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* Character not eminently good or noble, a mean between goodness and depravity. Possesses a [[hamartia]], tragic flaw or simply a mistake in judgement. | * Character not eminently good or noble, a mean between goodness and depravity. Possesses a [[hamartia]], tragic flaw or simply a mistake in judgement. | ||
* Universe is not perfectly ordered; achieves balance between order absurdity. Great people seem to die while the mediocrity rule. | * Universe is not perfectly ordered; achieves balance between order absurdity. Great people seem to die while the mediocrity rule. | ||
* Tragic | * Tragic protagonist undergoes a [[peripeteia|<i>peripeteia</i>]], or a reversal of fortune; a fall that is part of the [[climax]] of the tragedy. | ||
* Tragic protagonist dies, or meets his/her fate, bravely. | * Tragic protagonist dies, or meets his/her fate, bravely. | ||
* Tragic protagonist achieves a degree of [[anagnorisis|<i>anagnoresis</i>]] or enlightenment; also an acceptance of his/her [[hamartia | flaw]]. | * Tragic protagonist achieves a degree of [[anagnorisis|<i>anagnoresis</i>]] or enlightenment; also an acceptance of his/her [[hamartia | flaw]]. | ||