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Tragic Heroes in Death of a Salesman and Oedipus

A 10 page analysis of the tragic hero as he manifests in these two classic plays. Twists of events affect these heroes differentl...

Character Sketch of Piggy from Lord of the Flies

He says, "I know there isnt no beast-not with claws and all that" and he asserts that there is no reason to fear, but then he adds...

The Shipman in The Canterbury Tales

way down the social ladder. The Shipman, i.e., the "sailor," is placed between Chaucers description of the Cook and the "Doctor of...

Claudius in Hamlet by William Shakespeare

was, most likely, rejected for being "too young and untried" (92). When he is first introduced to the plays action, in Act I, Sce...

Overcoming 'Tragic Flaws' and Predestination in the Beliefs of John Calvin and in Sophocles' Oedipus Rex

In five pages this paper examines the predestination concept and also discusses if tragic flaws can be overcome in a consideration...

Much Ado About Nothing: The 'Comedy' of Scapegoats

This paper examines how scapegoats propel the comedy of William Shakespeare's play in the characterizations of Don John, Claudio, ...

Heroism in the Ancient World: Gilgamesh and Achilles

This essay pertains to the characters of Gilgamesh and Achilles and how they each warrior-heroes representing their culture. The w...

The Hero’s Journey: Moses and Jesus

the hero receives the call to adventure, which he initially rejects before crossing the threshold into adventure. Next comes initi...

Popular American Mythological Hero Forrest Gump

In eight pages this paper examines the popular movie character in terms of the qualities he embodies as a popular mythological her...

My Moral Odyssey by Samuel Proctor

This book report presents an overview of Proctor's text, as this paper consists of one-page summaries of each chapter in the book....

Communications Climate from an Interpersonal Perspective

This research paper offers an overview of the main points of Adler, Rosenfeld and Proctor's description of communications climates...

Scope Mouthwash; Marketing Case Study

$4 million in marketing including trial samples, coupons and other promotional activities, over a 3 three month period between 199...

A Theophrastan Character Sketch of Goody Two Shoes

are great fun, probably because we can see ourselves or people we know in them. In the case of Goody Two Shoes, it turns out that...

Joseph Character Sketch in Genesis

injury, Joseph is a tattletale who brings to his father a "bad report" on his brothers activities. Considering this, it is reall...

Character Sketches Featured in William Wycherley's The Country Wife

tale that he is a eunuch, otherwise impotent. With the aid of his friend, Doctor Quack, he manages to land himself in the lap and ...

King John's Character in King John by William Shakespeare

In ten pages a character analysis of King John as featured in Shakespeare's play of the same name is presented. Six sources are c...

Shepard, Ibsen, Hare, and Shakespeare Character Sketches

is certain he will. Nora then discloses how she borrowed the money for their trip to Italy and has been struggling to pay it back ...

Character Sketch of Iago in Othello by William Shakespeare

soldier, eight-and-twenty years of age, who had seen a good deal of service and had a high reputation for courage. Of his origin w...

The Difficult Questions Asked in Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible'

perceives as her "rival." Rather they listen to the girl, and in the case of all good villains she switches the blame, "She is b...

'Young Goodman Brown' and 'The Crucible'

This is a 5 page essay that compares the characterizations of Goodman and Faith Brown and Elizabeth and John Proctor in these work...

Evil Temptation in 'Young Goodman Brown' by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the Film Version of Arthur Miller's The Crucible, and I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem by Maryse Conde

were full of all the fire and brimstone of a religious fanatic. Whenever evil would cross his path, such as in the form of an omi...

John Proctor in "The Crucible": Moral Dilemma

strikingly beautiful girl, an orphan, with an endless capacity for dissembling" (Miller, 1959, p. 487). She is convinced that she ...

John Proctor in The Crucible: A Moral Dilemma

as a witch. As the play progresses, suspicion grows on all sides, until the only way to stop the madness is for John to tell the ...

Titus Andronicus as Tragic Hero

In this introduction to the character of Titus it is obvious that he is well regarded and that he has a reputation of being a nobl...

Oedipus and Lysistrata: Tragedy and Comedy

they can stop the men from going off to war and would ultimately bring some peace. The premise of the story is a tragic one, in th...

Small Fires by Helene Littmann

enough to truly consider them a hero. For example, Miranda is one who is strong and determined. She wants to change the world and ...

Othello as a Tragic Aristotelian Hero

in the audience, because the audience members can see themselves as part of this chain of cause-and-effect (McManus). Lets very b...

Comparative Analysis of Oedipus and Willy Loman as They Relate to Aristotle’s Definition of a Tragic Hero

plague wreaks death and despair onto the Theban people, Oedipus pride motivates him to make a deal whereby he reveals the identity...

Othello as a Tragic Hero

a noble falls, he takes a lot of people with him. Thats true here, where Othellos suspicion results in his destruction, as well as...

How “Oedipus Rex” Fulfills Aristotle’s Concepts of Tragedy

the "tragic flaw." In Oedipuss case, his tragic flaw is his pride. That flaw has to cause him great suffering, but from that suffe...