A comma and a conjunction always work well but it really depends on the sentences you are combining.
Question 1: The answer is A. or the first answer.
Question 2: the answer is C. or the third answer.
The protagonist of Things Fall Apart<span>, Okonkwo is also considered a tragic hero.
A tragic hero holds a position of power and prestige, chooses his course of action, possesses a tragic flaw, and gains awareness of circumstances that lead to his fall.
Okonkwo's tragic flaw is his fear of weakness and failure.</span>