Webster’s online Dictionary defines the word protagonist as "The principal character in a literary work (as a drama or story) a leading actor‚ character‚ or participant in a literary work or real event." by looking at this definition‚ Antigone can fit the description. How she reacts to events and the ensuing consequences that occur‚ forms the plot of the play. At the very beginning Antigone chooses to bury polyneices even though it was against Creon’s wishes. She had a choice to leave his body buried
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None of the characters in Lantana are particularly attractive. All are deeply flawed human beings.’ Discuss whether you agree with this statement. Lantana delves into the world of the middle-aged and married‚ and gives the audience insight into the crises they face and the resolution and conclusion to their mid-life melodramas. Throughout the text we see each characters ability to deceive both themselves and others and this is discovered through not only the powerfully driven narrative of the
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make his own decisions in order to survive. When his father suddenly passes away‚ Jim learns maturity by observing the father figures in his new world; he is able to decide which characteristics to retain from each of these men to create his own character. He learns what is morally correct‚ what risks to accept‚ and what precautions to take on his three-part journey towards‚ ashore‚ and departing from Treasure Island. Through the progression of his adventure‚ Jim begins
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Shadow Spinner by Susan Fletcher‚ there are three characters who are humble‚ unfavorable and weak in the beginning‚ yet develop into most significant‚ favorable and powerful characters by facing hardships throughout the novel. Marjan is a protagonist and crippled orphan storyteller. She evolves from feeble and unfavorable girl to the most significant heroine of the story who faces her fears and challenges. Dunyazad is another character who develops into brave and devoted person to save
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Character analysis: In Before I Fall it is based around the main character; Samantha Kingston and her group of close friends: Lindsey‚ Ally and Elody they are all around 17 years-old. Samantha is occupied in the novel by her boyfriend Rob throughout the novel until she realizes she does not want to be with him. Samantha is popular along with her friends‚ they are know as a group that is not really to be messed with. She comes from a nice family that she chooses not to interact with because she feels
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which he believes is a better match than Medea. Later‚ Medea gives Jason a gift to give to the daughter of Creon. But that gift is poisoned and it leads to the death of Creon’s daughter‚ Glauce. In the play‚ Medea‚ the protagonist is Medea. The characters at the beginning of the play talk about Medea and discuss about her sadness. Euripides uses characterization in order to create the deeper effect of the attitude of Medea when she is revealed. The Nurse in the play talks about Medea at the beginning
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Briefly Appearing Characters In numerous works of literature‚ a character that may not even appear at all in the course of the story carries a significant presence affecting the development of the plot throughout the novel. In Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer‚ the author indicates that Oskar’s deceased father plays an eloquent role in the development of the plot. As a result of his father’s presence‚ Oskar goes on a trek throughout New York‚ eventually is able to connect
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Character Mandala My Character Mandala is about Lily Owens from The Secret Life of Bees. throughout the story she can easily be represented by many color symbols. In the book she is know to lie to many characters and even considers herself to be good at it shown by this quote “The secret of a good lie is don’t overly explain‚ and throw in one good detail”. This represents the color yellow for dishonesty and deceit. Another color she represents is black which stands for things like mourning and
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As a dynamic character‚ Tommy enhances the theme by being intrigued with the teacher’s lessons. Tommy undergoes an important internal change because of Mrs. Ferenczi’s actions. Through this dynamic character the theme is reinforced because it shows how Tommy has become involved and intrigued by Mrs. Ferenczi’s lessons. Tommy’s life was a constant routine‚ it was just completely repetitive. However‚ a change interrupts his normal everyday life. Predictable routines at school and at home with his chores
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As Henry James sees it‚ characters are only as interesting as their responses to particular situations. This is true not only in any piece of literature with a character but also in life. I following text is my exploration into characters and their reactions to situations in John Steinbeck’s‚ "The Chrysanthemums" and John Cheever’s‚ "The Five-Forty-Eight". Characters in both of these stories are full of passion and come alive in the text as you read them. It is this resurrection of the text to
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