Examples of tragic heroes?

The best possible available contrast to Oedipus Rex as a tragic hero is the modern day tragic hero- Willy Loman from Death of a Salesman.

You'll find plenty of information on the internet comparing the two.

Willy, although semingly pathetic, is a tragic in the modern day sense. He sacrifices his life for the greater good of his insurance money playing off his bills, after finally falling under the pressure of providing effectively for his family under the pressured of the consumeristic society which he lives in.

Must it be a novel? That knocks out King Lear ("more sinned against than sinning") and Hamlet.

Gatsby in _The Great Gatsby_ pays the price for having loved Daisy and having devoted his life to it.

Ahab in _Moby-Dick_ sacrifices himself in his quest for the knowledge of God, personified in the quest for Moby Dick.

Jude in _Jude the Obscure_ pays the ultimate price for being a plaything of the fates.

Clyde Griffiths in _An American Tragedy_ is used by circumstances to murder Roberta and he is executed for it.

The son of Muad Dib from Dune.

umm...Prometheus in Prometheus Bound

Hamlet in Hamlet

basically someone who is a "hero" but horrible things happen to him

the best example i can give is all of our military that have given their life to protect our country and so that you can ask silly question's like the one your asking because your too lazy to research what you need for school. pay attention

Edward Cullen from Twilight. He loves Bella so much he's willing to do anything to protect, sacrificing his own happiness. When he thought Bella was dead, he went to Italy to commit suicide because he didn't want to live without her. He killed other vampires for her.