The heroes of Shakespeare’s tragedies fit certain criteria. They are all flawed in a way which is both a blessing and a curse. They are usually of high rank or powerful in society, which their ‘flaw’ has helped them sometimes obtain. The heroes also have external pressures that make them make decisions that they believe at the time are the right ones, but turn out to be destructive either to themselves, others, or both. It is most common in the tragedies that one or more of these elements combine to lead to the eventual downfall of the hero.

• Antony and Cleopatra - 1606-07 first performed. It was first printed in 1623 (First Folio)

• Coriolanus - 1607-08 first performed. It was first printed in 1623 (First Folio)

• Hamlet - 1600-01 first performed. It was first printed in 1603

• Julius Caesar - 1600-01 first performance. It was first printed in 1623 (First Folio)

• King Lear - 1606 December 26 First recorded performance. It was first printed in 1608

• Macbeth - 1611-12 First recorded performance. It was first printed in 1623 (First Folio)

• Othello - 1604-05 first performed. It was first printed in 1622

• Romeo and Juliet - 1594-95 first performance. It was first printed in 1597

• Timon of Athens - 1607-1608 first performance. It was first printed in 1623 (First Folio)

• Titus Andronicus - 1594 January 24 first performance. It was first printed in 1594

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