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Who is the most tragic character in literature?

>> No.17650676
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For me it’s Hector

>> No.17650686

Sakura Matou from the Fate/stay night visual novel.

>> No.17650698

Werther.

>> No.17650701

Orpheus

>> No.17650717

>>17650698
Werther only has himself to blame, so I wouldn't call him the most tragic next to so many characters that were screwed over by outside forces.

>> No.17650720

Jocasta

>> No.17650721

My diary.
I mean me.

>> No.17650723

Stoner

>> No.17650729
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>> No.17650738

>>17650656
me.

>> No.17650750

>>17650717
Tragic flaw implies fault

>> No.17650764

I don't think it can get anymore tragic than Oedipus. Is cursed to murder his father and sleep with his mother, not because he did anything wrong himself, just because his dad was a major dick. And then he gouges his eyes out and lives in exile.

>> No.17650765

Javert

>> No.17650831

>>17650764
>not because he did anything wrong himself
His attempt to avoid the prophecy led to its fulfillment.

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>>17650723

>> No.17650913

>>17650831
So then would it have been moral or 'the right thing to do' to just go and get it over with?

>> No.17650922

>>17650913
So then it wouldn't be a tragedy

>> No.17650926

Dracula. Immortal yet everlonging, lonely, restricted and dependent craving and only getting temporary satisfaction. No escape and no remorse.

>> No.17650930

>>17650656
the jews

>> No.17650972

>>17650720
Good pick

>> No.17650981

>>17650656
the girl reading this ;^)

>> No.17650984

>>17650764
He did kill a random guy in a fit of road rage.

>> No.17651016

>>17650984
people has strong senses of personal honor back then

>> No.17651038

>>17650656
The protagonist of my diary desu

>> No.17651050

>>17650764
>Is cursed to murder his father and sleep with his mother
That's supposed to be a curse?

>> No.17651054

>>17650656
Lord Jim

>> No.17651055

>>17650729
This desu. He was attractive, could have easily had a girlfriend if it wasn't for his fucked up mind. His own worst enemy

>> No.17651064

>>17650721
>>17650729
>>17650738
>>17650930
>>17650981
>>17651038
why are any of you here since you obviously don't want to actually discuss literature?

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>>17651064
every thread is like this now. most op don't even care anymore

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John the Savage

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>>17651055
>He was attractive
He was offensively ugly. His appearance was revolting

>> No.17651255

>>17651088
I'll tell you what the problem is: if the op doesn't put any effort into his post, or if the topic is boring, then the result is bound to be rubbish unless chance intervenes to save it. A rule of thumb: Anyone who posts a question without trying to answer it is a rubbish man. likewise such people as our good op here, who believe that a decent discussion thread can be started with a somehow appropriate picture and a general sentence. So fuck you for not recognising the problem, and fuck the op for being a rubbish man.

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>>17651255

>> No.17651334

>>17651255
Go away fag. I come here to have fun with my /lit/ buddies not read nerd novels and be policed.

>> No.17651342

>>17651334
you are the cancer killing this board

>> No.17651424

>>17651334
You can do whatever you want here, I don't care much about the life and death of this board. This board has already died many times and has been resurrected occasionally.

But the question was raised why this and other threads are overflowing with shit. Laziness is the problem. The solution: When you create a thread, make an effort. It's that simple. Good participation comes from good example. Look at what's happening around Frater: Conversations. And what's happening around Butterfly? Shit. The magic of effort.

>> No.17651495

>>17650720
Niobe
Job
Cordelia
>Jocasta
Also this

>> No.17651516

>>17651055
>He was attractive
Lmao cope. That's way below the minimum you'd need to fuck in 2014 and it's only gotten worse since

>> No.17652260

>>17650764
>fuck his mother
>bad

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>>17652260

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>>17650656
Billy Budd.

>> No.17653141

>>17651320
It's true I am

>> No.17653155

Hanno Buddenbrook

>> No.17653225

>>17650656
Eugene Onegin, but probably only because I just read it.
>>17650720
>>17651495
These good too

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>>17650676
>>17650701
>>17650720
>>17650764
>>17651495
These. Most characters in greek mythology and tragedy really

>> No.17653385

>>17651055
he was like 5'3 and his dick was smaller than 5 inches (we can infer based on his posts)

>> No.17653393

>>17650883
what a cringe fucking post. hope this got a lot of upboats

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>>17650720
>>17650764
>>17651495
Normgroids out.