Hamartia

Bad Pride In Sophocles' Antigone, it begins with two brothers fighting for the Throne of Thebes. Both brothers die in battle, and their sisters, Antigone and Ismene, are grieving. Their uncle Creon has assumed control of Thebes and orders that Eteocles will be honored, and Polyneices will have his memory shamed. His body will lie unburied on the battlefield. Antigone vows to bury her brother Polynices' body in defiance of Creon's order, but Creon has issued a royal order banning the burial of…

A tragic hero is a character of an honorable stature and has greatness for all. Oedipus the king is a story of a man who marries his mother and kills his father. This story is a classic Greek play. At the time the Greeks were told that their god was the oversaw of everyone everything that they do. In the play, Oedipus the King, Oedipus is the typical tragic hero. “For Aristotle, Sophocles' play featured the ideal tragic hero in Oedipus, a man of "great repute and good fortune," whose fall,…

A tragic character’s hamartia is a defect or trait that makes the main character in most cases the hero of the story lead to a disastrous downfall. Hamartia is defined as a “tragic flaw” where an error in the main character’s attitude or actions which brings him/her to a tragic demise in the story. An example of a tragic character is Hamlet, from the story Hamlet, by William Shakespeare. Hamlet’s hamartia is his incapability to avenge his father’s death, he feels indecisive towards the thought…

Introduction Topic: A comparison of the element of Hamartia in “Agamemnon”, “Hamlet” and “ The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”. Thesis Statement: The protagonists in “Agamemnon”, “Hamlet” and in “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” are subjected to their downfalls as a result of hamartia (tragic errors or simple mistakes) committed by them due to their error in judgement or possessing a fundamental flaw in their characters. Mapping Scheme (Your Main Points): • Hamlet struggles with his…

The use of hamartia is a key component to a tragedy in Greek times. In the festival of Dionysus, the use of hamartia played a key role in the production of tragic plays that enhances the audience experience in establishing morals and ideals in many different ways. Sophocles’ Oedipus the King is a key example of this, a play about the unfortunate destiny bestowed upon Oedipus. During the play, Oedipus attempts to flee from his destiny that he will marry his mother and kill his father. The…

Romeo’s Hamartia Often in works of literature, a character’s flaw can cause his or her downfall. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a one of most recognised tragedies ever written. Romeo and Juliet is a play about two star-crossed lovers. Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet are young members of rivaling families who fall in love at first sight. The two carry out their love in secret, and are infatuated with themselves. The hatred of the two families arises again and ends with the…

characteristics of a tragic hero: Hamartia, hubris, and peripeteia. Hamartia is a tragic flaw that causes the downfall of a hero; hubris is excessive pride and disrespect for the natural order of things; peripeteia is the reversal of fate that the hero experiences. In William Shakespeare's play Macbeth, he displays all three of the characteristics of a tragic hero. The main character named Macbeth fits the definition of an Aristotelian tragic hero by displaying hamartia, hubris,…

The Fatal Flaw, or hamartia, is the tragic flaw within a person that ultimately leads to their downfall. Some examples of the hamartia in literature can be found in Shakespeare's character, Lady Macbeth. Her fatal flaw, a lack of humanity and strong ambition drove her to the murder of her king. Thrusting her into a life of guilt, insanity, disgrace and ultimately, suicide. And another in the famous hero, Achilles, an invincible Greek hero whose fatal flaw was his heel. It was eventually his…

significant include the use of a tragic hero, hamartia, and catharsis. Undoubtedly, the most vital part of a Shakespearean tragedy is that the play contains a tragic hero. Previously, in Aristotelian Tragedy, the tragic hero must be a noble man of higher social standing. However in Shakespearean tragedy, there is more emphasis that the tragic hero is a man of high social standing that has an impact on society. The man must also be noble, although high…

a tragedy must fully consist of: each area breaking into even smaller criteria. Characters, the second category, touches on what the protagonist of a tragedy must have in order to be considered as such. Some of the most noteworthy categories are hamartia, consistency, and tragic downfall. When analyzing the characters of Antigone, the Greek Tragedy written by Sophocles, there a few characters that could appropriately fit into each criterion of the protagonist. However, Creon is most fit for this…