Although Oedipus is an ideal leader who saved Thebes from the monstrous Sphinx‚ his fatal flaws of anger and pride ultimately lead to his tragic downfall. One example of Oedipus’s flaw that caused his downfall is his hot temper. Because of Oedipus’s hot temper‚ he acts before he thinks. One example of his quick temper occurs when Oedipus killed Laius where three highways meet. Laius‚ who was in a rush to get to the Oracle of Delphi to save Thebes‚ tried to run Oedipus off of the rode with his colt-drawn
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of mortuary goes to open coffin but Meursault stops him and requests not to see the body • Spends night in the mortuary beside his mother’s coffin • Woken by people coming into the mortuary • Meursault meets with director of the old person’s home who asks him if he would like to view the body again‚ he declines once more • One of the undertaker’s assistants asks if his mother was old‚ Meursault responds vaguely as he did not know her exact age •
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Fate and Free Will Fate and free will are two opposing yet connected ideas that play a large role in Oedipus Rex. Fate is the idea in which one’s destiny is predetermined and unchangeable; free will is an opposing concept in which one has the freedom to choose and decide one’s own fate. It seems that fate and free will go hand-in-hand in this tragedy; Oedipus’ parents had the free will to take fate into their own hands. It is a vicious cycle and one in which the characters make decisions to
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A Lennie of unfortunate event… George did right in killing Lennie because he always got in trouble‚ was a threat who messed everything up‚ and he had no real use with a chase on his tail. An intriguing topic for Lennie’s poor death was that he always got in trouble and did “bad things” but he did not know what he had done. When George was playing some cards with Slim a bit after he had arrived at Soledad‚ he accidentally let out a wisp of a secret that no one was supposed to know so that he would
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incapable to focus on driving. His wife‚ Linda‚ suggests that he ask for a job in New York so that he won’t have to drive so much. Willy insists‚ however‚ that it is crucial to his company that he works in New England. Willy asks Linda about his son‚ Biff‚ who has just come home after being away for numerous years. He can’t comprehend why Biff is unable to get a good Job. Soon Willy begins thinking about when Biff was a senior in high school. He remembers how Biff was the leading light of the football team
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C In “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare‚ the main character‚ Hamlet‚ has a tragic flaw that leads to his Downfall. S In the play‚ Hamlet Sr.‚ the former King of Denmark‚ is murdered. His Brother‚ Claudius‚ takes the reigns of King and marries the late king’s wife‚ making him king. The former king’s ghost appears to young Hamlet and asks him to avenge his death. E1 Right after Hamlet and his company see King Hamlet’s ghost‚ Hamlet tells them‚ “Never to speak of this that you have seen‚ swear by my sword”
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This play tells the feverish story of the pathetic mental and emotional demise of a determined‚ however fragile‚ repressed and delicate Southern lady (Blanche Dubois) born to a once-wealthy family. Her impoverished‚ tragic downfall in the squalid‚ .. Huntleigh for help escaping from New Orleans; when Stella laughs at her‚Blanche reveals that she is completely broke. Stanley walks in as Blanche ismaking fun of him and secretly overhears Blanche and Stella’s conversation.Later‚ he threatens Blanche
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The events of the Salem witch trials are widely-studied‚ iconic events in our history. There are many controversial topics surrounding the accuracy of The Crucible. Did these events actually happen‚ or was it made it up to scare people and teach life-long morals? Dedicated historians and investigators strive to answer and pose new questions‚ forming educated ideas to shape possible theories. Was Arthur Miller’s point really to tell the account of a scandalous time period in history? Many people feel
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What did Nietzche mean when he wote "God is dead." ? Nietzche’s statement of "God is dead" is easily misinterpreted to be that an actual God has died. However when Nietzche wrote "God is dead" he did not believe that there was an actual God who had existed and then died. He wrote this statement to show that God wasnt a proper source for moral principles anymore. Nietzche said that the death of a God was a manner of stating that humans would no longer be able to believe in any order of moral
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and would eventually be a part of the downfall that Winston faces. Another reason why I chose this quote is because of the words that Winston places in O’Brien’s message because he couldn’t be farther away from being on his side. O’Brien is the one who ultimately serves to torture Winston after he has been brought in. To me this quote expresses Orwell’s
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