the part of the protagonist and arousing pity and fear on the part of the audience. One of the main authorities on tragedy is ancient Greek philosopher‚ Aristotle. His piece of literature‚ Poetics‚ is highly regarded as one of the main sources used to define what makes a tragedy. In each tragedy‚ there must be a tragic hero to carry out the plot of the story.
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Philosophy of Fear In the pure state of nature‚ all humans are of equal mind and body‚ meaning that no one has a distinct advantage or disadvantage against another. The state of nature is also referred to as the state of war in which every man will fight and try to protect what they deem as theirs. Thomas Hobbes‚ a seventeenth century philosopher‚ described this as bellum omnium contra onmes‚ meaning the war of all against all. Due to everyone attempting to fight everyone else to stay alive
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Oedipus and Batman Great and tragic love is something that happens to everyone in their life time. In the two completely different stories of Oedipus and Batman they both have them same story line. Batman and Oedipus are two different types of heroes but the same when it comes to the archetype theme of tragic forbidden love. In this essay I will explain archetypes‚ themes‚ and what the themes of these stories are. Forbidden love happens in all great stories. Some of the greatest include Titanic
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Lauren may have learned of her Fear of Flying? How Lauren learned she had a fear in flying? Using the Classical Conditioning theory the possibilities could be endless. Classical conditioning in simple terms is the method in which one determines why and the cause of a condition as well as what has brought it about. There are many stimulus both conditioned and unconditioned that can cause fear or other problems‚ but the major reason for causes regarding the fear of flying has been mentioned in
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The Tragic hero & The Oedipus 1. Oedipus Rex is not only the greatest play of Sophocles but also the greatest Greek play. Aristotle‚ in the poetics‚ gives very high praise to the play. According to Aristotle‚ the tragic hero is a highly esteemed and prosperous man who falls into misfortune because of some serious hamartia. He particularly gives the example of Oedipus. Oedipus is closely the intermediate kind of person stipulated by Aristotle‚ not much wicked‚ not much virtuous. The complete reversal
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Phoenix Many individuals suffer from a phobia or a natural fear of something or a current situation that they may have been in or are in currently. One of the most common phobias is having a fear of heights‚ also called Acrophobia. Acrophobia is often mislabeled as vertigo. Researchers have said that “those with an extreme fear of heights‚ that the stronger their fear is‚ the bigger the error could be (Callaway‚ 2009). The fear of heights in different learning perspectives Someone that is
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which can be unsettling for some. In Oedipus the King‚by Sophocles this is demonstrated. Oedipus is given away as a child because his parents were told that he inevitably would kill his father and marry his mother. This same prophecy follows Oedipus as he grows and leads him to run away from the kingdom that raised him. On his road away‚ he ends up killing a group of men which leads him to another kingdom. There he marries the dead king’s wife‚ little does Oedipus realize he had killed his father and
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East to boot” (Shakespeare‚ IV.iii.32-39). During this discussion between Macduff and Malcolm‚ they express their concern and fear for the future of Macbeth’s country. Neither of these noble men trust Macbeth after the transgressions
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In the tragedy of Oedipus Rex by Sophocles‚ a man tries to escape the Fate he had been given‚ but unfortunate circumstances ensure that it comes true. Oedipus‚ the new ruler of Thebes tries to find information of his past and on King Laius’ death but unravels the unholy secrets of his true identity. Oedipus had killed his father‚ Laius‚ at a crossroads and married his mother‚ Queen Jocasta unknowingly‚ then created many children with her such as his featured daughters Antigone and Ismene. The truth
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Fears and phobias in general can sometimes rule a person’s life. Something as simple as not drinking out of a pink glass‚ or going on a roller coaster aren’t good examples‚ but a good one is on the T.V. show Fear Factor. For one of the challenges the contestants had to jump off a sixty-foot cliff. For some people who are afraid of heights couldn’t do this task. Their fear of heights would control their decision and cause them to fail in winning the money from the T.V. show. Now a simple competition
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