The Tragic Figure of Antigone When people recall tragedies‚ they often think Shakespearean. These tragedies were usually named after their tragic protagonists (e.g.‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ Macbeth‚ Julius Caesar‚ Hamlet‚ Othello). However‚ many tragic characters did not have an eponymous play. For example‚ in Antigone‚ a woman loses her life trying to honor her fallen brother and inadvertently causes Creon‚ the king‚ to lose his wife and daughter. Since we have two important characters’ detriments‚
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A villain is the antagonist in the story our the troublemaker.He or she is trying to hurt someone or something in the story or movie.A villain could also be considered as an enemy to people or to one person because the villain is trying to fight the character and the character the villain is trying to fight could call this person their enemy.The villain causes trouble in the city or just to one character such as the Cinderella’s stepmother she is the villain because she takes advantage of Cinderella
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Hero or villain? The first and only Lord Protector of England was Oliver Cromwell‚ a very controversial and unique figure in the history of England. He was credited with not only steering and protecting the protestant Church of England‚ but also in quelling many of the civil wars during that period‚ and contributing to the way England would be governed in future. However‚ he is also held responsible for creating religious tension and dividing the people of England due to his extreme Puritanical
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a descendent of Henry VII‚ who took the throne from Richard III. In the play William the conqueror was shown as the one to bring freedom and prosperity to England. This makes us wonder if there was a reason Shakespeare portrayed Richard to be a villain. Could there have been adverse results of doing otherwise? Its spectacular how Shakespeare sets up the play in a way that Richard tries to convinces the characters that
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Macbeth Essay Macbeth is a Classic Tragic Hero Ashton Fehr Mrs. Harnadek Grade 11 English May 28th 2013 “Power is poison. Its effect on leaders has always been tragic” (Search). This quote by Henry Brooks Adams holds a lot of truth and relates to Macbeth. Macbeth holds a high position in society as Thane of Glamis. Macbeth is a hero who has a tragic flaw which makes him fall from his position of power and results in the death of others and himself. Macbeth is a classic tragic hero because
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Othello: The Tragic Hero In William Shakespeare’s Othello‚ Othello is the tragic hero. He is a character of high stature who is destroyed by his surroundings‚ his own actions‚ and his fate. His destruction is essentially precipitated by his own actions‚ as well as by the actions of the characters surrounding him. The tragedy of Othello is not a fault of a single villain‚ but is rather a consequence of a wide range of feelings‚ judgments and misjudgments‚ and attempts for personal justification
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Villains in Fairy Tale Stories Almost every fairy tale story has an evil figure. Evil figures that put harm on the main characters life or other people’s life in the story. Evil figures are people in the story who do not want peace for everyone but himself or herself‚ people who are selfish‚ jealous‚ evil‚ and harmful. Those evil characters also prompt interest and allure in the story‚ and sometimes those characters are the reason of the climax in the stories. For this essay the three evil characters
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Villains MLA Paper There are many villains everywhere one goes. From kids cartoons to horror movies‚ there are villains even if they do not look to be evil. In the famous “Star Wars Trilogy”‚ Darth Vader is the main villain. In the cartoon “Spongebob SquarePants”‚ the main villain is Plankton. Lastly‚ in the “Spiderman Series” there are many villains but for this sake‚ Venom will be the villain. Not all villains are born to be evil‚ something makes them evil. In the end‚ villains can be found all
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thought of as a sad‚ pitiful event. The factors used to label an event as tragic are the consequences and the lasting effects. For example‚ the consequences of one or more deaths can be seen as a tragedy. And tragedies are often remembered long after the event‚ clearly impacting the future for those involved. Many people interpret events such as a natural disaster‚ a death of a loved one‚ or a permanent disability as tragic. However‚ others say that this definition of a tragedy is incorrect and is
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only tragedy of Shakespeare in which the tragic hero turned villain but yet it retains the sympathy of the audience unto the very end. Even when Macbeth makes Scotland bleed as a result of his career of blood he does not entirely loose our sympathy‚ this feat of dramatic art has been achieved by Shakespeare by giving us a peep into his soul and thus showing to us his inner agony and spiritual torture‚ all throughout the play by the various soliloquies of Macbeth at different stages of murder and blood
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