Hamlet as a Trajic Hero
According to Aristotle, he defines a “tragic hero” in a very simple but true, to most stories, manner. To start of, Aristotle states that a tragic hero is, “a man characterized by good, as well as evil.” This statement holds true in most Shakespeare tragedies. Hamlet for instance, was good in his ways. He was attempting to avenge his father’s untimely death, an act performed by only those with a noble stature. Parallel to this, Hamlet was also perceived as bad in the play. Hints of Hamlet growing more than fond of his mother set a bad portrayal of him. As did Hamlets carelessness throughout the play, where he spontaneously, yet accidentally, stabs Polonius. Aristotle also describes a tragic hero as having a tragic flaw, thus leading to his downfall. This is perfectly portrayed in Othello. Throughout the play, Othello is known to be the gullible one. Maybe partially to blame on his race, age, or life as a soldier, never the less Othello is lead to believe many of Iago’s lies without a mention of second thought. Othello’s gullibility ended up bei
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