Establish how Said is a tragic hero

• What is Said's tragic flaw? (harmatia)

Said's constant desire for revenge can be interpreted as his main tragic flaw. Another of Saids tragic flaw would be the fact that he seems to be very hypocritical and tends to not look as both sides of the story, he also seems to go with his actions not thinking about the trail of trouble that he is leaving behind. This is one of the main characteristics that had ,later on in the novel, lead to his downfall. An example from the text would be a quote from him, "“To kill them both Nabawiyya and Illish at the same time, would be a triumph”, his constant expressing of hate towards other characters in the play is considered as his main tragic flaw, since it lead to him getting shot at towards the end of the novel

• How does he display excessive pride? (hubris)

 Throughout the novel, Said tend to blame other characters for being the ones held responsible for  al the trouble and struggles that he is going through, never having himself to blame. He even blamed Sana for not recognizing him "I have no faith in all her sex", the previous line shows how his thinking is that of a 3 year old boy, blaming Sana when she hasn't seen him for all these  years. This shows how excessively his character displays pride, as he sees that he himself is flawless and never to blame to what is happening between him and the other characters in the novel.

• When is his reversal of fortunes? (peripeteia)

Said's reversal of fortunes occurred at the moment when Rauf rejects him for who he truly is, “If I set eyes on you again,” Rauf bellowed, “I’ll squash you like an insect" that is the quote that Rauf said from the text,  This tells us  how Said is now on his own and knows that no body has his back due to the fact that Rauf once used to be his mentor and close friend, but now he is just another upperclass individual who Said attempted to steal from. 

• At what moments in the text does he recognize that the reversal was due to his own actions? (anagnorisis)

There were many moments in the text where he does recognize the reversal was due to his own actions. One of the main moments in the text was when he begged Rauf to not call the police on him. He then realizes that his actions were wrong.  Said deliberately broke into his house in the evening  when Rauf was sleeping. “Yes, I do, but please don’t.” Said says that after Rauf said, “No? Don’t you deserve it?". This shows how Said acknowledges his mistake , and begs Rauf not to call the police, showing that he knows that the reversal of fortunes is due to his own actions.

• Is his fate greater than he deserved? (nemesis)

 In Said case I indeed do believe that his fate was not greater than what he deserved. He deserved everything that got to him due to the fact that he took a path which would eventually lead him to his own destruction. What goes around comes around and everyone must go through life reporting to their own actions. If their actions are good then they must be rewarded, if they are bad then they must suffer the consequences of their actions. Said had to suffer the consequences for his own actions no matter his intentions whether he believed his actions were right or wrong.