A tragic hero is a noble man of high status who possesses great qualities. Though exceptional, he meets a tragic end that serves a greater purpose. Key factors that can lead a character to their downfall include noble birth, a tragic flaw in judgment known as hamartia, and a reversal of fortune known as peripety. The character also gains self-awareness through acknowledging their own actions.

1. Tragic Hero:
“Tragic hero is a man of noble stature. He
is not an ordinary man, but a man with
outstanding qualities and greatness about him.
His destruction is for a greater cause or
purpose.”
Essentials Features of a tragic
Character:
Goodness
Appropriateness
Close to life or real
consistent

2. Factors leading a character to its
‘Tragic End’
 1- Noble birth
 2- Hamartia;
the tragic flaw, error in judgement.
 3- Peripety
reversal of fortune
 4- Self-awareness
self-acknowledge due to his actions

3. A Doll’s House
Feminism or Realism
Ibsen:
“ I am not a member of the Women’s
rights League…. I am not even quite sure
what this women’s rights movement is. To
me it has seemed a problem of humanity
in general.”

4. Thought
 The thought of the personage is shown in
everything to be effected by their speech,
in every effort to approve or disapprove,
arouse emotions or to maximize or
minimize things.

5. In the 1st act of the play
 Child like personality.
 Loyal pet (oh! pooh).
 “free: to be free, absolutely free. To spend
time playing with children. To have a clean
beautiful house, the way Torvald likes it.

6. In the 2nd act
 Seems more desperate.
 Thinks individually.
 Erases the image of a silly girl
 “Oh, if it is a wife who has any head for
business…..has the wit to be little bit
clever.”
 “I have something to be proud of…
something glorious is going to happen.2

7. In the 3rd act
 Gains sense or reality.
 Independent.
 Enlightened.
 Real protagonist.