Villain or heroine? Clytemnestra‚ one of the most misunderstood characters in all of the Oresteia. By most she is looked at as a terrible monster of a woman who killed her husband to take another man as her lover and then banished her children‚ but if her story is actually looked back on she might have every justifiable reason to have kicked Agamemnon to the curb. Not only does Agamemnon kill her daughter just so he can go to war –talk about daddy problems-‚ but they begin much before that when
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Jackson: Hero or Villain? The years between 1829 and 1837 have been called "Age of Jacksonian Democracy" as well as "The Era of the Common Man." However‚ these titles were not necessarily correct as America was far from a democracy; women could not vote and were still inferior to men‚ free blacks were still considered below white citizens‚ and slavery was growing in the south. Jackson was a highly controversial president‚ for good reason due to his massacre of thousands‚ but was actually a great
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Honor Among Descendants and Villains By TheOcRayne15 Part Three M.J also known as Mary Jane Kile is a Werewolf. She’s living in National City and currently taking a run before the full moon. She was taking a run before her big interview at Catco and the plan to bring down Supergirl‚ her alien cousin has brought too much turmoil to this world. In the days before the plan‚ when it came to Supergirl‚ she gave her a pass. M.J in Wolf form saw Supergirl only mame not kill her uncle which was
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There are a few thing that make these murders more horrific in our eyes‚ the ability by these individuals to sustain his or her trust with the use of their charms and lack of a distinctive motive. In the play Othello‚ Iago is the villain that many have considered the most vicious and ruthless of all Shakespeare’s plays. What makes Iago one of the most sadistic characters is that like the killers mentioned he uses his charm to manipulate and hide his true self. His characters lack
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Is Stanley Kowalski simply a tragic villain? A Streetcar Named Desire‚ written by Tennessee Williams in 1947 is a play that is perceived with the variance between a man and his sister-in-law. Stanley Kowalski immediately captures the attention of the audience through Williams’ excellent portrayal of the intensely strong willed character‚ furthermore Williams forms Stanley into an exceedingly masculine character who will always have his way or no way and makes his opinions vey clear to those around
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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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Recently‚ in class‚ we have been learning about Alexander the great‚ specifically whether he was a villain‚ or a hero. I lean more towards the side of villain to most‚ except for Macedon‚ because the land was all for them. He could be thought of as a villain because he enslaved 30‚000 and killed 6‚000 in Thebes‚ attempted to force all people into one culture and strip them of their own‚ and he also treated those who tried to escape horrendously. First of all‚ Alexander the great took control of
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a faster route to India for the Spanish‚ but instead ended up in America. Along his voyage Columbus had many economical‚ social and religious influences. The question being asked was‚ Columbus a hero or villain? In my personal belief Columbus was a villain. The reason Columbus was a villain to me was is because‚ when he and his men first arrived the indians were curious about who he was‚ they treated Columbus great‚ they gave him gifts. At first Columbus traded with them then he saw they wore
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Yoon Alex English 2 From Hero to Zero and Back Again In Shakespeare’s play Othello‚ the protagonist begins as a highly esteemed member of Venetian society but plummets into a spiral of jealousy and insecurity‚ losing both his reputation and his cherished lover. Despite blundering from one folly to the next‚ however‚ Othello ultimately displays qualities of a true hero. Although his actions grow increasingly serious and finally even murderous‚ the purity of his intentions is revealed through both
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Henry Ford‚ Hero or Villain? Henry Ford spent his childhood growing up on a farm located outside of Detroit‚ his father wanted him to grow up and become a farmer however Ford had other ideas and whilst he was at the far he studied engineering and by 17 he had left the farm and went to Detroit to study engineering. Ford eventually invented the Model T‚ a car which was cheap so it enabled people who weren’t normally allowed the luxury to drive to be able to have their own car and take their families
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