A tragic hero can be defined simply as the protagonist of a tragedy. The Greek philosopher Aristotle, however, endowed this individual with a number of specific characteristics. The first of which is his ability to evoke fear and pity from an audience.
Earthquakes can negatively affect the environment in a number of ways. The initial shock can trigger landslides, displacing soil and leaving the area vulnerable to erosion. Quakes can also stir up dust, pollen, spores, and other material and disburse it into the air.
Earthquakes are destructive because they break open the earth's crust. An earthquake is a sudden shift of the earth's plates and often creates large crevices in the surface. Earthquakes can also cause avalanches and flash floods which both ruin vegetation and wear down the earth's crust.