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Classical Tragic Hero's
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... Classical Tragic Hero's Based on Aristotle's sightings, it is quite evident that in plays, there are characters that are more tragic than others. This is on the basis of different characteristics that Aristotle has come up with by analysing different variations of plays. In Rex Warner's Prometheus and E.F. Watling's Antigone, one character can be observed as a more tragic hero than a character from the other play. Prometheus is a far more tragic hero than Creon due to the stern consequences he endures, the highly renowned and prosperous eminence he has, and the pathos the audience experiences at some stage in his anguish. Prometheus is a far more tragic character than Creon due to the callous consequences he has to go through. Prometheus, throughout his punishment, has had to face many obstacles. "You will be buried in the depths of earth... everyday, the winged hound of Zeus, his great eagle, will














