A tragic hero is one the begins as a highly-respected individual‚ until they are faced with a decision that exploits their tragic flaw which sends them towards there mere end but die with pride. A tragic hero is evident through Hamlet in Hamlet by William Shakespeare and Satan in Paradise Lost by John Milton. These tragic heroes are often compared but the question remains‚ who is the more tragic hero? While it is clear both characters support the makeup of a tragic hero‚ Satan’s story occurs on a
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only if it is seen from the right view point. Iago in Othello is often referred to a Machiavellian villain since he has every thing that is required to be one. A Machiavellian villain has to be intelligent in working throughout his mastered plan‚ like Iago did from the beginning by playing with people’s minds. It also requires to be boastful as in revealing plans in soliloquies. A Machiavellian villain must also have a great judge of character and use the weakness and strengths of the victims to achieve
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In the film‚ the producers have used many different techniques to portray different characteristics of Macbeth. The scene where Macbeth kills King Duncan brings out Macbeth’s ambitious characteristics‚ but also shows how indecisive he is and how much he depends on Lady Macbeth. However‚ despite the fact that he kills the king‚ scenes such as the feast show that Macbeth does have a conscience with some good morals. Yet‚ Lady Macbeth is a constant thorn in his side that causes him to overcome his doubt
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Hamlet and Oedipus as Tragic Heroes The term “tragic hero” is usually defined by one of the most important characters throughout a Greek or Roman play. Both plays Hamlet and Oedipus are both tragedies‚ because they display a conflict between the protagonist and a superior force which is their destiny. Having a distressed or catastrophic conclusion that leads to pity or terror. A tragic hero always acts exactly on his or her own emotions; thus aiding their tragic flaw and leading to their own demise
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incidents arousing pity and fear‚ wherewith to accomplish a catharsis of these emotions.” This literary theory is used as a tool for analyzing Greek tragedy. The drama Oedipus the King by Sophocles could be considered a tragedy and Oedipus considered a tragic hero by Aristotle’s definition‚ for it follows all five steps. The first aspect of Aristotle’s definition of tragedy is “the imitation of an action that is serious and also‚ as having magnitude‚ complete in itself”. What Aristotle means is that
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the notion of villains through its key characters and throughout the play the audience is left wondering who is actually the ‘real’ villain. Lady Macbeth seems to portray certain characteristics of a villain and appears to have evil intentions and Macbeth is also perceived as a villain due to his violent rampage. Nevertheless‚ both Macbeth and his wife have a conscience and they realize what they’ve done wrong. With this considered‚ it is ultimately the witches who are the true villains as they continue
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Someone’s evil could be easily identified by his/her malevolent intentions and acts of cruelty toward others people. Villains‚ well known as dictators‚ usually tend to have all these characteristics. Through the history there are many examples of dictators as the government of Adolf Hitler‚ who totally wanted to eliminate all people who did not meet the physical qualities that he had resigned. Especially he wanted to remove Jews people from German Civil Society. Hitler expressed evil through his
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Tragic Hero – Okonkwo Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe A tragic hero is a character that performs courageous actions but develops a tragic flaw as they move on with their lives. The effects of the flaw begin to increase and the character usually makes unwise choices. It often leads to his downfall or even death. In Things Fall Apart‚ Okonkwo is depicted as a tragic hero. He lived a life full of contradiction. He desired to be successful and achieve everything he wanted but he ended up committing
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CHARACTERISTICS OF A PARAGRAPH Unity in paragraph Unity in the paragraph means oneness of idea. A good paragraph possesses unity when all the sentences develop the main idea. Unity in the paragraph is achieved by the use of (1) a topic sentence with its controlling idea (2) supporting details‚ and (3) a clinching sentence. Coherence in the paragraph The word "coherence" derived from "cohere" literally means "to hold together". If the sentences in the paragraph should relate to the topic
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English Homework A tragic hero is one that has a major flaw and for whom the audience usually feels pity‚ sympathy‚ empathy‚ and compassion and is destined for downfall‚ suffering‚ or defeat. Arthurs Miller’s AVFTB is a pay which presents Eddie Carbone as a tragic hero. Eddie’s tragic flaw is either denial or‚ to begin with‚ the feelings he had towards Catherine. The damage caused by a tragic hero’s downfall usually hurts more than just him; his community and family often suffer‚ too. Once again
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