Percy Jackson, through the plot if the series, meets this criteria of a tragic hero with his own hamartia. ... Abrams' A Glossary of Literary Terms and Ratna's Teori, Metode, dan Teknik Penelitian Sastra are used in this research for the definitions about objective approach. ... Furthermore, from online research, writer found some essays about tragic hero entitled An Essay on Whether Willy Loman in Death of A Salesman is Truly A Tragic Hero or Not (2004, January 17). ... This essay discusses about the truth whether Willy Loman is a tragic hero or not. ... It was written by assassin4...

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Aristotle's Poetics is considered the first work of literary criticism in our tradition. ... Aristotle also points out terms such as catharsis, which can be said that is the purification of one's soul. ... In the play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, Oedipus is a classic tragic hero.According to Aristotle's definition, Oedipus is a tragic hero because he is a king whose life falls apart when he finds out his life story. There are a numberof characteristics described by Aristotle that identify a tragic hero. ... All of the above characteristics make Oedipus a tragic hero according ...

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Aristotle's Poetics is considered the first work of literary criticism in our tradition. ... Aristotle also points out terms such as catharsis, which can be said that is the purification of one's soul. ... In the play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, Oedipus is a classic tragic hero.According to Aristotle's definition, Oedipus is a tragic hero because he is a king whose life falls apart when he finds out his life story. There are a numberof characteristics described by Aristotle that identify a tragic hero. ... All of the above characteristics make Oedipus a tragic hero according ...

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In this passage Shakespeare attempts to show Othello at his weakest point and therefore finalises Othello's characterisation as a tragic hero. ... Both part one and two are representations of the tragic hero. ... In terms of stylistic devices, Shakespeare is using multiple caesuras and the last line quite paratactic. ... The passage is quite effective in transmitting feelings and the idea of pain being associated to his role as the tragic hero of this play. ... Overall Shakespeare effectively presents Othello as a tragic hero at his very worst....

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Almost all-literary, dramatic and cinematic works have the same basic form, though there are several ways of looking at the form. ... The other is tragic. ... Irony is considered one of the most important terms. ... Two more important terms are protagonist and deus ex machina. ... The protagonist may also be the considered the hero of the piece. ...

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By wielding his superior intellect over the Congolese he is able to gain control of their thought process; in terms of their opinion of him. ... Marlow is also unaware of the power that Kurtz has in terms of what he can make him and his crews do, for his own personal gain. ... But in terms of how irrational he is acting, the exploding of the steam ship is one of his worst deeds. ... But at this point in time he infers that it is Kurtz crawling, which shows weakness in terms of regression back to an infant stage. ... During his time of manipulation over the Congolese, as well as his attempt t...

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