is hamlet a tragic hero???

Answer 1

Yes. He's the very definition of it.

http://www.field-of-themes.com/shakespeare/essays/Ehamlet5.htm

Arguably the best piece of writing ever done by William Shakespeare, Hamlet the is the classic example of a tragedy. In all tragedies the hero suffers, and usually dies at the end.

Answer 2

By definition, yes. Don't get hung up on the modern connotations of "hero" (i.e., someone who does great and wonderful things, and is universally beloved).

"Tragic Hero" is a genre term; it applies to the main character in a classical tragedy. Hamlet is one; so are Macbeth, Lear, Othello, Oedipus, etc.

The tragic hero is defined by the lofty position he holds (Prince, King, General, etc.), and by his ultimate FALL from those heights.

Answer 3

A tragic hero in literature terms refers to the protagonist in the story that has an innate tragic flaw, usually resulting in the death of the hero.

Hamlet is the absolute example of the tragic hero. He has an insurmountable goal, and his flaw prevents him from reaching a conclusion - resulting in his death.

Best script ever penned by the Bard in my opinion.

Answer 4

Well compared to shakespeares' other tragic plays,he fits the criteria of a tragic hero.

Answer 5

Hamlet was an idiot. Laertes was the hero in that story.

Answer 6

Yes but more of anti-hero.