tragic figure
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concept
A tragic figure is a character whose inherent flaws or grave misjudgments lead them from a position of relative fortune or nobility to inevitable suffering and downfall, often evoking pity and fear.
Observed surface forms (3)
- Shakespearean tragic hero ×1
- tragic characters ×1
- tragic hero archetype ×1
Instances (6)
- Pentheus
- Λάϊος
- Caius Marcius Coriolanus via concept surface "Shakespearean tragic hero"
- Bosola
- Children of Medea via concept surface "tragic characters"
- Ezra Mannon – Agamemnon archetype via concept surface "tragic hero archetype"