User:Myanonymousname/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Tragic hero

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I remembered learning about tragic heroes in high school literature classes. For example, many Shakespearean characters are examples of tragic heroes such as Macbeth and Hamlet.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section:

The lead section of the article is concise and does provide a basic introduction to the topic of tragic heroes. It does not go into detail of the content of the article which it shouldn’t according to the instructions for evaluation. It provides a brief overview of the topic without going into details and definitions.

Content:

The content is good for this article and provides more details on the definition of the tragic hero such as the emotions they are meant to evoke from the audience and the definition of hamartia which is crucial to the tragic hero archetype. It is well written and does not contain errors. The sections are also well organized by first defining the topic and later including examples in the media.

Images:

The included images are useful because they show artistic depictions of certain tragic heroes such as Oedipus to provide an example of the topic to the reader

Talk Page:

The talk page is interesting. Its discussion mostly centers the suggestion of adding certain characters as examples for tragic heroes such as Gollum and Darth Vader. However, there is some debate on whether or not the article should include so many examples. Some users suggest that the article should include them because they are relevant examples in modern times which might aid in understanding. Others argue that the article is not meant to be an exhaustive list and should stick to classic examples. Another topic of discussion is whether or not certain characters qualify as tragic heroes at all. For example the topic of Arthur Miller from Death of a Salesman came up in the context of whether or not he is a tragic hero. Some users say that although tragic, Arthur Miller cannot be a tragic hero because he is not a great man to begin with, but rather ordinary so he cannot qualify.

Overall:

I like the article as I think it is quick and concise, however I do think it can use more examples to really drive the definition home.