World Humanities Camarco Antigone In the play Antigone by Sophocles‚ Antigone is to blame for her own death. She is to blame because of her obsessive hubris‚ non- apologetic behavior‚ and denial of nothing which ultimately lead to her own demise. One reason Antigone is to blame for her own death is because of her obsessive hubris. Hubris which means excessive pride was shown throughout the whole story from many different characters‚ Antigone being one of them. In the beginning of Antigone
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centered around the concept of hubris being a negative influence in life. In short‚ this poem talks about a selfish man who feels entitled to the attention of his wife and child. To begin‚ one way the poet‚ Sherman Alexie‚ attempts to show hubris is towards the beginning of the poem where it says‚ “So I comforted and kissed him in the dark Bedroom‚ but my comfort was not enough… It’s hard for fathers to compete with mothers’ love.”(5). With these lines Alexie introduces the hubris with the father. The father
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Creon’s Hubris In the Greek play Antigone‚ Sophocles demonstrates the altering effects of pride on mankind. Antigone provides a balanced sense of pride‚ which motivates her to perform honorable deeds‚ but deeds that insult Creon‚ the Theban king‚ and his sense of pride. His belief in himself as an authority above the Gods leads to the events that cause the tragedy to Antigone and eventually to his own family. It is through Creon’s hubris and his denial of basic moral laws and human feelings‚ the
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relation to the downfall of the heroine‚ Antigone. These factors being; hamartia‚ hubris‚ and fate clearly demonstrate how Antigone providing a proper burial for Polynices put her against Creon and her provocation against his power. Throughout the play there are various instances where Antigone displays such factors and ultimately they contribute‚ to a great extent‚ her demise. The use of the classical tragedy concept of hamartia is largely demonstrated through the character of Antigone. In the
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The Hubris Hypothesis of Corporate Takeovers Author(s): Richard Roll Source: The Journal of Business‚ Vol. 59‚ No. 2‚ Part 1 (Apr.‚ 1986)‚ pp. 197-216 Published by: The University of Chicago Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2353017 Accessed: 10/02/2010 10:10 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR ’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR ’s Terms and Conditions of Use provides‚ in part‚ that
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terrible truth about everything. Oedipus is a tragic hero and displays hubris. He also shows much passion for the people he cared about‚ however in the end‚ he invokes pity because no matter how hard he tried he couldn’t change his fate. “You have your eyes but see not where you are in sin‚” Teiresias says this about Oedipus‚ perfectly describing his hubris. The irony is that Teiresias is really the blind one in the situation. Hubris to greeks is excessive pride or self-confidence. It is also a characteristic
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necessary mechanism to create a solid‚ working tragedy: hamartia. Defined as the “error of the tragic hero which causes his fall” (Scheepers 1) or simply a “miscalculation” (Brown)‚ hamartia can be easier to explain than identify. Romeo and Juliet‚ for example‚ has many scenes or dialogue that could be deemed such a fall: Mercutio’s accidental death or Romeo and Juliet’s marriage may spring to mind. The Greek tragedy Agamemnon may find its hamartia in the prelude to the Trojan War when Agamemnon sacrifices
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Heroism‚ Hubris‚ and Moderation in Homer’s the Iliad Why are morality‚ justice‚ honor‚ and virtues important for the world of "mortals?" Describe the relationship between the humankind and gods? What is hubris and what is the opposite of hubris? Why is longing for immortality so Important for humans? In the Iliad‚ morality‚ justice and virtues are all simply devices to obtain and uphold honor. There are different kinds of honor: honor from heroic deeds‚ honor from being charitable‚ and honor to
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Macbeth’s hamartia is his vaulting ambition William Shakespeare wrote a tragedy of a man’s ambition. In the text‚ Macbeth is described as a man who has ambitions of becoming king. After the first part of the prophecy by the witches whom he has met returning from battle comes true‚ he begins to think the second part may also come true. The witches have predicted that Macbeth would first become Thane of Cawdor and then king of Scotland. Encouraged by his wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ he murders King Duncan
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years trying to get home after the Trojan War and has a series of mishaps along the way. Homer‚ who was a famous bard in Ancient Greece‚ tells Odysseus’ story in the epic poem‚ the Odyssey. Throughout the poem‚ many characters go through the cycle of Hubris‚ Ate‚ and Nemesis‚ causing hardships that never needed to happen‚ and their mistakes teach readers lessons. The cycle begins when a character is arrogant‚ acts upon it‚ and then gets punished based on their actions. Iros‚ a beggar‚ decides that he
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