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In eight pages this paper argues that the King is victimized by his own arrogance in a consideration of how the theme of hubris or...

In five pages this paper defines the catharsis concept and then discusses how audiences identify with the tragic catharsis that oc...

In five pages this paper discusses how Creon represents the elements of a tragic figure in this play by Sophocles. There are 3 so...

those ruled by determinism. Having grasped the meaning behind Oedipus the King and Othello, it can easily be argued that Oedipus ...

contrasts dramatically with Antigones ideas, and forms the basis for the conflict that drives the plot. At the core of Creons val...

in and curse God. He tells his wife, advising her that, just as they accept good from the hand of God, they have to also be willin...

not have written them. Sophocles wrote "Antigone"(c. 442 B. C) and "Oedipus the King" (c. 425 B. C.) among numerous other works. ...

plague that threatens to annihilate most of its citizens. This plague is interpreted as an act of the gods, who are voicing their...

men...so that we must obey in these things" (Sophocles, 2002). Antigone makes it clear in her reply t hat she is fully aware that ...

others, or more intelligent than others. In short, there must be some element which somehow sets him above the average man, but ye...

brother in terms of advice and guidelines for her life which is seen in one scene where her brother tells her to watch out and she...

serve as a compass for the character when facing great and insurmountable odds. Oedipus held staunchly to his moral codes, and whe...

confidant. Of course, the tragedy is, Iagos intent is to destroy Othello. Secondly, the tragic hero holds fast to his ideas and ...

he would take a dim view of Jason abandoning his duty to his wife and children in favor of selfish gain. The chorus would be the...

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

the span of a day comes face-to-face with the realization that the American Dream has become a nightmare of his own making, that t...

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

His pride, which leads him to attempt to save Thebes from a devastating plague by exposing the murderer of his predecessor, King L...

is murdered, his mother Queen Gertrude remarries Hamlet Sr.s brother Claudius only three months after her husbands slaying, and Ha...

remind the audience that because of his noble status, he must avenge his fathers murder not only for himself but also for the Dani...

not apply. First, the tragic hero is supposed to be a combination of good and bad traits. Othello is a Moorish commander who has...

of all, it establishes his character as a nobility in his own right, as he is descended from royalty. Furthermore, Othellos simple...

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...

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...

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

In five pages this paper considers the tragedy of Hamlet not representing the two dimensions of Medieval heroes who act out of bli...

Carlito's Way and High Sierra both feature tragic, doomed anti-heroes and the path that led to their destruction. This research pa...

the consuls, raised and met, / Are at the Dukes already. You have been hotly calld for, / When, being not at your lodging to be fo...

its consequences (Hegel as cited in ODair 215). Hegel further argues that all tragic heroes must encounter a pattern of nobilit...

which we, the reader or viewer, can relate to. We see them as noble individuals who demonstrate weakness, yet still battle against...