Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 13 AIL 1212 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Tragic Hero
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The idea
The glossary defines the tragic hero as the main character of a Greek or Roman tragedy, typically admirable, undone by a hamartia. It contrasts this with the epic hero, who embodies a culture's values and appears in an epic poem. Two heroes, two genres, one distinction worth holding.
In practice
Tragic hero against epic hero.
Where people slip
The contrast is the glossary's own.
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