King Arthur Tragic Hero

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At one point everyone makes at least one wrong decision that can either, have a small impact in their life or can change it completely. In literature most characters have their roles planned out, and follow a specific role, for example the antagonist, the protagonist, antihero, and tragic hero. A tragic hero has five elements, they have a noble statue, usually in the terms of royalty or power; a tragic flaw, an example can be pride, or arrogance; free choice, the time they decide to do something that is not the best thing to do, the tragic hero can talk before they think, or make decisions that only benefit themselves; excessive punishment, when they receive their punishment for the choice they made, but can be a bit too dramatic, like death, or watching their life come apart; and finally increased awareness, when the character realizes what they did wrong, it can …show more content…

King Arthur a well-known character experienced all five elements which led to his tragic fall.
King Arthur ruled his land Camelot, as a noble, and heroic leader. Even though King Arthur was a mythological character, he was used in various stories, by various authors, but he was still the tragic hero. Arthur was an ideal king, he fought for what he wanted, and he led his people, and had a strong army of knights by his side. His noble statue as king of Camelot lasted for a while. However due to him being too ingenuous, and trusting the wrong people, his kingdom and love came down to ruins. After fighting a battle, Arthur attended a celebration which was unadvised by Merlin, however he went anyways. (King Arthur Video) Later on during the celebration he was drawn by music to a courtyard where he found Guinevere. Merlin followed Arthur to the courtyard, and told him to forget her, there are plenty of fish in the sea, marry

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