Poetics

How does one define a tragic hero? A character who has undergone great suffering, or their own destruction? Both? In the play /The Crucible/, by Arthur Miller, John Proctor is the most tragic hero of them all. Aristotle explains that a tragic hero must possess four essential qualities, which are: goodness, appropriateness, life-likeness, and consistency. John Proctor is all of these things. While a tragic hero is usually someone of high social or noble class, Proctor is written to be a common --…

Tragedies or Lessons Learned? Tragedies occur throughout many lives, but only the major ones stand out to the world. A tragedy is usually considered a despair, but in my seventeen years of living, I have discovered a tragedy is only a tragedy if allowed. I think of tragedies as lessons learned, not because they are not difficult, but because they teach me and have made me who I am. The world wide events that have molded me into the person I am today are Hurricane Katrina, by making me more…

Often, people think their actions are for the benefit of others. In reality, those actions could potentially be harmful. People pursuit their thoughts and actions too far because they are often stubborn. In result, they end up realizing what they did was 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,…

Dramatic tragedies that recount the transformation of tragic heroes from triumph to infamy have withstood the test of time and continue to captivate audiences around the globe. In Sophocles’ Greek tragedy Oedipus the King, Oedipus, the king of Thebes, unearths the truth of his past and confronts the dreadful prophecy he previously tried to escape. Oedipus the King accentuates Oedipus whose stance is noble with good intentions to help the Thebans, as well as a fatal flaw that eventually leads to…

Christena CaseyJM1601025May 25, 2018English 2.9Tragic Hero. (2018). Retrieved from http://www.dictionary.com/browse/tragic-heroThe definition of Tragic hero is a great of virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall, suffering or defeat. To me this means a good man who does everything inhis power to be just that a good man. Honest, loyal, and strong. Someone despite all of his good finds himself in a tragedy. I dont think neither Brutus or Casear have this trait. Reason…

Oedipus Rex meets the requirements of 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…

What do you 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…

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…