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Tragic Hero

Aristotle's specific characteristics checklist:

Examples of Tragic Heros

Definition & Orgin

#2

Michael Jackson -

The combination of early childhood trauma and very early fame caused him life long problems.

#1

A tragic hero is a literary character who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to his/her own destruction.

each tragic hero must have...

Romeo -

His tragic flaw is starting to believe in his fate immediately.

A reversal of fortune (peripeteia) brought about because of the hero's error in judgment.

Flaw or error of judgment (hamartia.) Note the role of justice and/or revenge in the judgments.

Aristotle once said that "A man doesn't become a hero

until he can see the root of his own downfall."

Davy Jones from “Pirates of the Caribbean” -

a sea captain, who falls in love with sea goddess, Calypso. At first, he was not bad, but after his beloved breaks his heart he turns into bad man.

#3

#4

Excessive Pride (hubris)

The discovery or recognition that the reversal was brought about by the hero's own actions (anagnorisis)

&

#5

The character's fate must

be greater than deserved

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