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This makes Hamlet a tragic hero.

Tragic heroes are those people who used to have it all, but due to particular circumstances (or sometimes even their own fault), they lose it all, and usually die at the end of the play. This is what happened to Hamlet - while his father was alive, he was a prince who lacked for nothing. However, when the King got murdered, it went spiraling down for Hamlet.