Maura Katona Mrs. Burke Contemp. Themes in Lit. 6 October 2009 Oedipus as a Tragic Hero There are many different characteristics that make a tragic hero worthy of popularity. All great heros throughout literature and history have been of noble birth‚ been fated by the gods to disaster‚ captured sympathy from the audience‚ and possessed a tragic flaw. Oedipus the King had all of these characteristics throughout his history and family. Oedipus posses qualities that are both empowering and a downfall
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Romeo’s Tragic Flaws Leading To His Demise The noble hero in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is Romeo. His tragic flaw is that he is in love with being in love and his impetuous personality towards certain situations. Shakespeare’s play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ is about an eighteen year old young man‚ and a 13 year old girl who fall in love so hastily. But it is not an easy love due to the fighting between the Montague’s and the Capulet’s. Romeo seems to be the one who is very pushy when it comes to
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and Juliet Impetuosity is a tragic flaw present in the characters of Romeo‚ Juliet‚ Lord Capulet and Friar Laurence; this flaw ultimately leads to the deaths Romeo and Juliet. The definition of impetuosity according to Webster Dictionary acting or doing quickly and without thought: controlled by emotion rather than thought. Impetuous people do not think about how their actions may get them in trouble or danger or even harm someone else. In Romeo and Juliet‚ a tragic play by William Shakespeare
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The Tragic Ham William shakespeare’s hamlet is a real tragic play. Mainly because no one survives the story. The story is a real family nightmare with crazy plot twist‚ and outcomes. Nevertheless with one outcome alike‚ fate always wins‚ as Hamlet the main character learns while fighting his dead dads inner voice‚ on plotting a revenge that ends up whipping out his whole family‚ Revenge solves nothing‚ fate always catches up to you. As Napoleon Bonparte once said‚ “There is no such thing as an
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Everyone has a “tragic flaw;” a weakness‚ whether it be mental or physical‚ that causes downfall in one’s life. It doesn’t have be as dramatic an impact on a person’s life like when Dr.Faustus sold his soul to the devil because he was so eager to learn‚ for me my flaw is more relatable to Beth March in Little Women‚ we are both incredulously shy‚ holding us back from sharing our thoughts and opinions with the world. When I was younger‚ people would tell me I was quiet‚ but I wasn’t described as
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Ziyu Wang HBC Section 1 Donald Fette January 26‚ 2009 Raging Achilles: Achilles’ Tragic Flaw In the Iliad‚ Homer’s character Achilles embodies many of the characteristics of a hero including strength‚ quickness‚ leadership‚ and particularly‚ courage. During the Trojan War‚ Achilles battles courageously‚ destroying and killing every man in his path without any sign of fear or retreat. No Achaean questions his abilities nor do they doubt his bravery; they cite him as one of their greatest
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A tragic hero is a central character. This character is good and noble but has flaws‚ which lead to his downfall and death. In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ Brutus is a tragic hero. In his attempt to go good he makes errors in judgment. Brutus attempting to do what is right‚ yet doing what is wrong‚ fits the definition of a tragic hero. A tragic hero is characterized as a good and noble character. Brutus‚ fitting the good and noble aspect of a tragic hero‚ kills Caesar for what he believes
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Nobody is perfect. We all have flaws in our daily life. Flaws are what defines us. We all want someone in life to look up to for their qualities. A person that we look up to for their qualities in life is called a hero. In reality‚ the people we look up to have flaws just like we do. In Shakespeare’s play “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”‚ we are introduced to Brutus. Brutus is portrayed as a tragic hero. A tragic hero is the protagonist of a tragedy. Brutus is a leader and citizen of Rome
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in order to be effective tragic drama. Many of Oedipus’ character traits ultimately justify his place as a perfect specimen of Aristotle’s tragic hero. According to Aristotle’s Poetics‚ Oedipus Tyrannous is tragic hero due to his hamartia and peripeteia. In Greek tragedy every hero eventually shows signs of weakness and flaw. Though a character like Achilles‚ in Homer’s epic poem‚ the Iliad‚ was brought
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Shakespeare’s plays always contain a tragic hero and what is a tragic hero without his tragic flaw. His characters are brought down by their own weakness or circumstances beyond their control. An example of this is Macbeth‚ where the witches and Lady Macbeth were causes of his downfall beyond his control. In Othello’s case‚ his own weaknesses are the causes of his downfall. So yes‚ I believe that Othello’s own weakness is responsible for the play’s tragic outcome through Iago‚ Desdemona‚ Emilia and
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