When in fact, he is made a fool by his own actions. Aristotle created the many requirements of a tragic hero, all of which Romeo possesses. He has both a hamartia and a tragic flaw; these are what truly cause the tragic ending to Romeo’s life. He had many miscalculations within the play, the most important of which is putting his trust in Balthasar and assuming Juliet to be dead. While that may have been the final contribution to his death, his tragic flaw is what is shown throughout the play.
The deaths of Romeo and Juliet in William Shakespeare’s play are both sad and tragic. Although much could have been done to prevent their suicides, these “star-crossed lovers” ultimately are not able to avoid their destiny. A series of unfortunate circumstances result in disaster, and even though many people could be to blame for their deaths, Friar Lawrence plays a particularly integral role and is, therefore, the most responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet than anyone else. While some believe that Tybalt is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death, this is not the case. Upon further investigation, Friar Lawrence should receive the blame.
A tragic flaw is a weakness that makes a hero susceptible to mistake, which brings on the fate of personal tragedy. Brutus‘s tragic flaw is his honor, which interferes with most of his decisions and blinds him thought out the play. During his speech, Brutus explains that he killed Caesar for the good of the people, to show to the people that he had more honor to the people and not Caesar, by saying, “It’s not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.”(III, 2 20-1) Brutus believed that his honor to Rome meant more
Macbeth had a lot going for him by becoming thane of Cawdor, but he ruins his chance of being a noble character by killing for the crown. By needing no pity Macbeth is proved to be a tragic hero. In addition Macbeth is considered to be a tragic hero by realizing his fate and that his unfaithful relations to the king catch up to him. All through the play Macbeth has been pretty lucky first by his plans of murdering the king played out to his terms and that he has been told by prophecy
He transformed in front of the eyes of his family and country as someone who was a strong, courageous soldier to an irrational namby-pamby. He did not respond to his situation in the most sensible way. Ajax felt an obligation to commit suicide instead of mending his relationship with the Greek deities and his family. In doing so he cheated him self and his beloved even though he felt like he made the noblest decision. In the beginning of the play Ajax claims, “...My name is Ajax:/ agony is its meaning.
Romeo misunderstands this and believes Juliet is dead. He then buys a poison for himself and kills himself when Juliet wa playing dead. Juliet wakes up to find Romeo dead and even though Friar Lawrence pleads with her to refrain from killing herself, Juliet stabs herself and dies with Romeo. Friar Lawrence was always in favour of the two lovers and he did his best to bring good to them. However, fate changed his good intentions for the worse ans brought much tragedy to the lives of Romeo and
For example, when Antigone asks Ismene to break the law Ismene replies in fear saying "Think of how terrible than these deaths, our own death would be if we were to go against Creon." (Line 42). The power that Creon has over his people plays an important part in the play. When Creon makes a decree saying that Polyneices will not have a proper burial, his life starts to spiral out of control. This action leads to him being considered a tragic hero.
Everyone in Salem looked up to him. He was a hard worker and a good family man. It was for this same reason why Proctor became a tragic hero. His pride was what yielded him from stopping the witch trials from the beginning. He had a chance to tell the town, and the court, that Abigail’s claims were false.
When he decided to choose the latter, it was transparent that the trails had changed him drastically as he appeared to be a stubborn man in the beginning. By the end, Proctor chose to die in the most righteous way. In the beginning, Proctor could be described as stubborn and somewhat selfish, but by the end of it, he was anything but these qualities. The characters who were wrongfully accused were symbolic to an actual crucible and the trials that they been through was a furnace where we are expected to tell the “truth” when the trials itself is based on false accusations. In conclusion, The Crucible was an excellent title for the play.
Ahmad Rathore 3/25/11 Creon: An Aristotelian Tragic Hero Aristotle, an ancient Literary Critic believed that in order for a character to be a tragic hero, the character must fulfill certain qualities. In Sophocles’ Tragedy Antigone, Creon who was once the cities most favored King, fell to ruin after causing the death of his own son. Not only did he kill his own son, his wife committed suicide because of such unbearable news. According to Aristotle Creon executes such criterion to the highest extent. Aristotle believed that a tragic hero must have been a man of greatness and nobility, while still being flawed in essence to his personality.