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Omar 382
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A tragic hero is a literary character, typically the protagonist the story, who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to his/her own destruction.
They are one of my favorite characters in cinema, outside of maybe the classic anti-hero. If you want, list some of your favorite tragic heroes in film/television.
Seth Brundle from The Fly. A classic tragic hero who starts out as a loner, and somewhat eccentric scientist, who thinks he is going to change the world with his teleportation device, but accidentally messes up, and transforms into a deranged species.
Doc Ock from Spider-Man 2. Easily my favorite. Also a scientist who comes up with a device that he thinks will improve mankind, until the experiment goes wrong and he is fused with AI tentacles and becomes a villain
Severus Snape in the Harry Potter franchise. *Spoilers* Tries to save and protect Harry through his love for Harry's mother, but ends up being killed at the hands of Voldemort. He could also be characterized as an anti-hero, as I don't believe it is clear that he is 100% moral (well, no one is, but his intentions at least) by the end of the story. After all, if Dumbledore's plan worked, Harry, Voldemort, and Dumbledore would all be dead; with Snape alive to be in charge of the wizarding world. What a great character
Sara Goldfarb in Requiem For a Dream. Wants to lose weight so she can be on television with her son, her life-long dream, so she goes to a doctor who prescribes stimulants to help her lose weight and depressants to help her sleep. She quickly becomes addicted, and begins to go through stimulant psychosis (@Bojack_Horseman must love this movie), and ends up being confined all by herself to a mental hospital. I won't post a picture of her, but the final scene from the movie, where she dreams of her dream coming true and appearing on television with her son. Perfect ending to a very sad movie.
They are one of my favorite characters in cinema, outside of maybe the classic anti-hero. If you want, list some of your favorite tragic heroes in film/television.
Seth Brundle from The Fly. A classic tragic hero who starts out as a loner, and somewhat eccentric scientist, who thinks he is going to change the world with his teleportation device, but accidentally messes up, and transforms into a deranged species.
Doc Ock from Spider-Man 2. Easily my favorite. Also a scientist who comes up with a device that he thinks will improve mankind, until the experiment goes wrong and he is fused with AI tentacles and becomes a villain
Severus Snape in the Harry Potter franchise. *Spoilers* Tries to save and protect Harry through his love for Harry's mother, but ends up being killed at the hands of Voldemort. He could also be characterized as an anti-hero, as I don't believe it is clear that he is 100% moral (well, no one is, but his intentions at least) by the end of the story. After all, if Dumbledore's plan worked, Harry, Voldemort, and Dumbledore would all be dead; with Snape alive to be in charge of the wizarding world. What a great character
Sara Goldfarb in Requiem For a Dream. Wants to lose weight so she can be on television with her son, her life-long dream, so she goes to a doctor who prescribes stimulants to help her lose weight and depressants to help her sleep. She quickly becomes addicted, and begins to go through stimulant psychosis (@Bojack_Horseman must love this movie), and ends up being confined all by herself to a mental hospital. I won't post a picture of her, but the final scene from the movie, where she dreams of her dream coming true and appearing on television with her son. Perfect ending to a very sad movie.