throughout history. These archetypes help the reader in many ways. The heroic archetype reflects human nature in the characters Ralph and Sir Gawain through their reluctance to become a hero and the acknowledgement of their faults. People do not always get to choose the bearings they go through in life. Both Sir Gawain and Ralph did not originally set out to be heroes. The situations they were put into both triggered something in them to take charge and stand up for what they believe
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arousing pity and fear‚ wherewith to accomplish a catharsis of these emotions.” This literary theory is used as a tool for analyzing Greek tragedy. The drama Oedipus the King by Sophocles could be considered a tragedy and Oedipus considered a tragic hero by Aristotle’s definition‚ for it follows all five steps. The first aspect of Aristotle’s definition of tragedy is “the imitation of an action that is serious and also‚ as having magnitude‚ complete in itself”. What Aristotle means is that a good
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A hero is someone who cares about other people’s lives than their own. Many people can call themselves a hero but don’t act like a hero. For example‚ in the book The Odyssey by Homer‚ the main character Odysseus is sailing with his men after the Trojan War‚ and he sees himself as a hero. On his way home from the battle a terrible storm had hit that was made by Zeus‚ the god of all gods‚ and his way home was turned into an adventure. Odysseus’ actions on the adventure makes his a very disrespectful
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famous Pathetique Sonata. During the 2nd period of his life‚ Beethoven started experimenting with his music. He started noticing his loss of hearing‚ and wrote many pieces about heroism and struggle. The pieces of the middle period were often very emotional and tragic‚ similar to how Beethoven felt about his life. He wrote several piano sonatas during this time of his life. Intentional‚ high personal expression characterizes the 3rd period of Beethoven’s life. He became deaf and relied purely on his memory
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In this world of billions‚ she could be seen as a tragic hero… One who has a brief fame‚ but soon reaches their accident to make themselves fall. Only too true senses‚ she is seen as an epic-hero‚ one who goes to the underworld and back to fight for what she wants. Since Greek Mythology‚ a new superior epic-hero has been discovered. Rumour has it that she has a tough bark‚ but an even tougher bite! She concentrates on goals that no matter how much it takes‚ she will charge through a brick wall -
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In the story‚ “The Life You Save Might Be Your Own” to be grotesque means that you’re disgusting‚ bizarre and twisted. It also has to do with an obsession. The character that is the most grotesque is Mr. Tom T. Shiftlet‚ the drifter. Mr. Tom’s words that make him grotesque are that he says “People do anything” and “People don’t care how they lie”. Actions that make him grotesque are that he only marries Lucynell for the money and car‚ basically he used her. Also the first thing he mentions when
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Death of a Hero. The plot runs as follows. A young couple‚ Elizabeth and George‚ moved to Chelsea‚ where the action took place. It was one day towards July in 1914. That day‚ George unusually of him bought a newspaper from where he learnt that the world was on the verge of war. Going by bus‚ George noticed that everyone was absorbed by this news. And one of the passengers even shared his opinion with him‚ that there was too much peace in the world‚ while George showed his neutrality. The
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The hero stands as an archetype of who we should be and who we wish to be. However‚ the hero has inherent flaws which we do not wish to strive towards. In literature‚ these flaws are not used as examples of what we should be but rather as examples of what not to be. This is especially dominant in the Greek hero. While the Greek hero follows his fate‚ making serious mistakes and having a fairly simple life‚ the Anglo-Saxon "super" hero tries‚ and may succeed‚ to change his fate‚ while dealing with
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unprecedented speed. So does people’s views toward their jobs. This has aroused a heated discussion whether people’s jobs own more happiness than their social life dose. From my point of view‚ compared with working‚ my social life means more. To begin with‚ admittedly‚ there exist some people who relish their job and consider it whole part of their life. For instance‚ an honorable professor in my university spends all his lifetime with his students and colleagues. He poses all his heart to the studying
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Fifteen years from now‚ your alarm goes off at 7:30 AM‚ pulling you out of a dead sleep. You roll over‚ grumbling a command‚ and the alarm obediently shuts up. You drift off again‚ but ten minutes later the alarm returns‚ more insistent. It won’t be so easily pacified this time; the loose sensory netting inside your pillow will keep the noise going until it detects alpha waves in drastically higher numbers than theta waves. Or until it gets the automated password from the shower. Sighing‚ you roll
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