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Is Lear a Tragic Hero?
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... Q Is Lear a Tragic Hero? Tragedy is defined in Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary as: 1) a medieval narrative poem or tale typically describing the downfall of a great man, 2) a serious drama typically describing a conflict between the protagonist and a superior force (as destiny) and having a sorrowful or disastrous conclusion that excites pity or terror. The play of King Lear is one of William Shakespears great tragic pieces; it is not a tragedy in itself, but also a play that includes two tragic heroes and four villains. I felt that a tragic hero must not be all good or all bad, but just by misfortune or by error of judgment he is deprived of something very valuable to him. As the play open once can almost immediately see that Lear begins to make mistakes that will eventually result in his downfall. The very first words that he speaks in
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