VCCS Litonline Introduction to Literature English 112 (English Composition II)

Richard Nixon was at the height of his power when the Watergate scandal took him down. He had just been reelected by a landslide vote. He had ended the Vietnam War, and he had opened the door to China. Although he was never a "lovable" leader, even his enemies had to admit that he had accomplished a great deal.

And then . . . Watergate! Nixon's own insecurity and borderline paranoia prompted him to step beyond the limits of the law and take measures to ensure his own reelection--an act that was absolutely gratuitous.

So he "fell" as a result of his own mistakes and character flaws. Is this enough to make him a candidate for tragedy?