'I do believe the creatures both are mad, one lately crazed, the other from her birth' (Sophocles 141) In this quote Creon is calling both Antigone and Iseme crazy for feeling sorrow for their brothers death.This displays hubris because he is being ignorant as he is filled with excessive pride. Creon was so insolent towards the two sisters tjay he didn't even understand that they lost a member of their own flesh and blood. Creon also portrays hubris toward the blind prophet. “Do you forget to whom you say it?” (Sophocles, 154) In this quote Creon is asking Teiresias If he forgets who he is talking to. Creon shows hubris because he asks this to Teiresias because he is king and has excessive pride.
A tragic hero is a person from a story who has two characteristics. Those characteristics are that they must have a tragic flaw and must be doomed from the beginning despite their noble intentions. She is a tragic hero because she has a tragic flaw. Her tragic flaw is her attitude. She also a tragic hero because was doomed.
Tragic flaws lead to mistakes, which later on lead to a major downfall. Oedipus finally saw that he
Pray can I not, Though inclination be as sharp as will. My stronger guilt defeats my strong intent,” (III.iii.36-40). Claudius opens his soliloquy in a way that almost makes the reader feel sorry for him. A confession of his own immoral behavior to God that stems from a deep conviction. This is proof that Claudius is in a battle within himself.
Statement: ''According to Aristotle, the tragic hero should not be entirely good nor evil. Instead, he should possess a fatal flaw, which will incite pity and fear in the audience. Critics are divided about Othello. Some feel that he is flawless, while others think that he is too easily moved to jealousy. What is your view on the matter?''
A tragic hero is one who falls from greatness which leads to his or her tragic downfall. To be a tragic hero he or she must fulfill all of the expectations that a tragic hero would follow. John Proctor is the tragic hero because he does fall from greatness. Proctor has many positive traits about him, such as his noble characteristics and his honorable and righteous qualities. He however also had a flaw, his affair with Abigail Williams.
A tragedy is a story of a person’s demise brought on them by the specific flaws in their character. The “Tragedy of Othello” by William Shakespeare tells a story of deceit and revenge. Othello, the central figure of the play, is a man noble to his country and people. He is an amazing character, a tragic hero, who has befallen to undeserved misfortune and folly. While it may seem, that the tragedy of Othello was caused by the evil villain Iago, I believe that he was not the only one to blame.
Tragic heroes are, generally, the main character of a tragedy. Tragic heroes often error in their own actions and judgments of others leading them to their ultimate downfall, which commonly ends in their own death. Aristotle defines a tragic hero as, “a man of noble stature. He is not an ordinary man, but a man with outstanding quality and greatness about him” (Aristotle). In order to be a tragic hero, the audience must be able to understand the character, and to feel pity and fear for him.
With the tragic hero’s imperfections, this helps create a relation between the common people and the tragic hero. As the tragic hero is not perfect we, the common people, can see that we are not perfect either (en.wikipedia.org). Then, Aristotle begins to talk about the tragic hero’s downfall. Aristotle blames the tragic hero for their downfall. This downfall is usually triggered by some error
Measure for Measure is classified as a problem play as it includes a combination of tragedy and comedy features. A tragedy play is defined as a play dealing with tragic events and with an unhappy ending especially concerning the downfall of the protagonist. A comedy is defined as a play of an amusing or satirical character usually with a happy ending. Measure for Measure fits both of these descriptions and is therefore difficult to classify as either a tragedy or a comedy. A problem play also poses several questions on the audience.