A tragic hero is the character who is between two different extremes. He's not "preeminent in virtue and justice," but, isn't guilty of "vice or depravity," just a bad "mistake." He is a person of importance, from a "highly renowned and prosperous place," a king,such as Oedipus. The best tragic plot moves the hero from prosperity to misfortune, not by bad luck but by some great mistake he makes. Aristole's four characteristics for "the perfect tragic hero" are depicted in his writing.
His first exampler is "a good character will be one who
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