Tragic hero

A tragic hero or tragic heroine is the protagonist of a tragedy.

Aristotle's tragic hero

Aristotle shared his view of what makes a tragic hero in his Poetics. Aristotle suggests that a hero of a tragedy must evoke in the audience a sense of pity or fear, saying, “the change of fortune presented must not be the spectacle of a virtuous man brought from prosperity to adversity." In other words, the focus of the tragic hero should not be in the loss of his prosperity. He establishes the concept that the emotion of pity stems not from a person becoming better but when a person receives undeserved misfortune - and fear comes when the misfortune befalls a man like us. This is why Aristotle points out the simple fact that, “The change of fortune should be not from bad to good, but, reversely, from good to bad.” According to Aristotle a tragic hero thought to be a man whose misfortune comes to him, "not through vice or depravity but by some error of judgment." In Sophocles' Oedipus the King, for example, the titular character kills a man without knowing that the man in question is his father, then marries his mother out of ignorance.

Tragic hero (disambiguation)

A tragic hero is the protagonist of a tragedy.

Tragic hero may also refer to:

The Hero Trilogy (Funker Vogt)

The Hero Trilogy consists of the 3 singles: Tragic Hero, Fallen Hero, and Arising Hero.

With the release of Blutzoll, Funker Vogt have completed their 'Hero Trilogy'. It began with Tragic Hero on the album Execution Tracks, continued with Fallen Hero from Navigator, and was concluded in 2010 with Arising Hero. All 3 parts of the trilogy were released as promotional singles.

Tragic Hero

"Tragic Hero" (1998) is an aggrotech single by Funker Vogt. It is the first part of the Hero Trilogy.

Track listing

Fallen Hero

"Fallen Hero" (2005) is an aggrotech single by Funker Vogt. It is the second part of the Hero Trilogy

Track listing

Arising Hero

"Arising Hero" (2010) is an aggrotech single by Funker Vogt. It is the third and final part of the Hero Trilogy.

Track listing

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