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    Is Eddie a Tragic hero for our times? A tragic hero‚ referring to the real definition‚ is “a literary character who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw that‚ combined with fate and external forces‚ brings on a tragedy.” (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tragic+hero) The play‚ A View from the Bridge written by Arthur Miller defines the character Eddie‚ the protagonist‚ as occupying most of the qualities for a tragic hero. Eddie in A View from the Bridge came from a noble family

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    How far do Creon and Antigone fit Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero? Aristotle defined a tragic hero as: - "The intermediate sort of person‚ one whop is not pre-eminently virtuous and just‚ one who incurs misfortune not as a result of vice and depravity‚ but by some error of judgement while enjoying great reputation and prosperity" and Creon and Antigone are the characters that could fit this definition best. Aristotle first of all suggests that a tragic hero must be someone of

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    According to Aristotle (335BC)‚ an essential element in the ‘good or fine’ character of every great tragic hero is ‘hamartia’‚ the fatal flaw. The tragic hero’s fatal flaws inevitably lead to negative consequences in his life. The character of Romeo‚ the tragic hero[1] of William Shakespeare’s cautionary tragedy Romeo and Juliet‚ contains three key fatal flaws that condemn him and others to death. Through employing the dramatic techniques of meaningful dialogue‚ soliloquy‚ narrative structure

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    What is a tragedy? Is it a plot that some old guy made? Or is it more than that? A tragedy is a set of events that goes from order to chaos to order. In every tragedy‚ there is a tragic hero with a tragic flaw. I believe that the Tragedy Paper is a tragedy. In the Tragedy paper‚ Tim is the tragic hero because he saved Vanessa from being stuck with Patrick. Tim’s tragic flaw is not being Albino. However‚ being albino excellerates to his tragic flaw which is being self-conscious and hesitant with himself

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    Every classical tragedy has a tragic hero and‚ in turn‚ every tragic hero has a tragic flaw. A tragic flaw is any weakness of a hero that eventually leads to their demise. In Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus has a few tragic flaws. Although Brutus is an honorable and true man‚ these flaws inhibit his actions and lead to his eventual ruin. One fatal flaw of Brutus is that he is very naïve. Brutus’ naïveté leads to a string of bad decision making. A big mistake that Brutus

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    How does Kesey use narrative structure‚ foreshadowing and symbolism to create a tragic form in ‘One flew over the cuckoo’s nest’? Introduction: - Novel name / author - General overview; In his novel Kesey uses tragic form in illustrating events in an asylum that serves as a microcosm of 1960’s American society. - Brief explanation of tragic form and how techniques contribute to tragic form - Linking sentence into narrative structure Body • PARAGRAPH #1 : Narrative structure - Topic sentence:

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    Jay Gatsby‚ from The Great Gatsby‚ and Willy Loman‚ from Death of a Salesman‚ is considered tragic heroes because of their pitiful storylines; however‚ are Jay Gatsby and Willy Loman real tragic heroes? According to Aristotle‚ a tragic hero is a king that has flaws‚ makes mistakes‚ yet he realizes his mistake at the end of the story; the hero must also have a destiny bigger than he deserved‚ and have excessive pride (Tragic Hero defined by Aristotle). Arthur Miller believes the same characteristics

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    something about Creon’s hamartia? Can we change the story in some way to make him more pitiful to the audience? Creon’s hamartia was his inability to be a good ruler who canable to make good decisions‚ reconsider his actions‚ and listen to the suggestions of his citizens. Creon’s hamartia caused led Creon to not reconsider or have a second thought when he outlawed the burial of Antigone’s brother‚ Polyneices. My suggestion to fulfill your request is to modify Creon’s hamartia so that Creon is a ruler

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    Alexis Jones Mr. Rowland English 11 Honors 30 September 2014 Oedipus Tragic Flaw Oedipus Rex is a story about a tragic hero that has a flaw that helps and harms him‚ he is flawed from the start brought him about his own actions and he is a leader that faces a tragic end with honor. The author of this book is Sophocles  Oedipus flaw was his pride .During this story Oedipus was very ignorant toward the people around him because he didn’t want to believe that what they were saying was true. He

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    Kiera Makowecki Mrs. Atnip English 2‚ Period 6 8 April 2013 Tragedy Strikes All “A tragic hero is a man in whom good and bad are mixed but in whom the good predominates and who‚ because of a tragic flaw‚ suffers a reversal of fortune.” As quoted by Aristotle. Both the stories of Macbeth by William Shakespeare and Oedipus by Sophocles portray two characters that encounter endless tragedy throughout their lives. Similarly‚ the role of Fate plays a major role is both novels‚ exemplifying that

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