tragic hero

[ traj-ik heer-oh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat:
Oedipus, the classic tragic hero.

First recorded in 1710–20

More than a decade after that fateful scene aired, Jordan is back as another tragic hero.

It is like the passion with which a tragic hero wholly identifies himself, and which bears him on to his doom.

The tragic hero is the man of innate nobleness who yet has some one defect that lays him open to ruin.

He feels himself a tragic hero, a man who has suffered deeply.

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