Which of the following is the best example of a tragic hero?

A. A king loses everything when his pride and ambition cause him to trust the wrong people.
B. A young girl who is lost in the city takes an incredible journey as she searches for her family.
C. A down-on-his-luck businessman wins the lottery and must decide what to do with the money.
D. A poor orphan searches for his family and finds that they are wealthy and powerful.

Question

Which of the following is the best example of a tragic hero?

 		A.	A king loses everything when his pride and ambition cause him to trust the wrong people.
 		B.	A young girl who is lost in the city takes an incredible journey as she searches for her family.
 		C.	A down-on-his-luck businessman wins the lottery and must decide what to do with the money.
 		D.	A poor orphan searches for his family and finds that they are wealthy and powerful.

jacob902 · Answer

a?

jacob902 · Answer

What is one way in which dramatic irony is used in a piece of literature?

 		A.	By having a difference between what is expected and what actually happens
 		B.	By explaining the underlying reason a tragic hero causes a tragedy to happen
 		C.	By letting the reader or audience know something that the characters do not
 		D.	By having a character say one thing when he or she actually means the opposite

saucvi · Answer

C

saucvi · Answer

you post so many of the same questions it's hard to keep up lol

jacob902 · Answer

Who first explained the idea of the tragic hero in The Poetics?

 		A.	Tolstoy
 		B.	Sophocles
 		C.	Aristotle
 		D.	Shakespeare

jacob902 · Answer

sorry

saucvi · Answer

I believe the answer is C, Aristotle.