A TRAGIC CHARACTER
A.  CANNOT BE WITHOUT A GREAT FLAW
B.  CANNOT BE WITHOUT ETHICAL STATURE
C.  IS OF NOBLE BIRTH*
D.  IS ONE WHO POSSESSES MUCH VIRTUE, BUT COMES TO A FALL DUE TO HUBRIS (PRIDE)
E.  IS A VICTIM OF HIMSELF AND OTHER EVENTS

*In modern tragedies the character while not of noble birth should possess noble motives.