• Tragic hero

Tragedy is what depicts the downfall of a noble hero , it is usually through a shroud of a major fault. Their goals usually lead to their demise. According to Aristotle  the tragic hero should have a flaw. The hero need not die at the end, but he must undergo a change. The tragic hero may achieve some revelation. Aristotle quite nicely terms this sort of recognition "a change from ignorance to awareness of a bond of love or hate."

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Classic hero

1. Hero's character traits

2. His journey through the story

very similar to the tragic hero however, they do not always fall and they also don't have an epiphany and usually don't have an underlying fault like the tragic hero.

Usually has divine help or weapons. Recieves a gift at the end of the quest. Maybe even an atonement with a father figure.

Was born into a cruel world that taunted him for his disfigurment. He was a talented genius that was looked at as a monster and later in life a ghost. He was aware of his villain persona but wanted nothing more but to be loved and accepted.

He was cruel and noted that society was just as cruel and got away with it

Tragic heros are born of noble birth. Have a single flaw that leads to their fall. They start on a high pedastal.

They usually follow moral code according to their beliefs. They achieve some type of epiphany and the story of the hero creates catharsis between the audience.

The phantom was born poor and was moved to a circus.

His single flaw was his his yearning for love and his disability to follow societal moral codes.

The only type of epiphany he achieved was he realized he could never have Christine. His story creates catharsis however, he was not a hero and was a villain because of his murders he comitted. He had no return home and no redemption with his father or parents at all. He was alone and left alone.