According to
Aristotle's definition ofin Poetics, tragic figures are
- people of noble stature who have a greatness about them, possessing
extraordinary powers, or qualities of passion or aspiration or nobility of mind. - people who are good, though not perfect, and their fall results from committing
"an act of injustice" (hamartia) either through ignorance or from a conviction that
some greater good will be served. - people whose downfall is their own fault,
the result of their own free choice. - people whose misfortune is not wholly
deserved, and the punishment exceeds the crime.
Utilizing these
criteria, therefore,
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