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Tragic Hero Characterization I
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"Pity and Awe, reconciliation, exaltation and a sense of emotion purged and purified thereby"1. As this quote from Aristotle's Poetics states, a tragedy must arouse feelings of pity and fear, thus producing a catharsis of these emotions in the audience. In order to arouse the emotions of the audien ....
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....ent, Antigone feels that her brother deserves a proper burial. The character feels so strongly towards her argument that she is willing to go against the orders of King Creon, putting herself at risk because she refuses to submit to man's law. Tragic heroes also suffer from excessive pride or hubris in Aeschylus' Agamemnon. The play's tragic hero, Agamemnon exhibits his hubris in the play by choosing to sacrifice his daughter over dereliction or failure of duty. He made the tragic mistake of sa.... |
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