Is President Bill Clinton a Tragic character? A tragic character is someone who is basically good, strong, intelligent, and not a martyr. A tragic character must have good fortune and be successful. A tragic character must also possess a tragic flaw, which in an attribute that would lead to a downfall. The character must also be of great importance or in a position of greatness. The character must have a good conscience, be well liked …showed first 75 words of 381 total…

…showed last 75 words of 381 total…office unlikely. People thought better of the president than they ever had before. Clinton experienced an up rise rather than a downfall. Clinton meets some of the requirements of a tragic character, but not all because he never really had a downfall. Twenty years from now, when all the dust settles, President Clinton will be remembered by the whole world as one of the greatest presidents of this century but not as a tragic character.