can be used to describe characters through out literature. The classic mythological hero may be described as having the tragic Greek heroic personality. The tragic Greek heroic personality contains characteristics such as excellence (arête)‚ pride (hubris)‚ blind recklessness (ate)‚ and disastrous retribution (nemesis). Though most mythological heroes contain these qualities‚ Sophocles developed his own heroic personality. The sophoclean tragic hero is "one whose rigid and courageous loyalty to particular
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Glossary of Literary Terms Addresser/Addressee: The addresser of a text is the voice of a text. In prose‚ the term more commonly used is narrator‚ in a poem‚ speaker. The addresser is often different from the poet or author. The addressee is the receiver of a text‚ often the reader‚ but occasionally another implied receiver; for example‚ the addresser’s beloved in the case of a love poem. (See also Point of View.) Alliteration: Repetition of the initial letter (or sound) of successive words
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The final moments before Antigone’s condemnation must have been excruciating for all of Thebes: as she was sentenced to death for upholding her familial and religious values‚ her uncle‚ Kreon‚ sat by‚ proud of his decision. Later he would regret his misdeeds deeply‚ but although he lost his son and wife‚ Antigone lost her life. She is the central character. She drives the action‚ has more relevancy‚ and is a superior example of the ideal Grecian at the time. Without Antigone‚ the story would fall
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It is said that fate does not choose it’s own victims‚ but it’s victims choose their own fate. In the tragedy Hamlet by Shakespeare‚ it is evident that the tragic hero‚ Macbeth‚ chooses his own fate and creates his own downfall. With greed‚ hubris and mistrust‚ Macbeth chooses and shapes his own destiny. Macbeth’s greed for power leads to the mistrust of those around him and in the end forms his fatal downfall. If the evil inside Macbeth was not to have overtaken the good‚ his ending may have
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In the play‚ Julius Caesar by Shakespeare‚ the main character Brutus made several errors in judgment. His many aberrations led to his own death. The first and most basic fault by Brutus was allowing himself to become involved with the conspirators. The second was allowing Mark Antony to live and then permitting him to speak at Caesar’s funeral. The third fault by Brutus was his battle plan for the war at Philippi. The act of joining the conspirators in a plot to kill Julius Caesar was Brutus’ first
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Foil characters are defined as characters that are used to contrast another character. This character in most cases is the protagonist. Moreover‚ foil characters tend to be based on the protagonist’s hubris‚ wherein contrasting the fatal flaw shows how it has ballooned out of control. Foil characters further themes by highlighting the characteristics of certain characters that will help enhance the theme. The role of foil characters in Shakespearean tragedies is to show what could have happened
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No aspects of Creon are admirable in Antigone and the audience is void of sympathy for the character as he continues to indulge in his hamartia. Oedipus on the other hand was once a well liked character and so the audience is able to experience catharsis as he falls from grace. Both Oedipus and Creon’s fatal flaw was pride. Strophe 2 brings up their hamartia saying “No pride on earth is free
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their downfall. Jason’s tragic flaw‚ like many epic heroes‚ is hubris. Hubris is defined as the state of having extreme pride or arrogance. Along with hubris‚ Jason carries with him the burden of ambition. For example‚ in the quest for the Golden Fleece‚ Jason‚ in his greed‚ almost seems to lose sight of the main focus of his quest when he begins to hunger for the glory of victory rather than his right to the kingdom. Jason also shows hubris when he argues that women in general are “useless” and “should
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Antigone’s Hubris A prevalent feature in most ancient Greek tragedy is a character’s downfall due to their fatal flaw‚ or Achilles’ heel‚ from the myth of the legendary Greek warrior who was completely indestructible except for his one heel‚ which of course is where he was shot and killed. When reading Sophocles’ third Theban play‚ Antigone‚ most assume the fatal flaw they should focus on is Creon’s hubris‚ excessive pride and arrogance. But the play is named Antigone‚ and Antigone is the main
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Aristotle is an imitation of an act of high importance‚ which is acted through means of pity and fear (Edmunds‚ 1985). A tragic hero is should be a noble character who exhibits some flaws leading to his downfall. This is the situation referred to as hamartia by Aristotle. He also explains that a good hero experiences peripetia. This is a situation in which there occur reversal fortunes due to hero’s flaws. The tragic hero engages in activities which increase self- knowledge and awareness. Reader’s pity
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