Aristotle describes a tragic hero as a character who is “predominantly virtuous and just”. Why can the tragic hero not be completely virtuous?

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a.  Greek laws did not allow the portrayal of gods on the stage

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b.  The suffering of such a character would generate a sense of injustice

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c.  The Greek audience preferred characters who had sense of evil in them

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d.  Such characters do not exist in the Greek world

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