Tragic fate

Kennard Lim Mrs. Gomez Freshman English 16 September 2015 Tragic Hero Haemon In the classical drama, Antigone, Haemon is a possible candidate for the title of a tragic hero. To understand how Haemon in the drama, Antigone, could be a tragic hero, one must know what a tragic hero is. Aristotle describe a tragic hero as having several traits, such as: being of noble birth, displaying a quality of a hero, being doomed by fate, be a symbol of hope and despair, and having the following characteristic:

rebellious niece, Antigone. Creon is the ruler of Thebes, after a struggle for power and the wrath of a family curse. Creon’s stern ruling after the death of his treacherous nephew, warrants fate to take over. Creon’s hubris attitude, unrelenting fate and error of judgement, make him the epitome of an Aristotelian tragic hero. Creon’s excessive pride, or hubris, is a reoccurring theme throughout the play. His confidence in himself and his authority causes him to lose sight of what is really relevant

Oedipus, an Ironic Tragic Hero Much of the tragedy of the play comes from the irony involved in fate Oedipus’s life. Being a tragic hero Oedipus is on a quest for truth, during his quest he realizes that if he continues on his quest for truth he will cause himself great harm yet he continues his pursuit for truth. The audience is seized by the ironic nature of this play, and the tragic nature of Oedipus’s life. Oedipus is lines up against fate and takes steps to try not to fulfill the prophecy

aristotelian tragic hero attempts to make good choices, but ends up suffering because of an inescapable fate or internal flaws. In Macbeth, Macbeth knows regicide is amoral, but after Lady Macbeth taunts him, his hubris causes him to give in. The Weird Sisters predict his inescapable fate and make Macbeth feel over confident when they tell him he will be king and that he can not be harmed by anyone born of a woman. Macbeth exemplifies some of the characteristics of an aristotelian tragic hero through

posses a tragic flaw that leads to his or her downfall, is what is shown in Oedipus Rex. Oedipus’s tragic flaw, that being anger and pride, not only lead to his downfall, but also lead to the death of those he cherished. His tragic flaw contributed immensely to the meaning of the work of a whole: fate and free will, since Oedipus’s pride and anger stopped him from accepting his fate. An example of a tragic flaw that led to the journey of Oedipus the king was in Oedipus Rex as the Ideal Tragic Hero of

ancient Greek writer who created multiple plays including the tragic and heartbreaking play called Oedipus the King. Oedipus the King is a tragedy about a young king, Oedipus, who tries to help his land from disease by finding the murderer of the former king. But by solving this mystery Oedipus unravels a tragic truth about his family and fate. Over past years, they’ve been controversy of whether Oedipus is known as a tragic hero. A tragic hero is someone who makes a mistake or error that eventually

Both Macbeth and Moby Dick are prime examples of the tragic heroes and how one dangerous flaw can over take a person and lead to their ultimate demise. A tragic hero is a character in a story that posses certain attributes, according to Aristotle that must be “a person who must evoke a sense of pity and fear in the audience. He is considered a man of misfortune that comes to him through error of judgment”. The main characteristic of the tragic hero are; a flaw or judgement error, a reversal of fortune

Brutus the tragic hero. In 1599 Shakespeare wrote the play Julius Caesar. The main character of the play Brutus as he represents a tragic hero. being a tragic hero means. He is above us but human And he falls from a high place, He struggles against his own fate, he is guilty of a fatal flaw (honor), he has an epiphany, and by the end of the play, he is dead As the plays tragic hero Brutus is above us but human he is a high ranking official in the Roman government and is admired by the masses

struggles to escape his fate: killing his father and marrying his mother and believes he is successful. Sophocles believes that the gpds control one’s destiny and the inevitability that a person will do what is destined despite there hero’s intentions.Oedipus represent the standards of a true tragic hero: he is well known, basically good, his punishment is out of proportion compared to his crime, the audience at some point feels sorrow and pity for him, and Oedipus has a tragic flaw. During the whole

What constitutes a tragic hero and what is their purpose in a story? Well, that is a question which has been asked by many and is one that can be easily answered. Tragic hero's make many appearances throughout both writing and the entertainment industry, one example of this is in the play Antigone. Antigone is a play, written by Sophocles, which portrays the decisions of a woman, that woman is Antigone. Sophocles focus on the Antigone’s life and how her fate and cursed childhood affects her life