Introduction The famous Greek dramatist Euripides wrote the expression, "Whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad." Oedipus Rex as a man and a victim of the whims of the gods indeed was made mad to the point of blinding himself after learning that his life's fate had indeed been fulfil...

In the tragic plays of Oedipus the King and Hamlet, Prince of Denmark both protagonists share tragic flaws that lead the downfalls of both men. The two men share similar flaws as well as having differing ones. These flaws create the tragedy ever present in the two plays. If both were not so trag...

Since the beginning of time, people discussed and analyzed the concept of the tragic hero in epic poetry and other stories. An epic poem consists of a hero of high caliber whose actions affect a nation or a group of people. The deeds of this hero must be exceedingly brave and have supernatural ...

Heroes envelop the idea of a noble person who fights for the rights of the "little" people. He or she commits a deed that goes above and beyond the call. This type of hero exists in the modern thought, but there also exists another hero, an Aristotelian Hero. This tragic hero starts out ...