A common theme in literature is that of the tragic hero‚ a character that has suffered due to a flaw in his or her own self. Antigone by Sophocles has a few examples of this trope. King Creon excellently fits this mold of tragic hero. The flaw that makes Creon a tragic hero is his paranoia. Creon often believes his citizens and even close friends and relatives are out to get him. He is convinced that there are “anarchists putting their heads together’ in opposition to his rule all over the city
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It influences the emotions and actions of characters‚ thus often overpowering their mindset and their decisions. Many times‚ these decisions lead to negative consequences. In the stories of Jason and Medea and Ariadne and Theseus‚ the central characters make rash decisions and manipulate love for their personal advantages which leads to their destruction or destruction around them. In several Greek myths‚ love is a selfish act on behalf of the characters and this selfishness leads to tragedy. In
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Julius Caesar is very much a warrior and he thinks that he is above every one else and that he is more than an ordinary man. As a result he is very arrogant and takes very little notice of the people around him. As far as he is concerned‚ they are meaningless and not worth his time. He believes he is honourable but really is not. In a way he wants to be trusted and to be a trusted leader of the Roman people but he is very unwilling to do anything to gain trust. Ordinary people have a great deal of
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Queen Jocasta is one of Greek mythology’s most ill fated characters. In the beginning of the play‚ Oedipus Rex‚ she and her husband learn that their child is destined to kill his father and marry his mother. So‚in order to save avoid this catastrophe ‚they leave the child out in the wilderness to die. Little does Jocasta know that a kindly herdsman has rescued the child and Baby Oedipus has been adopted by a King and Queen from another state. Years later‚ when Oedipus finally hears the
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Using the evidence from the play‚ it is clear that the characters in the story have realized what they have done wrong and they have broken the cycle of family violence. Throughout the play‚ the family members spit insults at each other and abuse each other emotionally. The first to do this is Antigone when she tells her sister “you will make me hate you‚ and the hatred of the dead by all rights‚ will haunt you night and day”(108-110). Ismene wants her sister to be safe and not make rash decisions
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The Amethysts Key In a cave full of many riches there is something special. It is something that every human wishes they can have for themselves. It is known as the Amethysts Key‚ it is called this because it is a key that has a hint of purple on the bottom of it. When someone comes into possession of this key it grants them three wishes. The wishes may not happen right as the wisher speaks them‚ but they do get granted. However‚ the person who possesses this key wishes that they never ever find
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Antigone by Sophocles‚ the character Antigone serves as a foil to Creon’s character by highlighting his anger‚ ruthlessness and his power hungriness. The choices Creon makes for Antigone in the play lead him to his own destruction making him a tragic hero. Antigone was a great foil to Creon‚ she brought out Creon’s anger when she tells him she doesn’t really care what happens to her because she believes what she did was morally right. In lines 542 to 555 of the play‚ Creon says “I’m well aware the
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the powers of Creon. Knowingly stating that her brother couldn’t have a peaceful burying. But the respect to get one and in fault of burying him in peace by the law of God’s was punished by Creon’s cruelty. Antigone’s words‚ actions‚ and ideas contrast with Creon’s character to the point of these two character’s having conflicting motivations. These conflicting cause the characteristics of loyalty‚ love and sacrifice to be highlighted within Creon’s character. Overall‚ of how Creon portrays himself
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In 1917‚ during the end of World War I‚ there was a stand-off of the great war. The germans had been spraying the French with deadly gases and they have demoralized the french army. In a very long engagement‚ five French soldiers during the battle of the Somme Shot themselves‚ some intentionally and some accidentally. The reason why they did this was to try and escape a war. But they all were granted one way to ticket towards execution.They were forced by their own troops to run through no man’s
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I‚ ‚ read 471 pages of Graceling by Kristin Cashore. This book has a majority of conflicts that are solved throughout the novel‚ though the main conflicts occur in the very first chapter‚ when Katsa‚ the main character‚ rescues a Lienid grandfather who had been kidnapped and imprisoned in a dungeon cell. This books genre is fiction since this story occurs in a very different world from ours. Kasta and the council‚ a group that has grown throughout all seven kingdoms‚ know who kidnapped the Lienid
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