warrior‚ and indeed is proved to be the mightiest man in the Achaean army. At the beginning his mind is calm and collected‚ he stands up justly for the men around him and shows understanding when confronting Agamemnon‚ however his deep-seated character flaws constantly hinder his ability to act with nobility and integrity constantly. He cannot control his arrogance or the rage that surges up when his pride is injured. This dislikable attribute of his causes him to abandoned his comrades and even pray that
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Riley Rustad English R1A: On the Anecdote May 5‚ 2010 The Flaws of Flatland Edwin Abbott’s novella Flatland is a clever treatise that criticizes the customs‚ laws‚ and hierarchy of Victorian Society. He creates a two dimensional world that is ruled by an elite minority who have put in place systems of oppression in order for them to stay in power and to keep those who are among the lower classes in their current social standing. Edwin Abbott intended to show the readers that all “shapes”
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In tragic plays‚ the male characters are often complex; brave‚ courageous‚ noble‚ proud and ambitious but with major personality flaws. It is with these moral failings such as cowardice‚ weakness or greed the characters are forced to push harder to seek power and control and pursue a determination without keeping their behaviors in check. In Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth‚ the Scottish General Macbeth‚ also known as the Thane of Cawdor‚ is a valiant and courageous soldier who desires to become the
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person’s view? The plain and simple answer is you can’t. In fact‚ it’s right in the definition; an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect. Though utopias attempt to solve many issues (and arguably do)‚ there are some major flaws in doing so. The issues that utopias attempt to correct can be broken down into three main categories; economic‚ social and government. First‚ there is the economic issues.
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In Fatal Attraction‚ Dan Gallagher is a New York attorney residing in Manhattan with his family when he meets Alex Forrest‚ an editor for a publishing company he does legal work for‚ at a Japanese business event. While his wife‚ Beth‚ and daughter‚ Ellen‚ are out of town for the weekend visiting family and looking at a potential house‚ Dan has an affair with Alex. Although he believed it was understood to be a simple one-time occurrence‚ she becomes emotionally and physically dependent for him. Once
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Another flaw of Oedipus that leads to his self-destruction is his excessive self-pride. He made it his mission to find the killer of Laius in order to end the misery that the plague in Thebes caused. He was sure of himself that he will save the land‚ ironically not realizing that he is the one at fault. He sees himself as being all mighty since he presumably escaped his fate. He was able to save Thebes from the Sphinx so he thinks history can repeat itself and he can be a hero ones again for his
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Shakespearian tragedy by introducing a person of high esteem. “Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages and beyond” (1) for throwing Amalinze the Cat in a wrestling match‚ who was undefeated for seven years. However‚ Okonkwo holds a fatal flaw in his character. Okonkwo
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In the play‚ “Othello”‚ Shakespeare writes not only about the love between men and women‚ but exposes the character traits and flaws that are particularly vulnerable to the smooth talking of the archetypal devil or villain‚ Iago. Throughout the play we see and hear how the manipulation of character traits that we all possess can play out in all sorts of relationships. With each character‚ Shakespeare explores the possible outcomes for any person if he or she were to ‘feed’ that part of themselves
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Dreams and Delusions- The Fatal Lunch Jane was looking morose and so was Tia. The latter’s sleepless night was telling its riotous stories on her face. Jane‚ Rena‚ Shana‚ Reshma and Ayesha‚ Tia and Beatrice were following the same weight loss program and were sisters in arms against fatty foods and soda. The seven friends were comfortable with each other and shared their trivial matters. They all worked in the same building which housed their different companies.After a few mouthfuls of steamed tofu
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going to kill the king. Lady Macbeth wants to become queen‚ so she has an argument with Macbeth. During the argument Lady Macbeth says‚ “When you durst do it‚ then you were a man”‚ saying that Macbeth is not a man unless he kills king Duncan. Lady Macbeth’s words make Macbeth perplexed and he goes into his soliloquy where he debates whether or not to assassinate the king. After Macbeth says “There is no such thing.” the mood changes for the worst. Macbeth then talks about wicked dreams‚ he says “witchcraft
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