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    Archetypes In Cinderella

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    made a colossal impact on each generation since it’s creation. This ancient Chinese fairytale‚ despite its multiple variations‚ follows the same vague plot. “The story of Cinderella follows young Ella whose merchant father remarries following the death of her mother. Eager to support her loving father‚ she finds herself at the mercy of her jealous and cruel new family.” (“Cinderella.” Disney Movies.) Cinderella graciously accepts

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    Archetypes Optimus Prime

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    warrior‚ and chief character archetypes in protecting the planet earth from absolute destruction. The character archetype of a hero is generally the one who embarks on a journey to complete a task in order to reestablish an optimum way of living or perfection in a community. Optimus Prime fits this character archetype because he embarks on the journey to find the Allspark to restore power and fertility to Cybertron (Transformers). The other character archetype is of a warrior which represents

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    Archetypes In Tartuffe

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    She has blindly followed men she believes are incorruptible and has decidedly made the choice to believe all religious ideals and persons. She tells the family that “Tartuffe is a man who should be listened to” (Tartuffe 16). Her archetype would be the “Blind Follower”. She also has a greater purpose in this story as she turns most readers against Tartuffe by her actions and personality alone. Her character has changed by our societal viewpoints as we have developed. Historically‚

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    Poe Essay Many of Poe’s stories have several similarities‚ for example‚ “The Masque of the Red Death”‚ “The Fall of the House of Usher”‚ “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ and “The Premature Burial” all have a dark setting‚ death‚ fear and symbolism in them. Edgar Allan Poe writes these stories based off of his own life and fears. His biggest fear is being buried alive‚ which most stories include. Some of his stories tell about his wife‚ Virginia‚ who died and causes many issues in Poe’s life and career

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    Daredevil Archetypes

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    camera pans up to the roof of the church and we see Matthew Murdock looking down his work. Before the show cuts to the intro we see Matt or Daredevil flash a quick smile‚ knowing that what he did made a difference.The TV series Daredevil uses the archetypes the initiation‚ the warrior‚ and the task which shows us that we as humans try to help others before we help ourselves because we find joy in others happiness‚ and that is why we try harder to achieve a goal so we can feel that sensation. To

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    Archetypes In Othello

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    love because Othello and Desdemona were in love but her father did not approve of it. Othello has no trust for Desdemona because his lieutenant‚ Iago‚ made a fabrication saying that Cassio had an affair with Desdemona. There are different types of archetypes that can be found in Othello. Desdemona is a caregiver because she is generous and she care for others like trying to help Cassio get his position back. Iago is a destroyer because he ruined Othello and Cassio life by trying to get revenge on them

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    Archetypes In Beowulf

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    their actions” *“Men feel that it is their responsibility to rescue & save” Pg. 49 Pg.45 Lines 518- 520 Lines 255-269 Archetypes:

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    Edgar Allan Poe Isolation

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    Edgar Allan Poe (January 19‚ 1809-October 7‚ 1849)‚ lived to be 40 years old. During his 40 years of living he had to go through many deaths of his loved ones. In addition‚ being abandoned by his father and foster father. Poe lost his mother‚ wife‚ and foster mother all to tuberculosis. He was devastated‚ lost and didn’t know what to do. Leading him to attempting suicide after his wife died. Instead of killing himself‚ he took his agony out in his writings. Edgar Allan Poe wrote approximately sixty-nine

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    The Sandlot Archetype

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    In The Sandlot: Heading Home‚ the storyteller uses the character archetype‚ a mentor‚ to reveal how we as humans look back on former times because our decisions‚ good and bad‚ allows us to reflect on our past and learn from it. In other words‚ we want the mentors to leave a mark on us‚ make us remember what they did‚ and make us push through the past and into the future and how their messages‚ actions‚ or memories continue to shape us into our impending selves. Without memories‚ you could not push

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    Edgar Allan Poe

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    life. This is such the case with Edgar Allan Poe. His difficult life is‚ without a doubt‚ reflected in his dark‚ macabre tales and poems. He is widely acknowledged as the inventor of the modern detective story and an innovator in the science fiction genre‚ but he made his living as America’s first great literary critic and theoretician. Poe’s reputation today rests primarily on his tales of terror as well as on his haunting lyric poetry. Edgar Allan Poe used his literary works‚ to alleviate the stresses

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