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    Oedipus Personality

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    Oedipus’ hot temper was a major factor in his undoing. On many occasions‚ his quick bursts of fury backfired on him. For instance‚ when Tiresias keeps refusing to reveal the identity of the killer to OedipusOedipus becomes aggravated. “‘You won’t talk? Nothing moves you? Out with it once and for all!’” (Fagles 276). The king’s prodding got under Tiresias’ skin‚ and Tiresias releases the truth. Oedipus is quick to deny the prophecy‚ but if not for Oedipus’ hasty temper the awful truth wouldn’t have

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    Oedipus Essay

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    character that makes an error of judgment or has a total flaw‚ that combined with fate and external forces‚ brings on a tragedy. This pertains to Oedipus‚ as his brash decisions and unwillingness to accept the truth‚ along with his doomed fate‚ leads to his demise. The first thing that makes Oedipus a tragic hero is that he makes some large errors of judgment. This occurs when he decides to announce the punishment for the murderer of the late King Laius in front of all of Thebes. Although he made this

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    with several challenges throughout his journey to achieve the title as the King of Scotland. He acknowledges these challenges with immoral actions‚ as advised by his wife‚ Lady Macbeth. Through his responses‚ Macbeth’s character flaws are revealed‚ such as his deteriorating moral judgment‚ corrupted sanity and his most fatal flaw of all‚ ambition. Macbeth’s mental health and moral judgment attribute to his character flaws‚ promoting the concept that human nature consists of both positive and negative

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    Odysseus Flaws

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    An Epic Hero With a Flaw In one of Homer ’s most ancient Greek epics The Odyssey‚ Odysseus is clearly defined as an epic hero. Although having no superpowers like the Gods‚ Odysseus is portrayed as brave‚ loyal and having cunning intelligence throughout his journey home following the fall of Troy. During his return back to Ithaca‚ Odysseus is faced with many challenges which derail him from his nostos / homecoming. Yet‚ these obstacles are not only because of the wrath of the Gods‚ but also due

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    Tragic Flaw

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    and The Flaw By Phanit Asavanamaung 10B Stories are told in many styles‚ through different medias; all which are to entertain or educate its audience. Christopher Booker‚ the author of the book ’The Seven Basic Plots’‚ introduces the idea of the seven basics categories of any story told. The seven basic archetypes are Over Coming the Monster‚ Rags to Riches‚ The Quest‚ Voyage and Return‚ Comedy‚ Rebirth and Tragedy. Tragedy as one of the seven archetypes‚ are found in any type of stories; from

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    The Pentium Flaw

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    The Pentium Flaw NT1110 Computer Structure and Logic Unit 2 Analysis The Pentium floating-point unit flaw only occurred on some models of the original Pentium microprocessor chip. Any of the Pentium family processors with a clock speed of at least 120 MHz is new enough not to have the bug. On the affected microprocessor models‚ the Intel Processor Frequency ID Utility checks for the floating-point unit flaw. Professor Thomas Nicely sent an email describing the flaw that he had discovered

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    Oedipus Rex

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    “[He] did it all [himself]”: Oedipus’ Self-destruction Oedipus is demonstrating a very key component to the play when he says that “the hand that struck [his] eyes was [his] alone.” The metaphor of three fingers pointing back at you when you point a judging finger at someone else is perfect for this situation. In being so quick to judge the situation and assume that he will bring honour to the land‚ uncovering Laius’s murderer‚ Oedipus curses the one responsible and declares that they will be

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    Brutus Flaws

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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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    Oedipus Rex

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    Characters Protagonist: Oedipus Antagonist: Fate‚ the Truth Oedipus (ED ih pihs or EE dih pihs): King of Thebes. Jocasta: Wife of Oedipus. Creon: Jocasta’s brother. Teiresias (ti RE se uhs): Blind prophet. Antigone(an TIG uh ne): Daughter of Oedipus. Ismene (iz ME ne):Daughter of Oedipus. Messenger Shepherd Chorus of Theban Elders Setting Ancient Greece in the city of Thebes‚ northwest of Athens. Theme .......Fate punishes the proud and the insolent with ironic

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    Non Fatal Offences

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    10/1/08 INTRODUCTION
 NON‐FATAL
OFFENCES
OF
 VIOLENCE
 •  Defined
in
Part
8
Crimes
Act
1961.
–Crimes
Against
the
 Person.
 •  Here
concerned
to
look
at
crimes
falling
short
of
murder
or
 manslaughter.
 •  Sexual
offences
defined
in
Part
7
CA
1961.
 •  Offences
within
Part
8
include:
 •  Homicide
(ss158
‐181)
 •  AborTon
(ss182
–
187A)
 •  Assaults
to
the
person
(ss
188
‐204)
 •  Female
genital
muTlaTon
(ss
204A‐204B)
 •  Bigamy
(ss
205
–
207)
 •  AbducTon
(ss
208
–
210A)

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