Pride of Paradise Lost’s Satan and Dr Faustus “Pride and worse ambition threw me down"(4.40) says Satan in John Milton’s Paradise Lost. This short and simple confession hides several deep meanings and significant messages to humankind. That is because it is not only Satan who stumbles by the sin of pride. Satan is the tempter and foe of mankind‚ and he imposes his own ill traits on mankind while trying to draw him to the depths of hell. That is‚ like Satan human may think highly of himself though
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The Tragedy of Doctor Faustus DRAMATIS PERSONAE: THE POPE. THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY. RAYMOND‚ king of Hungary. DUKE OF SAXONY. BRUNO. DUKE OF VANHOLT. MARTINO‚ > FREDERICK‚ > gentlemen. BENVOLIO‚ > FAUSTUS. VALDES‚ > friends to FAUSTUS. CORNELIUS‚ > WAGNER‚ servant to FAUSTUS. Clown. ROBIN. DICK. Vintner. Horse-courser. Carter. An Old Man. Scholars‚ Cardinals‚ ARCHBISHOP OF RHEIMS‚ Bishops‚ Monks‚ Friars‚ Soldiers‚ and Attendants. DUCHESS OF VANHOLT
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History of Doctor Faustus" is his best known work. Christopher Marlowe based his play Doctor Faustus on stories about a scholar and magician‚ Johann Faust‚ who allegedly sold his soul to the devil to gain magical powers. Born in 1488‚ the original Faust wandered through his German homeland until his death in 1541. In 1587‚ the first story about his life appeared in Germany. What Marlowe creates out of the story is a Medieval morality- play with a late Renaissance temper. In Doctor Faustus‚ Marlowe
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Creon and Antigone both have a pretty tragic part in the play‚ “Antigone”‚ but who’s the more tragic character? I have an answer for you. With a little bit of evaluation‚ you’ll find that Antigone is indeed the more tragically doomed of the two‚ and here’s why. So just to start out‚ Antigone was indeed of noble birth as most tragic heroes are‚ but there’s something about her family tree that makes her a little bit different from the rest. Her father‚ Oedipus‚ also happens to be her brother. The
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hero? What if they are a tragic hero? In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible (1952)‚ John Proctor shows characteristics of being a tragic hero‚ through his actions throughout the play. Let us start with a simple question. What is a tragic hero? According to Arthur Miller in Tragedy and the Common Man‚ he says that all tragic heroes have one thing in common‚ "[a] tragic flaw‚" (paragraph 6). This tragic flaw is the thing that brings down the status of being a hero to a tragic hero. Honesty is one rule
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Eating Disorders: Who is to be held responsible? Abstract Only a thin line separates “normal” dieting from an eating disorder. (Hesse-Biber‚ 1996) Unfortunately for young women in this day and age‚ social and economic factors pressure them to pursue the thinness ideal‚ even to the point of dangerous behavior. At one point in time‚ dieting would have been considered one of the ways to improve one’s health. Today’s society has been brainwashed to believe that in order to be healthy‚ one has to
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Who is ultimately responsible for the tragedy of Macbeth? It could be said that Macbeth´s strive for power affects every aspect of his life‚ and this motivation eventually leads to his demise. Many different factors play a pivotal role in deciding his ill-fated future. With his wife´s cajoling‚ and the three witches´ foretelling of his future‚ Macbeth‚ will stop at nothing to gain position as King of Scotland. It could be said that Lady Macbeth is responsible. She bullies him‚ emotionally blackmails
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The Mysterious Death of Tupac Shakur Tupac‚ or 2Pac was an African-American rapper who had sold more than 75 million records worldwide‚ and was considered a hip-hop legend throughout his career. He was born on June 13th‚ 1971 and died a very tragic death on September 13th‚ 1996 . His death caused much sparkness to occur as of who it was that killed him‚ not of how he died. A lot of factors played in during his death‚ and considering the complexity of the murder‚ it was hard to tell if the death had
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Who Is Responsible For Cleanup Under CERCLA? What is CERCLA? The Comprehensive Environmental Response‚ Compensation‚ and Liability Act ( CERCLA ) 1) The purpose of CERCLA is to make owners and operators of hazardous waste dump sites and contaminated areas‚ as well as their customers‚ responsible for cleanup costs and property damage. 2) CERCLA is also referred to as THE SUPERFUND. It is authorized to a level of 8.5 billion dollars. The funding for CERCLA comes 87% from taxes on the chemical
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Julius Caesar‚ the Tragic Hero in this story‚ was loved by the citizens‚ but killed for the greater good of Rome. Walking down the Roman streets you’d hear his followers yelling‚ “Hail Caesar!” This proves‚ how he was greatly admired by his people‚ and goes to show what would result from his death; angered citizens and war between the two factions. During his crowning‚ this was chanted by the crowd showing this was what they believed was good for Rome. After Caesar’s brutal assassination‚ Mark Antony
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