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Randi Francis English II
Final Paper December 11, 2001

Malcolm X and The Shakespearean Tragic heroes

Aristotle defines a tragic hero "as good but flawed, must be aristocratic, must be believable, and must behave consistently." -Aristotle. The Muslim leader Malcolm X can be compared to such tragic heroes such as Othello and Hamlet. Malcolm's life and his personality have similar traits from both of the famous Shakespearean heroes. In this paper we will look deeper into the life of Malcolm X and find the similarities between him and the tragic heroes, also we will prove that Malcolm
X can also be referred to as one of the great tragic heroes.
Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little. He grew up in the streets of Boston and New York where he was known as "Red". Malcolm became what most young black youths with no direction became "lost". He became a thief, a hustler, Drug dealer as well as user. He was going down a one way street the wrong way. Malcolm was......

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