A tragic hero is a character in a work of fiction who commits an action or makes a mistake which eventually leads to his or her defeat. A tragic hero characteristics include pity and fear‚ relatability‚ goodness‚ hamartia‚ and consistency. John Proctor is definitely a tragic hero and he shows this in many ways in The Crucible by Arthur Miller through means of catharsis and a tragic flaw‚ hamartia. John Proctor is an honest‚ blunt-spoken‚ overall good person with one fatal flaw. In the play‚ he starts
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Who is to blame for the deaths of these two young adults? Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare ending with the deaths of two star-crossed lovers. Many events occur that lead to their deaths. Also‚ many characters have performed specific actions that push these two lovers closer towards their death. In my opinion I believe the Friar is most to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The Friar agrees to marry the two‚ he helps Juliet plan a fake death‚ and lastly Friar never
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famous Cold War historian‚ Walter Lippmann. A central question in the historiography of the Cold War is simply‚ who was to blame for the cold war? This is one of the most controversial debates in world history. There are mainly three differing “schools” of thoughts about the origin of this conflict: “orthodox” explanations‚ “revisionism‚” and “post-revisionism.” The orthodox view mainly blames the Soviet Union for starting the
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Who was to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? In this essay I will be exploring the reasons as to why some people would argue that a certain person or people are to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. I will show understanding of the plot‚ character and themes and Shakesperes use of language and dramatic devices within the play. Firstly‚ some people believe that the parents of Romeo and Juliet were to blame for their deaths because of the ongoing feud between the two families. The
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various things that were wrong and affected the lives of so many people. She not only lied on so many persons but she also threatened people to go along with her play. To begin with in the play “ The Crucible ” it states that Abigail Williams lied to the towns peoples and said Tituba was the one who was a witch. She also stated “ she comes to me at night in my bedroom and disturbs me” ‚ which she knew she was lying. She would continuously lie on and to other people‚ just so she wouldn’t get in trouble
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William Shakespeare‚ a world-renowned playwright‚ poet‚ and actor‚ has been known for centuries all around the world for his great variety of brilliant‚ poetic‚ and creative plays written during the Elizabethan Era. Shakespeare’s plays have the reputation of being among the greatest in the English language and Western literature‚ traditionally divided into the genres of tragedy‚ history‚ and comedy‚ and comprising of various imaginative settings‚ plots‚ characters‚ and conflicts. They have been translated
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Who Was to Blame? The story Romeo and Juliet is a story about two crossed lovers who were killed by someone else’s mistakes. At the end of the story‚ Juliet drank a potion in which would “kill” her for 42 hours. Friar said that he would deliver a note to Romeo saying that Juliet would wake up and she would be fine. Friar was unable to deliver that note because the black plague was going around and he was not able to enter Mantua‚ therefore Friar was to blame for their deaths. In Romeo and Juliet
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The Crucible written by Arthur Miller is a play written to compare the Salem Witch Trials to the Red Scare. In the play there were many antagonists and one main protagonist. John Proctor is the protagonist and hero of the play. John can even be considered to be a tragic hero. To be a tragic hero the character must be a noble or great person that has a flaw that causes the downfall of the character which then causes the character to suffer. John Proctor fits the definintion of a tragic hero because
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Romeo & Juliet’s Death In the play Romeo & Juliet‚ Friar Laurence is the one to blame for Romeo & Juliet’s death. Friar Laurence should have waited til they were both there to tell them about the plan. If this were to happen‚ then Romeo would have waited until Juliet to awaken instead of killing himself out of misery. And if Romeo never killed himself then Juliet wouldn’t have stabbed herself with his dagger. In act 4‚ scene 1‚ line 89-94‚ it says‚”Friar Laurence. Hold‚ then. Go home‚ be merry
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In The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ many people are accused and convicted of witchcraft. It starts the rumor of witchcraft in the village‚ but it evolves into a great witch hunt with many people getting arrested. In the play people often accuse their neighbors or enemies. The accused are often unable to defend themselves of the accusation‚ so they either get pregnant‚ confess‚ or accuse others in order to live. These are just some of the ways many people were accused of witchcraft‚ but others were
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