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lost her mother at an early age, was brought up in a very sheltered environment, with her father Polonius - one of Claudius best f...

"Hamlet," the troubled Danish prince is morose and troubled because, just a short time after his fathers death, his mother remarri...

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

as a direct result of Nationalism. Tensions in Germany in particular before the outbreak of war were phenomenal (Arthur, 2004). ...

were formed as a direct result of Nationalism. Tensions in Germany in particular before the outbreak of war were phenomenal (Arth...

sons leads him to raise them as privileged beings that deserve having everything handed to them, simply by virtue of who they are....

were associated with him. Indeed, his story continues to deeply impact our emotions even today. Aristotle posited that a tragic ...

a tragic character as he remembers events from his past and why things went wrong. Through this process, he seems to be losing tou...

may very well lie in the study of some of the most earliest of heroes from the texts of Homer and Plato. By far one of the most en...

assassination not as a betrayal of his friend and leader, but as "a chivalric defender of national honor" (Bloom 123). He perceiv...

Okonkwo was like that, and the fact that his contemporaries in the village considered some of his traits excessive is communicated...

In seven pages this paper analyzes the poem that asserts the spiritual themes of the poem are metaphorically portrayed by the trag...

It means that anyone is capable of killing for example. In any event, in using this definition, it seems more likely that indeed,...

a tragedy due to the murder, or possible death during rough sex in the park, but the players were of an elite class. Similarly, to...

offer some different scenes, though ultimately only about one quarter of Shakespeares Richard III is actually presented in the fil...

the latest fashions, spending money on his friends, and also pursuing wars against Ireland and elsewhere that his realm cannot af...

Therefore in righting him I serve myself"(Sophocles, li 223-225). This opening monologue serves several functions and shows quite...

sent from God, and in return, the monarch was expected to keep their best interests at heart and to protect them. Not only h...

where there were festivals and dancing choruses which appear to have competed for prizes (ClassicNote). At one point it appears as...

poisoned herself at the end is of little consequence to Claudius. But of notable significance is the continued interaction b...

complete madness, until at last Elizabeth Proctor, who is completely innocent, is charged with being a witch (Miller, 1952). Not s...

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

will is responsible for the subsequent chain of events. Therein is the problem of free will. If it in fact exists, how...

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

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...

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...

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

a man who has a prophecy following him, and he is a man who is relatively clueless about what is going on. He inadvertently kills ...

old families and the nouveau riche, who had made their fortunes in more recent years" (Books and Writers). For the most part this ...

is wildly jealous of Elizabeth (Miller, 2003). Abigail is also the leader of the towns young women, and she and her friends were...