Aeschylus’ Agamemnon and Sophocles’ Oedipus the King are considered as the best written tragedies that we have from the two great playwrights. These two plays have their plot constructed under Aristotle’s guidelines of a successful tragedy‚ and therefore are taught in many literature and classics classes as great examples of Greek drama. The plays contain some major similarities as well as differences in their method of plot progression‚ which comes from the slight difference of their understanding
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The High-Minded Man Oedipus’ life is like a bad fortune cookie. He is short of luck and is destined to a bad future. Throughout his misfortune he still exemplifies a few of Aristotle’s “The High-Minded Man” qualities. Aristotle wrote of qualities that only a man of greatness and happiness would acquire. The essay‚ “The High-Minded Man” by Aristotle reflects characteristics of Oedipus In Oedipus Rex‚ he displays the high-minded qualities of truth and honor‚ but lacks in the gift of fortune. A
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Elements of Fiction Theme “The subject of discourse; the underlying action or movement; or the general topic‚ of which the particular story is an illustration.” Shipley “When literary critics use this term‚ they generally mean the idea or point of the work. Though many writers like to think of themselves primarily as storytellers‚ yarn spinners‚ and fabulists‚ themes and ideas are inevitable. Every work raises questions‚ examines possibilities‚ and imagines the consequences of actions. You
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In the movie “Erin Brockovich” the main character‚ Erin gets a case that she gets involved in. Once she does enough research and finds out some details about the women that had been affected by chromium VI‚ or also known as Hexavalent chromium‚ through the water around her house such as the pool that her children swim in. She realizes it’s a much bigger case and many people have been affected by it so she takes on PG&E. Her and her partner‚ Edward Masry sues them on behalf of the people that have
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Aristotle on Moral Virtue Phil 103 19 Apr 2006 Aristotle was a Greek philosopher c 384-322 BC. He presented us with an idea of moral virtue that is unique. He believed that each moral virtue was a delicate balance of a certain characteristic. This balance was kept between the two extremes: The vice of deficiency and the vice of excess. This balance was unique to each person‚ and to discover it one must use reason‚ the highest capacity of the soul. For example‚ we can look at the virtue
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Aristotle’s theory of the Tragic Hero: “A man doesn’t become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall” Tragic hero’s who fit under Aristotle’s depiction are known as ‘Aristotelian Tragic Hero’s’ and possess five specific characteristics; 1) A flaw or error of judgment (also known as ‘hamartia’ which is a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine) 2) A reversal of fortune due to the error of judgment (also known as ‘peripeteia’‚ which is a sudden reversal of fortune
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the anatomy of the heart and its relation with a network of other organs (modernly known as the cardio vascular system) such as the veins and arteries and their relation to the respiratory functions of organisms. The cardio vascular model that Aristotle describes in works such as The History of Animals and The Parts of Animals can be regarded as one of the earliest and most accurate representation of the cardio vascular system that continues to be used in many fields of study. Aristotle’s cardio
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Dramatic Research Paper (Grade 92) “Oedipus Rex” by Sophocles Introduction/Thesis “Oedipus Rex” was a Greek Tragedy written by Sophocles in the fifth century BC. It was the first of a trilogy of plays surrounding the life of Oedipus. Sophocles wrote over 120 plays approximately 100 years before Aristotle even defined a tragedy and the tragic hero. Aristotle’s definition of a tragedy is “… an imitation of an action of high importance‚ complete and of some amplitude; in language enhanced
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According to Aristotle the good life is the happy life‚ as happiness is an end in itself. He also believes that all actions aim at the good and that the good is happiness. I believe ‘some’ of Aristotle’s views on the good life are correct but I believe sometimes we can sacrifice our own happiness for someone else’s happiness and the people that don’t have the power to reason do have souls and they are still as human as everybody else. In order to make my point I will first have to explain Aristotle’s
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comings. It is only through habitually practicing to try to make the right decisions that we can aspire to become virtuous. It is not our response to a single situation but how we respond as a general rule. We need to be consistent in our actions. Aristotle realized that this is something that doesn’t come overnight but that it takes time to mold ourselves. How we find out what the mean is in every
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