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This study analysed the tragic heroes in JP Clark's, and Ola Rotimi's plays "Song of A Goat", and "The Gods Are Not To Blame", respectively. Using close-reading and the qualitative research method, the components that make up these tragic heroes are revealed, with emphasis on how human agency and fate intertwine. It also compared and contrasted the tragic heroes of the plays, drawing from instances in the play. In addition, the study highlighted tragic heroes in an African setting, showing how the playwrights adhered to, and differed the Aristotelian theory of tragedy
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