Post by Lomadia on Sept 12, 2004 2:14:37 GMT -5
The purpose of this thread is to discuss characters in The Lord of the Rings as tragic heroes. According to the eGallery of Tragic Heroes, the definition of a tragic hero is:
A tragic hero has the potential for greatness but is doomed to fail. He is trapped in a situation where he cannot win. He makes some sort of tragic flaw, and this causes his fall from greatness. Even though he is a fallen hero, he still wins a moral victory, and his spirit lives on.
TRAGIC HEROES ARE:
BORN INTO NOBILITY:
RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN FATE
ENDOWED WITH A TRAGIC FLAW
DOOMED TO MAKE A SERIOUS ERROR IN JUDGEMENT
EVENTUALLY, TRAGIC HEROES
FALL FROM GREAT HEIGHTS OR HIGH ESTEEM
REALIZE THEY HAVE MADE AN IRREVERSIBLE MISTAKE
FACES AND ACCEPTS DEATH WITH HONOR
MEET A TRAGIC DEATH
With this information in mind, which characters would you consider tragic heros and why? There are some very obvious examples, and surely some less obvious ones, but I hope that we can have an in-depth discussion on each of them.
Elen sila lumenn omentielvo,
Lomadia
A tragic hero has the potential for greatness but is doomed to fail. He is trapped in a situation where he cannot win. He makes some sort of tragic flaw, and this causes his fall from greatness. Even though he is a fallen hero, he still wins a moral victory, and his spirit lives on.
TRAGIC HEROES ARE:
BORN INTO NOBILITY:
RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN FATE
ENDOWED WITH A TRAGIC FLAW
DOOMED TO MAKE A SERIOUS ERROR IN JUDGEMENT
EVENTUALLY, TRAGIC HEROES
FALL FROM GREAT HEIGHTS OR HIGH ESTEEM
REALIZE THEY HAVE MADE AN IRREVERSIBLE MISTAKE
FACES AND ACCEPTS DEATH WITH HONOR
MEET A TRAGIC DEATH
With this information in mind, which characters would you consider tragic heros and why? There are some very obvious examples, and surely some less obvious ones, but I hope that we can have an in-depth discussion on each of them.
Elen sila lumenn omentielvo,
Lomadia
