The tragic hero is a type of stock character —usually an ethical, relatable person who experiences a fall from grace due to tragic circumstances and a fatal flaw.Contemporary examples may be ...

To me, Tajuddin Ahmad seems like a Greek tragic hero who had all the great qualities, but destiny was against him. I always ...

FINALLY, President Muhammadu Buhari died on July 13, 2025. He wasn’t quite the coward alluded to by William Shakespeare in Julius Caeser. But Buhari had died many times before his real death last ...

But the heroes we love the most are often those whose path is filled with only suffering, and whose only possible ending is a bleak one. Who’s the greatest tragic hero of all time?

Seriously, here are like a hundred tragic heroes who are more awesome or terrible than Anakin. Okay, not a hundred. But a lot. Spoilers for old books and movies ahead.

The tragic hero is a character who is of high standing, wealthy, gifted, powerful and much admired. At some point in the story, he experiences a reversal of fortune and falls from his pinnacle ...

Russia's Tragic Hero. By Brittney Andres. April 24, 2007 / 10:53 AM EDT / The New Republic This column was written by Masha Gessen. Pity Boris Yeltsin. He lived to see what he ...