Tragic Heroes In King Lear, Hamlet, Oedipus Rex Since the beginning of civilization there always been tragedies. Man has always had to come to a tragic faith throughout the years. Men, women, and children have had to deal with pre-determined faith of each and everyone down throughout the centuries. Tragedy is a conflict between a force on one side, to a protagonist of the other. What usually makes a tragic hero is lack of self-knowledge …showed first 75 words of 2958 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2958 total…up coming time. People have suffered from knowledge and from lack of knowledge. Through all these play’s there were many tragic heroes, that went through their heroes quest. Each of these tragic heroes failed no matter how hard they tried to avoid it. These tragic heroes weren’t looking for failure, but it was their pre-determined faith that made them fail. Tragic heroes are doomed, no matter how hard they try to avoid it.