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A tragic hero is a man who "... is highly renown and prosperous, but One who is not pre-eminently virtuous and just, whose misfortune, However, is brought upon him not by vice or depravity, but by some Error in judgment or frailty (hamartia)..." (Aristotle). As defined in Poetics by Aristotle, a tragedy must possess certain characteristics in order to be acknowledged as a true tragedy. He stated tragedy should be an imitation, or mimesis, of life as it is. The purpose of tragedy is to arouse catharsis, or sense of pity, which enables the audience to learn the lessons of the tragedy. This is accomplished through development and description of a tragic figure. By definition, this figure is usually the primary protagonist who experiences the changes that take place in the plot. They are described as virtuous citizens who are unwilling to compromise their beliefs. It must also be someone with whom the audience can identify so that they may take the lessons of the tragedy and apply them to their own lives. The tragic character must also experience a moment of anagnorisis, which is the moment in which they acknowledge the tragic flaw that has brought about their own downfall. According to Aristotle, a tragedy must als
It was simply the fact that he simply refused to yield. Ancient Writers of Greece and Rome. (Shuckberg) "As Creon overstepped the due limit when, by his edict, he infringed the divine law, so Antigone also overstepped it when she defied the edict. This is exemplified by the fact that she is fearful of her fate. This is uncharacteristic of a tragedy. "Of happiness the crown and chieftest part is wisdom, and to hold the god in awe. Because of this the aspects of the play that characterize it as a tragedy are slightly imperfect. Though Creon has defied the traditional Greek belief system he is shown emotionally ruined after he loses his family. " He, not Antigone, ends the play as a living corpse, longing for death but forced to remain in the visible world of life. Even after Antigone mistreats her, Ismene still makes known her great love for her sister. (MacGill, 77)Creon is not traditionally considered to be the tragic hero of Antigone however he possesses many heroic qualities.
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