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    hamlets tragic flaw

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    According to Business Week‚ “Dell succumbed to complacency in the belief that its business model would always keep it far ahead of the pack.” It had been “lulled into a false sense of security.” An unsuccessful acquisition was said to be evi¬dence of “hubris.”1 In Leadership Excellence‚ a management consultant explained that Dell “got stuck in a rut” and became “reluctant to change.” When rivals had matched Dell’s strategy of customization‚ managers “fell back on an old practice: they cut costs to maintain

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    novel both of the examples of man and nature’s antagonist characteristics lead to their inevitable destruction. In the beginning of the novel‚ Victor or man‚ is the antagonist and nature is the protagonist. Victor’s overwhelming hubris makes him strive to achieve his goal by any means necessary. Victor becomes so blinded by his passion for his goal that he fails to see the evil in what he is achieving. Nature‚ on the other hand‚ is the obvious protagonist‚ because Nature has not

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    Lilly Povey Ms. Cesana Honors English 10 8 November‚ 2012 Antigone Essay Tragic heroes have certain requirements they need to fulfill in order to be considered a tragic hero. For example‚ they need to have stature or greatness‚ but also have a tragic flaw that leads to a tragic mistake. In the tragedy Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ Creon does not want people to bury a traitor named Polyneices‚ and when he is buried by Antigone‚ Creon sentences her to death. In the story Antigone‚ there is some debate

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    epic poem‚ the Iliad. Achilles’ pride will never let him lose. Hector’s pride makes him an honorable man. Agamemnon’s pride makes him a power greedy king. Achilles is the main character in the Iliad and the strongest among warriors. Pride or hubris is his driving force through battle. This force of pride carries him toward his fight to achieve immortality. An example of Achilles showing his pride is during an argument with Agamemnon. Achilles responds to Agamemnon’s demand by retreating from

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    where one who is intrinsically virtuous‚ ends up losing everything they have due to a fatal mistake. In Sophocles Antigone‚ the classic hero may be described as having the tragic Greek heroic personality‚ containing traits such as arête (excellence)‚ hubris (excessive pride)‚ ate (blind recklessness)‚ and nemesis (disastrous retribution). Though most mythological heroes contain these qualities on the surface‚ in Sophocles’ Antigone‚ the author chose to develop his heroic personalities‚ rather than leaving

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    Jessica Channell Mrs. Zanfini English 10 December 17‚ 2012 Critical lens “...although the world is full of suffering‚ It is also full of the overcoming of it.” Helen Keller‚ Optimism 1903 The quote by Helen Keller means even if the world is full of suffering‚ there is those people that try to get over the fact that it is. One might say lets take the bad of the situation and make it good and that is what the quote means‚ the hero must take the forces larger than him and be optimistic

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    Character Analysis: Odysseus Smart‚ yet Arrogant In books 9-12 of Homer’s The Odyssey‚ Odysseus shows three prominent character traits: quick-wittedness‚ hubris‚ and self control. Odysseus has gone down in stories and history books for his life-saving quick-wittedness. An example of his quick thinking is in the scene where Odysseus and a few of his men are trapped in Polyphemus’‚ a cyclopes‚ cave and Odysseus devises a cunning plan to help them escape. He gives Polyphemus all the liquor he

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    Passage Analysis – Medea This passage occurs near the beginning of the play and is part of Medea and Jason’s first encounter in the play. Medea‚ the protagonist‚ confronts Jason‚ her husband who has abandoned her. It is the first time Medea shows Jason the rage she has for him‚ and he responds with rhetoric and logical argument. This passage is important to the audience’s perception of the relationship between Medea and Jason‚ and their similarities and differences which make up the main themes

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    The amount of time Creon will have to live with this grief is unknown and that pain is far worse than anything Antigone had to deal with. King Creon possesses all the key aspects of a true tragic hero. He becomes aware of his flaw of hubris and takes action to eliminate it but by then fate has already taken over. A series of unfortunate events including the deaths of his son and his wife fulfill the prophecy bestowed upon Creon by Teiresias‚ a wise oracle. Creon is forced until the day

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