It is better to not use rhetorical questions in a research paper because it adds informality. A rhetorical question is asking the readers something in second person and a research paper should always be written in third person.
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Tragic Hero:
-Faces Downfall
-Offers guidance
Sage:
-Evokes pity
-Teaches the hero
Rebel:
-Rejects social norms
-Lives by own moral code
(might be wrong but this is what I came up with
Informal language is often a conversational tone, because most people don't speak formally when talking to a friend or acquaintance.
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the small toads blinded by our lights and leaping
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