between Antigone and Creon result in the tragedies of Antigone. In Antigone‚ Antigone and her sister Ismene return to Thebes after they discover that their brothers were waging war against one another to determine who would rule Thebes after the death of their father‚ Oedipus. When Antigone returns‚ she discovers that her brothers‚ Polyneices and Eteocles‚ already killed each other. These deaths result in Creon becoming the king of Thebes. Upon his rise to the throne‚ Creon declares a law which holds
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considered either good or bad‚ depending on the situation; that flaw was bravery. King Creon is very close-minded‚ and that’s one of the many flaws the king has. Hubris‚ bravery and close-mindedness — the tragic flaws that Antigone‚ King Creon‚ and possibly other people‚ possess. Hubris; a definition of excessive pride‚ which is what Antigone and King Creon both shared. The difference between King Creon and
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Shakespeare wrote the play Macbeth using Macbeth as a protagonist in this old English play. Holden Caulfield is also the main character in “the catcher in the rye” written by J.D Salinger. This essay will elaborate on the similarities of the characters and the difference in their individual societies. What external forces are used? Are they honest‚ do they lie? What kind of influence are women? I will illustrate the strategies used between the characters and different qualities they obtain. Holden
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Macbeth vs. Masculinity To this day‚ William Shakespeare preserves the reputation of a poetic genius. His work leaves room for everlasting imagination and interpretation‚ making him widely recognized as the greatest English writer. Shakespeare’s novel‚ “Macbeth‚” incorporates many themes that not only help us explore past customs‚ but allows readers to relate to our present modern thinking‚ and its evolution over time. A theme I found to be intriguing is the importance of masculinity and how it
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macMacbeth vs. the Godfather Changing from good to evil The change from good to evil can happen to anyone. It can happen to the best of people‚ just like Macbeth in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Michael Corleone in Francis Ford Copalla’s the Godfather. In these two completely different stories‚ the protagonists Macbeth and Michael Corleone‚ start off good and transition into evil and gain too much power for them to handle. Changing isn’t a choice for either of them and evil just presented
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November 25‚ 2012 English Honors 11 Araby vs. Macbeth In the short story Araby‚ Joyce shows how a young boy develops a crush on Mangan’s sister‚ a girl who lives next door. It all begins when Mangan’s sister asked him if he planned on attending the bazaar known as Araby. The girl then explains that she will be away on a retreat when the bazaar is held and therefore unable to make it. The boy promises her that if he goes‚ he will buy her something. With the permission of his aunt and uncle‚ the
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Someone whose own judgement of error leads to their demise and In most cases involving plays‚ the main character is the tragic hero. However‚ when one is ruminating the distinctive aspects of Antigone there can be two tragic heroes. Antigone and Creon‚ both with the potential of inquiring the role of a true tragic hero in this tragedy. Looking at each aspect of what a true tragic hero is (as defined by Aristotle) both characters have tragic flaws. Antigone’s tragic flaw being her loyalty
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Qualifications of a Tragic Hero: Antigone vs. Creon In the tragedy of Antigone by Sophocles‚ Antigone‚ the main protagonist‚ is conflicted whether or not to bury her dead brother and go against Creon’s law or follow Creon’s law. Creon is the main antagonist in this story and punishes Antigone for breaking his law and burying Polynieces. Though they are two different characters‚ Creon and Antigone could both qualify as the tragic hero because they are both responsible for their own fate‚ endowed
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of Shakespeare’s play " MacBeth " is not historically accurate‚ MacBeth’s life is the subject of the tragedy. There are characters and events that are based on true events and real persons but‚ Shakespeare’s "MacBeth " differs significantly from history’s MacBeth. <br><br>The first example of a difference between the Shakespeare "MacBeth" and historical MacBeth is the death of Duncan I. In Shakespeare’s " MacBeth "‚ Duncan I was murdered by MacBeth. A prophecy said to MacBeth by one of the three witches
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their lives. In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ the level of importance that Macbeth and Macduff place on factors that affect their lives greatly differentiates the role that they each take on in the play. These factors include their family‚ their country‚ and last but not least the importance they place‚ or fail to place‚ on themselves. According to the importance that Shakespeare portrays each character to have‚ Shakespeare succeeds at demonstrating that Macbeth is nothing but an ambitious
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