Aristotle considered the aim of a tragedy is to being about a catharsis within the audience. ... It is an emotional response that produces a state of relief for the audience. ... Another component Aristotle believed a tragic hero should possess is a tragic flaw. ... In a tragedy the protagonist is often having a conflict within his inner self, trying to bring out the good or evil within his personality and in a tragedy the protagonist used his greater evil making him a tragic hero and bringing about his own downfall. ... Aristotle was a famous philosopher and had many theories on what characte...

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Widely held beliefs state that it began as a ritual, and through the performers' repetition of a certain event in front of an audience, the ritual became a performance and theatre was born. ... Sophocles must present Antigone as part of a group of three tragedies and one satyr play, and if deemed acceptable by the Archon, the Archon in turn will provide him with a chorus of fifteen men, a lead actor, and a Choregus. ... By further examining the character of Antigone, one can conclude that she in fact fits the pattern of a tragic heroine as outlined by Aristotle. Aristotle believes that...

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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. ... Presumably, there are not many men who have found themselves in the position of being heir to a throne with a fiancée sentenced to death by their father. ... Primarily, I take issue with his belief tha...

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