Aristotle's Definition Of A Tragic Hero
According to Aristotle a character needs to fit criteria to become a tragic hero or heroine. The first thing the Aristotle said, was the reader must “ not be superhumanly good, for any calamity falling on such a person would be too hard to except, nor should any character be thoroughly evil, for downfall such a person is the deserved and therefore would not elect pity.”(). Aristotle is saying that in order for someone to be considered a tragic hero one must be feel a sense of fear or pity for them and they must have a flaw that lead to their downfall. Both of these heroines fit into this role perfectly. For Antigone, she is born to into a situation where her brother is also her father. “ how many griefs our father Oedipus handed down!” this