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    Because Lear is capable of change‚ he becomes a tragic hero; because Antigone is incapable of change‚ she never becomes a tragic heroine. Aristotle defines a tragic hero as someone‚ usually a male‚ who “falls from a high place mainly due to their fatal flaw.” During the highest point of the tragic hero’s life‚ something is revealed to the protagonist causing a reversal in their fortune. This reversal of fortune is caused by the flaw in their character. Tragedy evokes catharsis‚ a feeling of

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    King Lear the Tragic Hero In his Poetics Aristotle defines Tragedy as “an imitation of an action that is serious‚ complete‚ and of a certain magnitude“(Part VI). By Aristotle’s definition‚ a Tragedy imitates human experiences and the misfortunes that can accompany them. It builds and eventually purges pity and fear in readers‚ all while teaching and entertaining. While Tragedy can often be unpleasant or intense‚ “one needs to stand by at some time to Oedipus and hold the knife of his own most terrible

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    Lion Facts

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    Lion Lion is the king of the jungle. Lions are the largest of the big cats. They vary in color but typically sport light yellow- brown coats. The largest Lions have reached a total body length of up to 48 inches high‚ over curves and have weighed up to 330 to 500 pounds in the wild. They are superb predators and mammals. (Paul Janssen‚ P. (n.d.). Lion facts) The Lion usually live in the savannas‚ grasslands‚ dense bush‚ and woodlands. They are life span 10 to 14 years in the wild; up to 20 years

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    What defines a hero is their characteristics and how they embody the human spirit is their selflessness and they action towards others meaning that no matter the consequences. that’s what Martin Luther King was to the world and to me that’s why he was a greater example of a hero. King was such a selfless leader and great civil rights mover and maybe if not for him segregation would still be allowed to this day. Kings early childhood years started a bit rough. What started when he was 6 years old

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    A True Lion

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    True Lion By: Kevin M. Macheca They say that a brave man is like a lion. So‚ how can we be like a lion if frights and fears are always dominant against to ourselves? Is there any weapon to hinder this kind of phobia in life? People‚ are you a true lion or just pretending somewhat that you belong to this genre of humanoid? Or must we wait until others will tell us as a coward lion? Is true lion a person of great courage‚ strength and determination? Well‚ can you consider yourself as a true lion? A

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    singing‚ animated young prince of the jungle. How does William Shakespeare’s play‚ Hamlet relate to the Disney movie‚ The Lion King? Although Simba‚ the main character in The Lion King has an ending that is more compatible with its juvenile audience‚ and Hamlet’s ending was literally deadly. They both have to go head to head with their evil uncles and they must overcome moral conflict within themselves. Simba and Hamlet have their obvious difference but also share more unique traits in their stories

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    The Lion and the Mouse

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    One hot summer’s day a lion was sleeping under a tree. A little mouse who lived in a hole nearby‚ jumped on him and started playing with his mane. This woke the lion and he roared loudly ‘Who has dared to disturb my sleep?’ The little mouse started trembling with fear and said ‘Oh mighty king‚ please forgive me‚ I did not mean to disturb you’. The lion caught the mouse in his large claws and said ‘Anyone who disturbs my sleep deserves to die. I will eat you up’. The little mouse cried ‘Please don’t

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    I have chosen the ` Beowulf is a great hero but a poor king` title for my final essay‚ as heroism is a central and reoccurring theme in the Beowulf epic. Beowulf is presented as a strong‚ loyal and courageous heroic character in the poem. Much of Beowulf is dedicated to exemplifying and symbolizing the Germanic heroic code‚ which values characteristics such as strength‚ courage ‚ loyalty and honor. “The heroic codes determined how a stately and noble person should perform in Germanic society‚ such

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    Recumbent Lion

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    this shape the recumbent lion appears in a naturalistic relaxed pose with its head turns to the side‚ the front paws are crossed over each other. The oldest example of this shape is dated back to the reign of Thutmosis III (18th dynasty). There is a granite statue of a recumbent lion‚ is dated back to this period and preserved in the Walters Art Museum‚ Baltimore‚ Maryland (Pl. 9). This new technique of the recumbent statues was only limited to the statues of the guardian lions‚ as the statues of the

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    bounds of society equality‚ power‚ a chance at a new life. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ a Civil Rights activist in a time of inequality went against the tide of society in attempt to bring fairness to Black men‚ women‚ and children across America. Adolf Hitler‚ a political leader before and during World War 2‚ used his abilities to push his own agenda against the Jewish people to create his own “perfect” society. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was a man who faced prejudice‚ segregation‚ and police brutality during

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