Hello Sidney‚ I recently received your letter regarding the revision of Antigone. After reading‚ I have gladly decided to accept your offer and give you my insights on revising Antigone to your needs. I have come up an answer for your first request‚ which was “Can we do something about Creon’s hamartia? Can we change the story in some way to make him more pitiful to the audience? Creon’s hamartia was his inability to be a good ruler who canable to make good decisions‚ reconsider his actions‚
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Throughout history it has been an inherent part of the human condition to try and define ones role in society‚ whether by simply reflecting the role that is expected of them or by actively seeking to redefine this role in order to better fit ones self perception. Shakespeare explores both these paths to self-definition through the characters of Hamlet and Laertes‚ who both play the role of avenger‚ though they each carry out their role in a different way. Shakespeare explores these ideas with a number
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King Lear: A Tragic Hero King Lear by William Shakespeare is an example of a classic tragedy. The main character‚ King Lear‚ is the tragic hero‚ which is one of the aspects of a tragedy. King Lear wrongfully judges his daughters when he asks them to describe their love for him. He banishes one of his daughters. Cordelia‚ even though she is the only one that truly loves him. When he discovers that his other daughters Goneril and Regan do not actually love him‚ he starts to go insane. However‚ Lear
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“A view from the bridge” Controlled Assessment Introduction 1. All great tragedies – main character tragic flaw – Eddie‚ in play we are studying is “obsessive need to control Catherine (niece) 2. In “a view from the bridge” – main character – Eddie – is tragic hero 3. A tragic hero – character in work of fiction – who commits action or mistake – leads to downfall/defeat 4. Eddie – character we study‚ tragic hero because – inability to let go of Catherine – leads to betraying his family
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Ryan McCoy 5-11-13 Essay #1 A tragic hero is one that has a major flaw and for whom the audience usually feels pity‚ sympathy‚ empathy‚ and compassion. The tragic hero is someone great‚ but not perfect. They are often a noble person in terms of birth but also in terms of their character. The flaw in the character is what often leads to his/her downfall. When the hero falls‚ it is at least partly if not completely his own fault. On the other hand‚ it’s not because he is a bad person but because
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How is the Character of Alfieri important to the play as a whole? The character of Alfieri appears at the very beginning of the play being the first character the audience is introduced to. As the narrator of the play‚ Alfieri introduces the audience to himself‚ the other characters and also‚ within his opening speech‚ links to many ideas which foreshadow the events throughout the play. Alfieri as the narrator of the play could also be linked to the chorus within the Greek tragedy play structure
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Emma Stantial Ms.McCafferty Honors English 9 (B) 23 April 2013 Rough Draft Are Oedipus and Romeo tragic heroes? According to literature a tragedy is a series of mis-unforutuante events in the lives of the main characters brought on by the tragic hero’s flaws. Many would consider Oedipus and Romeo not to be tragic heroes‚ but just main characters. Based on literature’s definition‚ Romeo and Oedipus would most likely fit the position to be a tragic hero. The idea of a tragic hero was created
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During the fences harkness last week i learned many interesting things‚ not only about the book but also about my classmates and how they see the world. While some of my classmates would see a quote or theme of the book in a hopeful or positive way‚ others would see the same thing in a more pessimistic or negative light. A good example of this is when they discussed whether or not Troy was a tragic hero. While some of my classmates thought that he fit the definition of a tragic hero well‚ others
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William Shakespeare started writing tragedies because he thought the tragic plots of his time were lacking artistic purpose and form. His work was extraordinary in that it was not of the norm for the time. His tragedies focused on the fall of a notable person‚ with suspense and climax thrown in to capture the attention of the audience. In the plays of Shakespeare‚ the tragic hero is always a noble man who enjoys some status and prosperity in society but possesses some moral weakness or flaw which
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According to Aristotle‚ the classical definition of a tragedy is a drama with a hero. Doctor Faustus is the protagonist and tragic hero of Marlowe’s play. He is considered a tragic hero because he brings his own downfall by the end of the play. Doctor Faustus is a contradictory character due to his high ambitions and then his blindness and willingness to waste his power. From the beginning of the story when Faustus is introduced‚ he tells the audience how he is usefully skilled in law‚ medicine and
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