Tragic Flaw Essay

The Over-Thinking Actions that Led to a Fatal Outcome There are many assumptions conducted by different people that observe Hamlet’s fatal flaw, but according to Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Hamlet’s delay, and ultimately his downfall, is caused by too much thinking. His overthinking of every action causes the death of himself and others. This is why this is a theory can be supported from watching the scenes from the movie. His inability to kill Claudius and his hesitation in trusting the ghostly…

In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Caesar’s arrogance and inability to heed the bad omens leads to his death which ultimately could’ve been avoided. Throughout the play, Shakespeare foreshadows tragic events, however Caesar focuses more on his public image, than his ruling of Rome, which is a tragic flaw, allowing him to be vulnerable to unsuspected attacks; his slaying. As the plot unfolds, it is clear that the omens warn events, however they are only to be shrugged away. Most of the omens,…

There’s always that one kid in class who seem to know almost every answer to all questions given. You may even know this kid as the teacher 's pet. This student will act like they know everything and look down on everyone as if they’re little children learning their lefts and rights. This person can be connected to Creon, except instead of being a student he is a king and does have the higher authority over everybody. The play Antigone by Sophocles is about how Antigone and Ismene come to help…

Louis is extremely troubled when Prior is diagnosed with HIV and tries to stay with him and care for him, but ends up leaving him. Which is exactly where his flaw makes a genesis. Louis exhibits characteristics of a protagonist because he truly is a good man but he certainly is “tragically” flawed and he experiences a “fall” due to his actions. It’s easy to tag Louis as a heartless man lacking in morals, but…

play “Antigone,” by Sophocles, Creon, the king of Thebes, is the tragic hero, according to Aristotle’s definition of what a tragic hero is in Greek drama. The hero must be highly placed and Creon is a king. They must make a mistake and must possess a fatal flaw, also known as a hamartia. Creon’s hamartia is hubris, excessive pride. They must suffer a reversal of fortune, where the hero loses everything, and must exhibit tragic recognition in which he or she takes responsibility for their…

“ Stories can break the dignity of a people, but stories can also repair that broken dignity”. Chimamanda Adichie relates how a story can damage, or fix cultural views of a group or an individual, that the world has on them. In Things Fall Apart the ibo culture has a stereotype of being strong that connects them as a whole, but, disconnects them from their own dignity. This stereotype of being strong leads Okonkwo, the protagonist, to make several mistakes throughout his journey. In Things Fall…

One’s imperfections can become extremely costly to the point where they become dangerous and can lead to one’s downfall. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, one’s flaw can also be the attribute that helps propel oneself into a downward spiral. Romeo’s personal weaknesses led to tragic consequences because they were a destructive force capable of causing large detriments to his character. This is demonstrated when Romeo’s infatuation with Juliet led him to neglect the value of life, when his…

Every tragic hero desires to obtain success; their constant struggle to achieve this goal is what eventually leads the hero to their destruction. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, and Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, the false ideals of success, which are deeply rooted in ambition, blind Macbeth and Willy from the reality of things, thus leading them towards destruction. In the beginning, Macbeth and Willy initiate the route to their destruction by making decisions which seem like they should help…

A tragic hero is a character who makes a judgement error that inevitably leads to his/her own destruction. In Macbeth by William Shakespeare and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, there are many factors that influence the protagonists to act the way they do. It is not just Gatsby and Macbeth that make bad decisions, but the environment around them that contributes to their downfall. The ambition that drives Gatsby and Macbeth to commit crimes serves as a poor influence. Characters such as…

tragedy lived on, a monument to its miserable and violent death” (55). Euripides’ greatest flaw was that he allowed the spectator on the stage, allowing them to find pieces of themselves in the…