In both George Orwell's 1984 and Arthur Miller's The Crucible, a tragic hero is presented who despite his efforts, and the suffering experienced, in the end cannot overcome the external force against him. The two literary works are tragedies in their own respect, as in both their doom is resisted no...
In Aristotle's book, Poetics, the philosopher defines a tragic hero as someone of high status, flawed, afflicted with hamartia (tragic flaw) and hubris (arrogance), is punished severely, and in the end gains wisdom. ... According to Aristotle, the tragedy that affects the classical tragic hero is the result of his human flaws as opposed to the interference of an exterior force. ...
In The Six Elements of Tragedy, Aristotle defines a tragedy as, "a process of imitating an action which has serious implications- using language that "has rhythm and melody,"" with some verses "carried on through spoken verses alone- while others "through song,"" that, through pity and fear (the "act of shame and horror- [Krook]), brings about a resolution "a "purification- "of the play's tragedy (DiYanni 842). We see, therefore, that while A Doll House contains all of Krook's elements of tragedy, it does not correspond completely to Aristotle's definition; it lacks "r...
Hardy himself seems unclear about the nature of Henchard's hamartia when he quotes Novalis: "Character is fate"--certainly a useful aphorism for a Victorian novelist, though something about which Aristotle in The Poetics does not address. ...
In Chinua Achebe's, "Things Fall Apart," we learn that the protagonist of the novel, Okonkwo, is a tragic hero, possessing a fatal flaw which results in the destruction of his life's work as well as his untimely death. In his early thirties, Okonkwo was already a key figure in his community. Ren...
By then it is too late, and thus he follows the path of a tragic character, displaying the characteristics as described by Aristotle: The character has a hamartia1, which is a characteristic that is seen as a fatal flaw, which, in most cases, is the excessive pride that Creon demonstrates. ...
