characteristics that embolden ordinary men to craft profound masterpieces. Deliberately shrouded in melodrama and mystique‚ a muse’s traits are often idealized with their circumstantial virtues hyperbolized by their artist‚ while conversely‚ their critical character flaws are neglected or even omitted (Craft). Dorian Gray‚ the titular protagonist of Oscar Wilde’s novella The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ exemplifies all aspects of the muse archetype with his stunning looks and grace that inspired his friend the Artist
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features and everyone either wanted him‚ or wanted to be him. But‚ he is a fictional character. I think that the main characteristics that make someone a hero are courage‚ morality‚ honor‚ respect‚ they fight for the good‚ and they focus on the needs of others rather than their personal needs. A hero is a savior. Beowulf saved his people more than once. He saved them from Grendel‚ from Grendel’s mother‚ and from the dragon. I also think that if someone is a hero‚ they cannot be afraid of
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Just in general‚ I suppose that I do find the first book of the novel quite interesting. I enjoy the footnotes that go along with the story‚ as they add a great amount of depth and character to the story as a whole. Along with that‚ the footnotes also provide a good insight to the culture‚ traditions‚ mythology and history behind the story line. As for a particular scene‚ the most interesting to me was when Theron and his pirates broke into the tomb where Callirhoe was. The entire scene to me was
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relationship‚ as this interaction physically abuses Ender and encourages hate towards his brother. Ender deals with Peter’s rage and abuse by containing his emotions and withdrawing from almost everyone‚
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Ophelia is a young woman who is the daughter of Polonius and the sister of Laertes. In the play‚ Ophelia is caught between her obedience to her father and her love for Hamlet‚ which results in tragic consequences. As a character who perfectly represents the “good girl” schema‚ Ophelia is the quintessential obedient daughter‚ a role demanded of all young women in the early 17th century. Her obedient nature can be seen in repeated quotes such as – “I shall obey my Lord‚” as she complies with her father’s
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had to learn to survive in a world he does not understand. Growing up‚ Troy had an awful example of a father. He ran away from home at the age of fourteen‚ and had to find a way to live even though he had nothing. Now a father himself‚ Troy finds himself becoming as angry and hard as his father‚ although he has only ever tried to be a responsible man. Lyons‚ Troy’s oldest son from his first marriage‚ is the opposite of Troy. A struggling musician‚ Lyons’ fatherless childhood condemned him to be an irresponsible
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a’s character goes under several changes as she tries to identify herself in a world of two different cultures in Bharati Mukherjee’s “The Tenant”. When you come across Maya’s character in the beginning of the story it seems that she does not really know what she wants. Maya‚ who has become an American citizen‚ has adapted the western culture in which she is trying to fit in and find herself within while trying to abandon her Indian culture which is a big part of her. She moves from one place
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with feelings of boredom and bitterness which have caused him to be blind to the beauty of the world surrounding him. Daily experiences for Dmitri seem mundane and lackluster‚ therefore causing him to seek stimulation in ways that he keeps secret from his wife and the society of men in which he surrounds himself. Dmitri ’s nature exudes an elusive appearance that many women would find attractive‚ but he soon grows bored of the monotony which leads to Dmitri finding most situations unbearable.
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Shakespeare’s Othello Character Discussion Katie Olszewski Othello is a playwright by William Shakespeare. In Othello‚ a black man named Othello has married the daughter of a Venetian government official‚ Desdemona. After their marriage Othello is sent to Cyprus to battle the Turks. Fortunately for‚ the Turks were drowned at sea and no battle took place. Iago was Othello’s flag carrier and thought that his rank should be higher. So Iago plotted to ruin Othello’s life and it started
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Character Study: Gollum Gollum is an interesting character. Like Smaug‚ the fact that he has been living alone in a cave adds to his wicked personality as the stereotype of cave dwellers go. His magic ring has possessed him to the point that he has lost the trust of everyone‚ as well as not trusting anyone who comes near him. Although the lack of contact with anyone at all has caused him to talk to himself at all times. Even in the rare cases when he finds himself with someone else‚ as he does
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