Mayor of Casterbridge - Hero

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…the archetypal pattern of a tragic hero. He rises from his lowly position as a hay trusser to the highly esteemed position of mayor and head of a thriving grain business. Then Henchard falls to his eventual demise because of his tragic flaw of uncontrolled drinking. Through this rise and fall the reader sees a changing character who passes through all the steps, both dire and blessed, which make him a true archetypal tragic hero.