He is highly respected within Maycomb, Judge Taylor says that he is “always courteous to everybody” and Miss Maudie proclaims “we trust him to do right.” Even though Atticus actions of protecting Tom Robinson brought him to be the object of scorn in Maycomb ironically he is a heroic figure in the novel. He is a widower left with two lovable children, Jem and Scout. Lee presents him as a conscientious father, he is honest, straightforward, and throughout the novel he listens to them and deals with any questions they may ask. He says to his brother Jack, “when a child asks you something answer him.” Atticus treats his children as adults; he believes they can “spot an evasion quicker than adults.” Atticus practices the ethic of sympathy and understanding that he preaches to Scout and Jem and never holds a grudge against the people of Maycomb despite their callous indifference to racial inequality. He is sensitive in his treatment of people and he understands other individual’s feelings.
Mr. Pontellier had an very high ego in this story from a psychoanalytical perspective. He wouldn’t let nothing stop him from being the gentlemen that he were and a great family man that everybody admired him as. Even though his very own soul mate (his wife) Edna took him through some of the most testing times because she was not a good mother or wife to her family. He still managed to be her husband and play the important father (xix) role of their kids. His wife hated the family life, she wanted to be far away and to live her dreams.
A tragic hero is a character who makes an error of judgment that, combined with fate and external forces, brings on a tragedy. In addition, this character is happy at the beginning of the play. A tragic hero must be of noble birth and demonstrate a tragic flaw throughout the story. This character will realize their flaw once it is too late to overcome the conflict. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Marcus Brutus exhibits qualities that make him the tragic character.
In the opening scene she says, “And poor Medea is slighted” (1). She presents her opinion that Medea has been dishonored. She knows that Medea has been a good wife who supported and saved her husband throughout their time together. Medea has followed all the rules that society presents as a wife and mother, and it is Jason who is not fulfilling his; he has decided to cause Medea grief in the one of the few areas of happiness in her life. Therefore, she has every right to be angry and furious at Jason for his actions.
Antigone the Tragic Hero In the play “Antigone”, Antigone is the tragic hero because she comes from nobility, suffers from a character flaw and lastly, she has an unhappy ending. Antigone was a very courageous character in this story. She chose her faith over man’s rules because she felt like it was morally correct. Antigone wanted to obey and do right by the gods. Therefore, she went against Creon’s rules (man’s rules) and buried her brother.
In the “Story of an Hour,” it can be seen that Mr. Mallard has love for his wife as Mrs. Mallard reminisces about ‘dead’ husband. She reflects on his “kind, tender hands folded in death” (Chopin) and for a moment, even though she needs freedom, acknowledges that he was indeed a good man. In “The Yellow Wallpaper, Jane, the narrator and the victim of madness, makes it clear that her husband is very “careful and loving” (Gilman). On several occasion she writes, “he loves me dearly,” “He loves me so,” (Gillman) This was intentionally done by the narrator to highlight the fact that her husband never intentionally lead her to madness; instead, he was only doing as was expected of him by the
Is Oedipus a Tragic Hero? In the play of “Oedipus the King”, Oedipus is in fact a tragic hero according to Aristotle’s definition. Aristotle defined a tragic hero according to these standards: A tragic hero has to be a king or a man of noble stature, a tragic hero must be an honorable man and his downfall occurs from an act injustice cause by ignorance, the downfall of a tragic hero is his own fault and nobody is to blame for, the hero’s downfall is not always earned but his punishment goes beyond from his or her crime, and after his or her downfall the hero learns a valuable lesson. They play is written like it was purposely wrote to meet the qualities of a tragic hero according to Aristotle by using Oedipus as an example. Oedipus meets all the qualities of a tragic hero by him being a man of noble and honorable stature, but his downfall is caused by his own fault but by an act of unfairness, his downfall is not earned by his acts, but at the end he learns a lesson.
Tragic hero, a Tragic hero is a not so perfect person of high social status. That then has a downfall from his from his high title in society and pays for all of his wrong doing. During or after his downfall he has a moment of clarity finally realizing what he has done. In the book “Oedipus The King” Oedipus shows to be a true tragic hero. Using Oedipus as an ideal model, Aristotle says that a tragic hero must be an important or influential man who makes an error in judgment, and who must then suffer the consequences of his actions.
Aristotle believed that a tragic hero must have been a man of greatness and nobility, while still being flawed in essence to his personality. Causing his own demise, the character must suffer far worst then one might think he deserves, at the same time gain insight of this and accept his failure to complete himself and achieve a more righteous self. In my opinion Creon is, according to Aristotle a tragic hero. Creon, being next in line for the political post as King of Thebes, was known for his outstanding beliefs and morals. Creon states, “I say to you at the very outset that I have nothing but contempt for the kind of governor who is afraid/ for whatever reason/ to follow the course of that he knows is best for the state…I have no use for him…” (Antigone.
John is a vainglorious man, but love makes him brave to face his sin. This is also one of the biggest severe tests John confronts. John died for his name, and many other reasons. He is a man of pride. John is given a chance to confess himself of witchery.