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Aristotle stated that the hero of a tragedy must evoke a sense of pity and fear within the audience: “the change of fortune presented must not be the spectacle of a virtuous man brought from prosperity to adversity." In short, the character must be a well-rounded character that simply falls short of our desired outcome. They are neither a true villain nor a true hero. They are simply a human who has failed "not through vice or depravity but by some error of judgment." In Greek tragedy you know this as hamartia, the law in the character of the hero, or a mistake made by the character. Who is your tragic hero?
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