Tragic Hero From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia A tragic hero is a protagonist with a tragic flaw‚ also known as fatal flaw‚ which eventually leads to his demise. The concept of the tragic hero was created in ancient Greek tragedy and defined by Aristotle. Usually‚ the realization of fatal flaw results in catharsis or epiphany. The tragic flaw is sometimes referred to as an Achilles ’ heel after the single fatal flaw of the Greek warrior Achilles. [citation needed] Aristotelian tragic
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you are entering English III Grade 11 Choose from these selections: Classics *** Black Boy by Richard Wright *** The Awakening by Kate Chopin ** Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury ** Little Women/Little Men by Louisa May Alcott *** Ethan Frome by Ethan Frome ** Glass Menagerie by Tennesse Williams * Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston ** I am the Cheese by Robert Cormier ** Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen * The Outsiders or any novel by SE Hinton
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34. Glass Menagerie (movie or book) 35. Death of a Salesman (movie or book) 36. Birth of a Nation (movie) 37. Great Gatsby (book) 38. Scent of a Woman (movie) 39. Macbeth (book) 40. Merchant of Venice (book) 41. 12 Angry Men (movie) 42. Ethan Frome (book) 43. Citizen Kane (movie) 44. A Tale of Two Cities (book) 45. Scarlet Letter (book or movie) 46. Of Mice and Men (movie or book) 47. The Count of Monte Cristo (movie or book) 48. Metropolis (movie) 49. 1984 (movie or book) 50. Fahrenheit 451 (book)
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Gender opinions play a role in how the differences‚ positions of power‚ and experiences between men and women are portrayed. Examining Henry Higgins from Pygmalion gives insight into how men take women for granted. Multiple times throughout the play‚ Higgins’ exhibits ignorance when it comes to women such as Eliza. When Higgins says something mean to Eliza‚ Colonel Pickerning remarks‚ “Does it occur to you‚ Higgins‚ that the girl has some feelings?” Demonstrating his obliviousness‚ Higgins responds
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LITERATURE TIMELINE Date | Literary Period | Authors/Works | 800-400 BC | This period was dominated by Homer and other Greek tragedians | The Iliad and The Odyssey by HomerOedipus the King by SophoclesMedea by Euripedes | 250 BC - AD 150 | Writers of the Roman Empire are most noted in this time period | Famous authors from this period: Virgil‚ Horace‚ and Ovid | 450-1066 | Old English (Anglo-Saxon) Period | Beowulf The rise of haiku poetry Tale of Genji by Japanese writer Murasaki
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The Pale Horse Agatha Christie About the Author Mary Clarissa Agatha Miller (Agatha Christie) Birth Date- September 15‚ 1890 Death Date- January 12‚ 1979 Family Life: She grew up with her parents‚ an American father and British mother‚ in Torquay‚ Devon‚ South West England. She had two older siblings whom did not live in the house with Agatha when she was a child. She taught herself to read at the age of five and always had her imaginary friends.
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THOUGH THEY HAD NEVER FLOWN BEFORE. ALMOST ALL BIRDS CAN FLY. FLYING HELPS BIRDS FIND FOOD‚ REACH SAFE PLACES FOR BULDING NEST‚ ESCAPE FROME PREDATORS ON THE GROUND‚ AND TRAVEL EASILY OVER LONG DISTANCES. IT HELPS THEM TO SURVIVE. DESIGNED FOR FLIGHT
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February 2011 “Ethan?” With a cold and steady gaze‚ Ethan peers off into the snowy distance. He firmly holds his most trusted companion. Without warning and hesitation‚ Ethan raises the deadly steel rifle and begins wildly firing upon a herd of buffalo. After a short while‚ Martin stops shooting‚ having already shot one down. Ethan in a maddened frenzy continues to shoot the buffalo while Martin tries to stop him to no avail. Explaining his twisted reasoning afterwards‚ Ethan gruffly mumbles‚
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novel. He uses Ethan to represent the trials and tribulations that an ordinary man may struggle with throughout that time period‚ he uses universal problems that slowly push a man over the edge. Ethan Hawley is a common man iwth old-fashioned morals. Throughout the story he struggles with temptations brought to him through different influences such as family‚ friends‚ and business. Theses temptations lead him to an inevitable downfall. Throughout the bigining of the novel‚ Ethan comes to realize
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on her birthday. Ethan Wate is also a major character in the novel; he is Lena’s boyfriend that tries to turn Lena light. The setting takes place in a small southern town of Gatlin South Carolina. The overall tone or mood of the story is romantic and mysterious. The point of view from which the story is told is first persona and Ethan is telling the story. The theme of the story is not to let others pick your fate but for you to make the choice. The conflict of the story is Ethan and Lena trying to
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