According A. C. Bradley, a tragic hero is someone who must have a position of authority, they must all have a characteristic flaw, they have to suffer, make an attempt of redemption, and finally they must die; the play King Lear is about a tragic hero named King Lear, and he is a tragic hero because he fits perfectly into Bradley's description one. King Lear had a very high position of authority; he was the …
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…his shirt as he feels he is chocking and needs more air, then, he looks at Cordelia and then takes his final breath and dies. King Lear fits perfectly into A. C. Bradley's description of a tragic hero because he was in a high position of authority, had a characteristic flaw, suffered immensely, made an attempt for redemption, and finally died after realizing what he did wrong and what was the reason behind his suffering.