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    * Macbeth as a tragic hero: Discuss In Macbeth written by William Shakespeare‚ Macbeth who is the main character is a tragic hero that suffers from Hamartia which is ambition in Macbeth’s character and that leads him to his downfall‚ A tragic hero character according to Aristotle must be moral‚ have virtues and suffers from Hamartia which is a flaw in character that eventually leads to his defeat and downfall at the end of the play. Macbeth is a great person who was

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    Tragic Endings A Shakespearean tragedy calls for a tragic ending. Shakespeare ends Hamlet most appropriately through the use of character development and a cathartic burst of violence. Shakespeare’s ending to Hamlet is satisfying in that Shakespeare succeeds in his goal and purpose of creating an effective tragedy. Through his technique in dramatizing Hamlet‚ Shakespeare communicates that procrastination leads to nothing but the suffering of man. As the play nears its end‚ Shakespeare uses development

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    this assignment. Choose one of the prompts below to address in your paper: 1. Write an essay explaining how Sophocles’ Oedipus exemplifies or refutes Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero. Review Chapter 33 in your textbook for the background and overview of Aristotle’s concept of tragedy/the tragic hero and drama. This chapter also contains critical information on Sophocles and the play Oedipus. You may use any of the critical material as a secondary source‚ but remember to cite it

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    The fall of the House of Usher The story begins with the narrator riding a horse towards the house of his friend Rodrick Usher‚ who has sent him a letter asking for his company because of his several illnesses. As he is getting close to the house‚ he takes an overview of it and noticed it is gloomy. Once he is inside‚ he realizes that there is not much light. Next‚ Usher appears and receives his friend with an exaggerated hug ‚and starts talking about his several illnesses that threatened him and

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    Hamlet's Tragic Flaw

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    Is Hamlet’s distress understandable? Why does he fail to act until too late? Is his inaction due to a tragic flaw? Until relatively recently‚ critics tended to assume that the causes of tragic misfortune resided in some moral defect of the protagonist. Aristotle’s term hamartia (derived from “fault‚” “failure‚” guilt” but literally meaning to “miss the mark”) was often translated as “tragic flaw‚” leading critics to seek the chink in the hero’s armour (such as pride or ambition) which leads to

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    The Tragic Story On April 15‚ 1975 at 2:00 am‚ the Quinlans received a phone call from Newton Memorial Hospital telling them that their daughter‚ Karen Ann‚ had been brought to the hospital. She was unconscious‚ and had slipped into a coma. Her state steadily deteriorated and very soon her coma was diagnosed to be irreversible. She was shortly thereafter transferred to St. Clare’s in Denville. Her condition was deemed a “persistent vegetative” state from which she would not recover. Unlike the

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    Oedipus, a Tragic Hero?

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    Oedipus‚ a Tragic Hero? Elizabeth Howell English 102- B33 Professor Katie Robinson Liberty University October 12‚ 2012 Oedipus‚ a Tragic Hero? Thesis: Using Aristotle’s five different descriptions of a tragic hero‚ we will show that Oedipus in Oedipus the King is in fact a tragic hero and how his decisions led to his downfall. Outline: I. Introduction and Thesis Statement II. Is the character of noble birth? A. King of Thebes B. Real father was king III. Though the tragic hero is

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    The Other Tragic Hero

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    Other Tragic Hero Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero is a main character that is not so virtuous that the reader feels outraged‚ instead a feeling of pity or fear at his downfall. Also‚ the hero cannot be so evil that for the sake of justice we desire his misfortunes. Instead‚ he is someone who is neither outstanding in virtue and righteousness; nor is it through badness or villainy of his own that he falls into misfortune‚ but rather through some flaw. Okonkwo‚ in the book Things Fall Apart

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    Is Okonkwo a Tragic Hero?

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    Destiny Bobb Mrs. Marchione CB English 10 10 June 2014 Things Fall Apart Final Essay Sometimes striving to be the best can lead to ones timely demise. A tragic hero is a great man‚ he’s noble‚ yet he stills has that one flaw that makes him relatable to the audience. If you can find a tragic hero in a story‚ it is called a tragedy. A tragedy is a drama in which the tragic hero comes to a disastrous end. The story involves a tribe in Nigeria and a great respected leader who ends up where he never

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    Gatsby Is a Tragic Hero

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    In the novel The Great Gatsby‚ Gatsby is a tragic hero because he displays the fundamental characteristics of modern tragic hero. He is a common man‚ he contains the characteristics of a tragic flaw‚ and he eventually has a tragic fall. Although at first glance Gatsby might not seem to be the everyday man‚ in reality he actually is. At one point Gatsby’s past is being examined and his parents are described as “shiftless and unsuccessful farm people” which shows the readers that he came from humble

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