“The protagonist of a tragedy should be a person who is not eminently good or just, yet whose fortune is brought by some error or frailty” (Jacobus IIV). This error could be ignorance, flaw or weakness in his character or the act may have been committed in anger or passion such is the case of King Lear in the Shakespearian play, King Lear by William Shakespeare. King Lear is an ideal tragic hero who falls …showed first 75 words of 892 total…

…showed last 75 words of 892 total…his redemptions, his own life. In short, Lear’s own mistakes result in his sufferings and in order to redeem himself, ends up giving his own life. That’s what makes King Lear a perfect tragic hero. The protagonist in a tragedy falls through some great error of frailty, and error in judgment that, given the circumstances should not have been made. Thus, he has to suffer for his faults to redeem himself. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**