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A Theory of the Hero: Tragic and Anti-tragic Heroes (part 3 of 3)
NOTE: This is the third and final installment in a three-part series on heroic characters. This post will focus on how narrative timing and character choice determines the difference between tragic and anti-tragic heroes. The previous two posts respectively focused … Continue reading
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