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  2. Tragic hero - Wikipedia

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    Kullervo, a tragic hero from the Karelian and Finnish Kalevala. The influence of the Aristotelian hero extends past classical Greek literary criticism.Greek theater had a direct and profound influence on Roman theater and formed the basis of Western theater, with other tragic heroes including Macbeth in William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Macbeth, and Othello in his Othello. [4]

  3. List of fictional antiheroes - Wikipedia

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    This article may contain excessive or irrelevant examples. ... 1982 June (G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #1) [45] Reuben Flagg 1983 October (American Flagg! #1)

  4. AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains - Wikipedia

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    AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains is a list of the one hundred greatest screen characters (fifty each in the hero and villain categories) as chosen by the American Film Institute in June 2003. It is part of the AFI 100 Years... series. The list was first presented in a CBS special hosted by Arnold Schwarzenegger.

  5. The 51 greatest movie heroes of all time, ranked - AOL

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    Here are the best movie heroes of all time, ranked. There have been all types of heroes who have appeared on the big screen: antiheroes, superheroes, and true-life heroes. What they all have in ...

  6. List of stock characters - Wikipedia

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    Tragic hero: A hero with a flaw, mistake, or misconception that leads to their eventual death and downfall. Historically, they were the main character in a Greek or Roman tragedy. The flaw often arises due to the character's hubris. Despite the character's flaw, the audience usually finds them to be admirable or appealing at a broader level ...

  7. 30 Movie Theories That Are Far Reaching But Have Their Logic

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    Image credits: reddit.com Take the Marvel Cinematic Universe, for example. It’s practically a breeding ground for fan theories.From speculations about alternate timelines to predicting character ...

  8. Frankenstein in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    Depictions of the Monster have varied widely, from a savage, mindless brute to the depiction of the Monster as a kind of tragic hero (closest to the Shelley version in behavior) in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, The Bride, and Van Helsing. Throughout the Universal series, he evolved from the latter to the former.

  9. Reluctant hero - Wikipedia

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    In the movie Die Hard, Officer John McClane of the NYPD became a reluctant hero, when on Christmas Eve, West German terrorist Hans Gruber took over the Nakatomi Plaza, Los Angeles in an attempt to steal millions of bearer bonds. McClane, who was at Nakatomi Plaza, where his wife, Holly Gennaro was an employee, for the Christmas Party, was able ...