English 11 7 November 11 The Crucible: A Tragedy One day in November of 2009 a young girl was killed in a hit and run by a negligent driver. Her name was Courtney Snipes; she was only 11 years old. Courtney’s family suffered from tragedy much like the characters in Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible. These characters lost dozens of their neighbors all because of one group of girl’s ability to lie. Through Aristotle’s definition of what a tragedy in literature is; The Crucible can be easily
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Tragedy and its Tragic Heroes Tragedy: A story that tells of the ruin of a great man. In tragedies the main character can sometimes be characterized as a tragic hero. A tragic hero is “a literary character‚ who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw‚”(Merriam Webster) which is actually their downfall. In Oedipus The King‚ the main character‚ the king of Thebes‚ is seen as the tragic hero on this particular tragedy. Now‚ fast-forwarding through time to 1949 Arthur Miller wrote Death
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2013 was the day that Jen Elgersma’s life was struck by tragedy. Elgersma dropped her three year old daughter Autumn off to daycare like a normal day‚ little did Elgersma know that was the last time Autumn would ever go to daycare. May 27‚ 1943 was that day for Louie Zamperini. Zamperini and his crew were cooperating in a search and rescue mission over the Pacific when their plane suddenly lost power and lurched into the sea. Sometimes in tragedy we find our life’s purpose‚ and we are able to find redemption
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The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet “My only love came from my only hate.” Romeo and Juliet were a pair of star-crossed lovers. In William Shakespeare’s drama‚ “Romeo and Juliet‚” the two fall in love and get married‚ and they don’t know how to tell their families. The Montagues and Capulets are families with a long-standing family feud. Neither Romeo nor Juliet can tell anyone about their marriage‚ or relationship. Neither Romeo and Juliet have to deal with difficult choices because of the family feud
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love story. Whose tragedy is it? Many people see Romeo and Juliet as a tragic love story. Shakespeare writes Romeo and Juliet to show the world he lives in that love can empower and change. The death of the young couple is tragic but their death enriches and touches the lives of those who survive the violence unleashed into the society by the bitterness and vengeful circumstances surrounding them. Because of this‚ the love story is triumphant and not tragic. It turns the tragedy into one of gain
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An Analysis of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar "I am as constant as the Northern Star." (III.i.60) The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a play written by William Shakespeare in the late sixteenth century. The play is about a conspiracy made up of eight Roman citizens’ that plot against Julius Caesar‚ a tyrant of Rome after defeating his enemy Pompey. Killing Caesar in hopes for peace and freedom in Rome‚ however‚ it brings an uprising of chaos and violence. Shakespeare’s work illustrates the theme that
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Nann Harwood September 26‚ 2011 Eng 534 The Madness of Revenge in The Spanish Tragedy In Thomas Kyd’s The Spanish Tragedy*‚ Hieronimo is consumed with obtaining revenge for the unjust death of his son‚ Horatio. Revenge plays a vital role in this exemplar revenge tragedy‚ not just as a motivator for those who are unable to obtain justice but in the guise as a main character and companion to Don Andrea. Don Andrea is obstinate in being certain that his death is avenged as Revenge verbalizes
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BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY Presented by Swati Sudhakaran Background of Union Carbide India Ltd (UCIL) • UCIL‚ built in 1969‚ which was the Indian subsidiary of Union Carbide Corporation (UCC)‚ UCIL was owned 51% by Union Carbide Corporation and 49% of Indian investors which include Indian Government controlled banks and the Indian public holdings. In an attempt to achieve industrial self-sufficiency‚ India invited Union Carbide to set up a plant in the state of Madhya Pradesh to produce Methyl Iso
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Who or what is responsible for the tragedy in Othello? In Shakespeare’s Othello almost every character ranging from Brabantio to Emilia is somewhat responsible for the tragedy‚ emotions are also at play in the tragedy. Essentially the main person or later referred to as a “devil” is Iago‚ the fiendish manipulator pulling the strings. Throughout the play Iago jumps at any attempt to sabotage Othello and Desdemona’s relationship and quite literally anyone who gets in his way including his own
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Genie: A Scientific Tragedy analyzes the psychological journey of a child whom had been severely deprived of socialization in addition to unethical maltreatment. The novel examines the actions taken to try and potentially aid Genie in integrating herself into our common civilization‚ if that was even possible. Genie had spent her whole young life until she was thirteen years old stuck in isolation. Her father‚ Clark‚ had taken it upon himself to protect Genie from the outside world when he had learned
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