elevated theme and diction and with unhappy ending; sad event, serious accident,

calamity." However, the application of this terminology in Shakespearean

Tragedy is more expressive. Tragedy does not only mean death or calamity, but

in fact, it refers to a series of steps which leads to the downfall of the

tragic hero and eventually to his tragic death. Lear, the main character in

King Lear was affirmed as the tragic hero because the play meets all the

requirements of a tragedy. In order for a character to be qualified as a tragic

hero, he must be in a high status on the social chain and the hero also

possesses a tragic flaw which initiates the tragedy. The fall of the hero is

not felt by him alone but creates a chain reaction which affects everyone

around him. Besides, the hero must experience suffering and calamity slowly

which would contrast his happier times. The suffering and calamity

instantaneously caused chaos in his life and eventually leads to his death.

Finally, the sense of fear and pity to the tragic hero must appear in the play

as well. This makes men scared of blindness to truths which prevents them from

altered his live alone, instead, it affected everyone around him down to the

have banished Cordelia and Kent, then Goneril and Regan would not be able to

fault to banish Cordelia and Kent. Before the thrown out of Regan's home,

( Kent, III, vi, 86)

true character shows the quality of a tragic hero. Due to his flaw, he gave

out of his daughters home and left with a fool, a servant and a beggar. When

Tragedy, he could be firmly proven as tragic hero in the play.

both welcome and protection. "

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