expression, noun
tragic hero
Refers to a protagonist in a tragedy, especially in literature or drama, who is brought to ruin by a fatal flaw or fate.
ハムレットはシェイクスピアの悲劇の英雄の一人だ。
Hamlet is one of Shakespeare's tragic heroes.
彼の人生はまるで悲劇の英雄のようだった。
His life was just like that of a tragic hero.
Compound of 悲劇 (tragedy) + の (possessive particle) + 英雄 (hero). The phrase is a direct calque from Western literary terminology.