Tragic Hero

A tragic hero is a character whose suffering could save a society or bring happiness. Their destiny is defeat or having a downfall. The tragic hero has a flaw that will give the audience a sense of sympathy or compassion. In Antigone I predict that there will be a main character that has a flaw that we will feel bad about. That character will have a struggle and will most likely come to defeat or a death in the book. That is where the definition of tragic hero will come in play with the book.
-Mufaro

A. A tragic hero is the main character of a tragedy.  THey are a hero who suffers from a tragic flaw that eventually causes downfall.
B. Based on our Oedipus Rex performances, I think that in Antigone there will be a powerful individual who ends up having a flaw that leads to a tragic event and a struggle. Overall, I think the idea of a tragic hero will appear in the book.

-Anna Eckhoff 1B

Tragic Hero

The definition of a tragic hero is a character with the traits of a common hero that is designed to fail or be defeated to show the moral of the story. How this could play a part in Antigone that also played a part in Oedipus Rex is that the main character will resemble a hero such as
Oedipus (because he ATTEMPTED to save his town from a plague) but at the end will be fail or be defeated under the inevitable circumstances of the story and or plot. An example of this could be Harvey Dent from The Dark Knight. He was designed to represent a hero, but also designed to be corrupted to show the corruption of politics and gang violence.
-Adam Gourmos

A.                A tragic hero is an honorable hero, who faces hardship and destruction generally for a greater cause. He may face death, and accept it, because it results in an improved society. If it’s a play or book, the audience will feel sorry for this tragic hero. The hero may be doomed from the beginning, or because of hubris, which means they have too much self-pride. The tragic hero will be the protagonist of a tragic story.
B.                Oedipus Rex was a story of total humiliation and pain, where the man kills his father and marries (and sleeps with) his mother. Antigone has close relation to this man, as being the daughter, and sister. I believe with these two prompts combined, Antigone will be a story of a tragic hero who faces many struggles.
-Cameron Bergan

Word portion:

1. My definition of a tragic hero is a main character in a play that is a tragedy who is destined or for a downfall or a failure in the future or the end of the play. A tragic hero is kind of an interesting take on the hero idea because usually a hero is someone who succeeds or wins in the end, but in this case, they are the person who loses or is defeated.
2. What I think might happen in Antigone is that she tries to be the hero just like her father and she ends up being defeated and losing just like her father did. She will follow in her father’s footsteps and become a tragic hero

-John-Michael Osley

A)
Tragic Hero-
A tragic hero is usually a protagonist in literature. He is a character who makes a grave mistake that ends badly. The combination of fate and his mistake destines his downfall in a tragic way that will evoke a sense of sympathy, pain, or compassion from the audience.
B)
Antigone-
Oedipus Rex left off where it only concerned the king. The book did not at all explain his family outside of Jocasta, Laius, and Creon. Based on this, I thinkAntigone will describe the aftermath that occurred as a result of the events inOedipus Rex, and because Antigone is the sister/daughter of Oedipus, the book will be tragic in describing her life after Oedipus banished himself.

Aristotle first used the word tragic hero; a tragic hero is a protagonist character who has made an error that causes a tragedy that may have a good outcome, eventually. Their suffering affects the society as a whole. It is the main character and they make a decision that causes a complication that can even be fatal. In Antigone I predict in Antigone the main character, Oedipus’s daughter will be a tragic hero that faces a life changing decision that could be fatal to her or others, just like in Oedipus Rex.

-Tiana

A)
Tragic Hero-
A tragic hero is usually a protagonist in literature. He is a character who makes a grave mistake that ends badly. The combination of fate and his mistake destines his downfall in a tragic way that will evoke a sense of sympathy, pain, or compassion from the audience.
B)
Antigone-
Oedipus Rex left off where it only concerned the king. The book did not at all explain his family outside of Jocasta, Laius, and Creon. Based on this, I thinkAntigone will describe the aftermath that occurred as a result of the events inOedipus Rex, and because Antigone is the sister/daughter of Oedipus, the book will be tragic in describing her life after Oedipus banished himself.
Ira

A) A tragic hero is protagonist of a tragedy. A tragic hero has exceptionally great qualities that signify his power over others. A tragic hero in literature often commits to, or makes a mistake that results in the hero's destruction or death. The tragic hero is seemed to be the good guy throughout the story until the end when he/ she makes a mistake. An example of a tragic hero would be Prometheus because his heroic action of gifting fire to humans resulted in him getting a severe punishment.
B) Based on Oedipus Rex performances, my prediction for Antigone would be that his daughter, Antigone, is going to illustrate the sight of her father becoming a tragic hero, or she may even become a tragic hero herself. She may try to make her family's name great again but make a tragic mistake in the process.
-Rahul Verma

  A tragic hero is a person that is great or virtuous person that inevitably falls into a dramatic tragedy.  I think that in Antigone Antigone will have some kind of soul searching journey and try to redeem the tragic hero of her father in Oedipus.
-Swirvine

A Tragic Hero is someone, usually a king, whom kills himself. He kills himself because of his own actions, not because of his fate and kills himself for the greater good. The death has a meaningful idea behind it. In Antigone, I think there will be the new king (Creon) who will have a flaw and in the end have to kill himself. The King will have done something toAntigone.  There might be another prophecy involved that will tell Creon what he did wrong.
-Drishti  

Tragic Hero Definition
               A tragic hero is a very interesting type of person. This person is destined for doom or will eventually fall somehow according to their destiny. They also had a tragic mistake they committed that lead to their downfall. There error in judgment leads them to their downfall but they didn’t play the only role in their doom but they also had external forces working against them. I personally think that Antigone, will end up being a tragic hero because Oedipus messed up her life so much (in terms of family) that she will eventually make an error in judgment. I think she is going to follow in the footsteps of Oedipus and not knowingly screw up and eventually either kill herself or be killed.

Spencer Perry
CT Freshman
Baseball 101

A Tragic Hero

1. A tragic hero is a protagonist in a story who, against all odds or opposition, is heroic, but their heroic deeds end with them dying or being put into pain. A tragic hero also accepts their tragedy and continues to be heroic. A tragic hero also brings out pity from the audience of the literature or art through having misfortunate and undeserved pain done on them. I think a tragic hero must be at some relatively high place so that they can be brought down as part of the tragedy, for example, Oedipus the king, who lost his throne.
2. Based on the class’s Oedipus Rex Performances, I think that the story Antigone will be about Oedipus in his later years after losing the throne and blinding himself. I think that plot throughout Antigone will show Oedipus’s journey and eventually his death, and Antigone, Oedipus’s daughter, will play a significant role.

-Allan MacDougall

A tragic hero is a character that is considered a great or victorious in a dramatic tragedy that is destined for downfall and failure. A tragic hero is born noble and then their own destruction of themselves causes this downfall. An example of a tragic hero is Shakespeare’s Macbeth. He was told by witches that he is the true Thane of many lands and he relays more and more on the prophecies told by the witches. Then he kills many to become what the witches told him he was.

In Antigone I believe that the community will be in a bad shape and Oedipus Rex daughter will find out about her dads tragic mishap and become devastated. I believe Antigone will then go and try to make things right so that the community will then be good again and in better shape. She will then become a hero but not become a hero like her father did.  -Hannah

A tragic hero is a character in a story that is set up by the author for failure. This person is made to experience suffering or pain in the story, which makes the audience or readers feel pitty, sadness, or fear. If the audience does not feel these emotions, then there is no tragic hero. Although the character goes through a moral defect that leads a tradegy, the character gains self awareness. A tragic hero could preform un-heroic actions in the story but in the end, the hero has a realization of the wrongness of their actions. I predict that Antigone will have many tragic heros because of the information that was revealed in Oedipus Rex. -Sydney


2. a. A tragic hero is a character in a text that makes a mistake and has a fatal flaw mixed with a fate that brings them to be tragic.
    b. Based on Oedipus Rex, Antigone's main tragic event will have to do with the fact that she is Odedipus' sister and daughter. Therefore, causing conflicts in her life. Based on her father/brothers life she will most likely fallow his footsteps. She will think highly of her self- to go on a quest and end up failing causing a tragic story.
                                                            - ALI WONDER!

A tragic hero is a character in a story, often the protagonist, who makes a mistake that ultimately leads to his/her defeat or demise. Tragic heroes are often built by sympathy and guilt, and often succumb to the forces that they have always been fighting.  I predict that in Antigone, the main character will be some sort of hero of his/her society, and then lose a close friend, loved one, or make a mistake that will cause him/her to be defeated by common forces that they have either been working with, or have been fighting.
-Tyler

1. A tragic Hero is the main character/ protagonist of a tragic story.  Most of the Greek Tragedies have a tragic hero. In Oedipus Rex, Oedipus is the tragic hero because he finds out he killed his father and eventually jab out his eyes. He was supposed to be a king but then he found out he was the actual murderer of the old king.

2. Based on Oedipus Rex, I would think that in Antigone,  Antigone would find his father/brother because Oedipus did not die but still ran away because he found out he had killed his father, the king. Or that Antigone would be a tragic hero. She would somehow kill him and not know for a long period of time. When she finds out she would be heart broken.  Just like Oedipus was he found out he killed his own father. -Mark

A tragic hero is the hero of a tragedy. A person who saves someone or some people from a tragedy in the world. For example, if a Sea dragon was attacking a ship and someone killed it, that someone would be a tragic hero. Jack sparrow is a tragic hero when he was fighting Davy Jones in that maelstrom at the end of the series.
Based on what we have done and read about Oedipus Rex, I think what’s going to happen in Antigone is Oedipus Rex is going to be running away from the castle and is going to meet someone who heals his physical and mental wounds. This might help him to go back and rule the castle again. He will probably not rule the castle again however because when he was king he did not rule his kingdom very well like a king should’ve done. I believe that Oedipus will most likely find someone who helps him on his journey and then either start a new town and rule it or possibly kill himself if he can’t be healed.
-Austin Bethel 1b

A tragic hero is the protagonist of a tragedy; they are the main character in a sad story that is set to fail at whatever they want to do. Based on the Oedipus Rex performances my prediction for Antigone is that there will be a tragic hero as

a main character. With how Oedipus Rex ended with him leaving the town and that being very sad then Antigone has to be similar since she is his daughter. Also in Antigone I predict that it will be a sad story and something really bad will happen to Antigone.

-Caitlynn McCollum