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In six pages William Shakespeare's protagonist is analyzed in terms of his emotional extremes, which collectively represent his tr...
This 10 page essay explores the tragic heroes in these classic plays. Oedipus believes he makes his own destiny while Willy belie...
its consequences (Hegel as cited in ODair 215). Hegel further argues that all tragic heroes must encounter a pattern of nobilit...
The Awakening is a brilliant study of a womans gradual realization of how stifling her life is, and what happens when she refuses ...
were associated with him. Indeed, his story continues to deeply impact our emotions even today. Aristotle posited that a tragic ...
In eight pages these ancient Greek tragic protagonists featured in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus are ...
slain kings brother, Claudius. In shock and disbelief, Hamlet imagines that his fathers ghost comes to visit him and proclaims, "...
In nine pages this paper analyzes the tragic hero aspects of Hamlet's character in a consideration that also includes Shakespeare'...
contradictions of his character. Certainly, Brutus is strong. Even his name conveys strength. He is idealistic, and at least in...
In five pages this paper examines how irony heightens the tragedy in William Shakespeare's Othello. There are no other sources li...
This paper discusses why Shakespeare's protagonist sufficiently qualifies as being a tragic hero in a consideration of the charact...
man who seeks respectability in a white mans society. Despite his many military victories and his marriage to Senator Brabantios ...
Lear," Lear chooses the love and respect of his children as the highest good, and so can only suffer from loss of their love and r...
tortured marriage. The world of George and Martha is a closed, stagnant environment. It is filled with highly destructive element...
about Rosaline. Romeo falls in love at first sight with Juliet. The two are very young. Some would suggest that this type of lo...
theater itself, and his own background upon the stage. Hamlet plays the clown with the other actors who arrive to perform ...
expect of him. Based on these criteria we will examine the tragic characters in Macbeth, Death of a Salesman, The Stranger an...
those ruled by determinism. Having grasped the meaning behind Oedipus the King and Othello, it can easily be argued that Oedipus ...
In five pages Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero is applied to these two literary monarchs. One source is cited in the bibli...
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...
In seven pages this paper examines the life and works of Sophocles with the emphasis upon Antigone....
evolves to become so much more than he, at first, appeared to be as he came to see the errors of his ways by the end of the play a...
In five pages this paper argues that the protagonist of Sophocles' play successfully satisfies the classical tragic hero criteria ...
The entire story of the Bundren family is tragic with its tale of poverty in the South and a family whose members are so caught up...
In a paper consisting of four pages the ways in which Willy Loman and his struggles represent the definitive tragic hero are explo...
individual would grow up, kill his father, and marry his mother. In reality, few people would ever find themselves in such a circu...
had erred so completely, even though he did so unknowingly, his only recourse was to take his own life. In Fight Club, then, th...
him. He is a man who holds to the laws of his people, he is strong and courageous, and he is fairly well defined. But events take ...
("Introduction"). An example of this might be the concept of the senseless murder. Some suggest that this is an oxymoron. After al...