tragic hero

collocation in English

meaningsoftragicandhero

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tragic
adjective
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/ˈtrædʒ.ɪk/us
/ˈtrædʒ.ɪk/
very sad, often involving death ...
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hero
noun[C]
uk
/ˈhɪə.rəʊ/us
/ˈhɪr.oʊ/
a person who is admired for having done something very brave or having achieved ...
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(Definition oftragicandherofrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In ancient tragedy the hero astragicheroalways remained the same, always the same self, whereas in the new tragedy the figures are all different from one another.
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In the revisionist stories, she can even become an antihero or atragichero.
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Raistlin is best described as the archetypal antihero ortragichero.
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His goal is frequently revenge, "hamartia" in atragichero.
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In other words, the focus of thetragicheroshould not be in the loss of his prosperity.
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The play ends as thetragicherosuccumbs to his flaw when the machine he idolizes causes his death.
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The protagonist is depicted as atragicherowith an intense dislike of the wartime ultranationalism which surrounds him.
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He is depicted as atragicherowith an intense dislike of the wartime ultranationalism which surrounds him.
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He is thetragicheroof the play, due to his fatal flaw of being stubborn.
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Jack follows the formula of atragichero, because he begins the story at a lofty position.
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He may be distinguished from the classical hero in that his adventures are less individualistic, and from thetragicherobecause his death is heroic rather than tragic.
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Sam is regarded as the serial's maintragichero.
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Later, the series evolves into an elaborate fantasy series, incorporating elements of classical and contemporary mythology, ultimately placing its protagonist in the role of atragichero.
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Joe was essentially thetragicherorepresenting the struggle of the lower class.
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