Many people will say that The Bicycle Thief is a tragedy. ... Aristotle specifies in chapter 15 that in order for the antagonist to be a tragic hero, he must be good, have good qualities, be realistic, and be consistent (Aristotle 55). ... The main reason an audience member would argue that the film is in fact a tragedy is because of its ability to evoke pity and fear in the audience. ... The way the actions in the film are arranged help to arouse pity and fear in the audience. ... This fulfills the need of a tragedy being complete. ...

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" In other words, a tragedy must be drastic and very serious; it should limit itself to one main issue to avoid confusion, and told with a rhythmic and harmonious language. The works must be dramatized and evoke feelings of pity and fear from the audience, for the main character or tragic hero as he or she moves toward a destructive end, eventually leading the audience to "explode" at the ultimate downfall of the hero. Based on Aristotle's interpretation of tragedy, one may conclude that the theme of tragic heroism is a recurring and essential theme in the development not o...

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Another component that distinguishes a tragic hero from a non-hero is the character's ability to move the audience to feel pity for him. ... The Choragus is the first to evoke the feeling of pity for Creon from the audience when he says, "But here is the King himself: oh look at him, bearing his own damnation in his arms". ... The loss of Creon's whole family and his condemnation to hell due to his wrong doings can now be imagined so that the audience is in Creon's place, evoking fear and pity for now they know Creon's fate. ... Creon's arrogance and need for dominance...

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