud of his nose around anybody…

you know what I mean, and is notoriously single. Thomas is known for being the sole inheritor of his father's estate and his businesses, Thomas claims to the press, after a few months of incessant pestering from the reporters following his parents tragic death in a plane crash 10 years ago leaving him alone at the tender age of eighteen. One of the stipulations of his parents will is that he must get his bachelor's degree in business before he can inherit the business, until he gets his degree…

wrong after they have done harm to others. A story, which follows those events, is called a tragedy. A tragic protagonist in a story or play would be in a similar situation. In Sophocles’ play Antigone, Creon, the present king of Thebes, and his niece Antigone both seem to fit the characteristics of a tragic protagonist. Through Creon and Antigone, Sophocles analyzes the characteristics of a tragic protagonist. Sophocles presents theses characteristics through Creon and Antigone’s…

classical tragedy in many ways. In Oedipus Rex, the tragic standards come from how fear and pity have been stirred up. Through stirring up of fear and pity, it shows that the person is imperfect in several ways. The element of fear and pity are displayed from a character who has both right and wrong traits which when comprised together make the character compelling. In Oedipus, he has a mixture of both good and bad, and it is this that makes him a tragic hero. Oedipus is a clever leader though…

think Odysseus tragic flaws are and how do they effect the story? As a tragic hero, Odysseus contains tragic flaws which include cocky, arrogant and violent; these flaws negatively impact the story by a man who always wants to be known for doing good things but sometimes his pride and confidence take over and has to pay serious consequences for his actions. A tragic hero is describes as a character who makes a judgmental error that leads to destruction. Odysseus is a tragic hero because after…

Tragic flaw: Who’s responsible In “The Birthmark”, both Aylmer and Georgiana was at fault in creating a downward spiral plummeting their happy romance into a devastating tragedy. One was through the obsession with perfection while the other was through love and compassion. In literature, a tragic flaw refers to when the main character ends up dead or defeated by a characteristic flaw that leads to their demise. “Hamartia” which was introduced by Aristotle, means that an error in judgment…

In the plays and dramas, the genera of tragedy has two main aspects. There is a tragic hero who is valiant in every way, but he/she has a tragic flaw that ultimately leads to a downfall. This flaw could be anything from being to trustworthy, to being glutinous and greedy. In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, the character of Brutus experiences the worst of downfalls, leading to his death. Brutus is a wealthy politician and is a senator in the Roman Senate. It is…

In all Shakespearian tragedies, a tragic hero is a literary character who has great promise, ability, and integrity of character. However, a tragic hero is identified by his tragic flaw. In Shakespeare’s tragedy Julius Caesar, Brutus’ naïve idealism and poor judgement make up his one tragic flaw – his trusting nature. In many instances, Shakespeare shows that Brutus’ tragic flaw lead to his downfall at the end of the play; he fell for Cassius’ sweet words and flattery, he truly believed that…

Jay Gatsby does represent a tragic hero, however, he represents Miller's tragic hero better than he does Aristotle's. Miller's version of a tragic hero is representative of the common man's ability to be affected by tragedy in the same way as classical kings. Miller argues that in order for there to be tragedy the common man must be able to understand. Aristotle's version is representative of the flaws in great people. This version of the tragic hero is not a common man but is a great being that…