Saturday, September 20, 2008
Is Socrates a tragic hero
Even though Socrates is a Greek philosopher, he is truly a tragic hero. His social status is noble and he is a well respected man. The choices lead him to his tragic flaw; Socrates decides to expostulate to Athenian’s religion. In addition, he provides them a paradoxical conclusion that all men know a little bit or not at all. For the reason , people rejudiced him and sentense Socrates to death. His impiety was another evident to proves him a tragic hero: Punishment exceed crime. Some people feel that decision is unjust. But, at the end we have the motion of catharsis and accept the reality. Many believe that if Socrates’s life is portraited as a play , it’s surely a tragic story.
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i thought a tragic hero must realize what he did wrong before his death. But I believe Socrates had never regret his action (at least according to his students) :]
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