Tragic_Heros

Tragic Heros A hero today is seen as a person who is idolized. Nowadays, a hero does not have to have wealth or certain political beliefs, but instead can be regarded as a hero for his/her actions and inner strength. However, in the plays of Shakespeare, the tragic hero is always a noble man who enjoys some status and prosperity in society but possesses some moral weakness or flaw, which leads to his downfall (Fyre). External circumstances such as fate also play a part in the hero's fall (Bradley). Evil agents often act upon the hero and the forces of good, causing the hero to make wrong decisions. Readers may see this proven in Shakespeare¡¦s most famous tragedies: King Lear, Hamlet, Othello, and Macbeth. William Shakespeare started writing tragedies because he thought the tragic plots used by other English writers were lacking artistic purpose and form (Bradley). He used the fall of a notable person as the main focus in his tragedies. Suspense and climax were an added attraction for the audience. His work was extraordinary in that it was not of the norm for the time (Rurr). A reader with even little knowledge of his work would recognize one of the hamlet, macbeth, play, othello, iago, desdemona, king, lear, father, cassio, shakespeare, about, time, murder, claudius, tragic, own, mcalindon, laertes, however, hero, death, begins, tragedies, stratford, over, one, man, macduff, husband, forces, daughters, daughter, because, william, truth