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Catcher In The Rye Holden Caulfield
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye is a
psychological novel based on how events affect the
character s mind. Holden Caulfield is an
emotionally disturbed sixteen-year old boy who has
trouble fitting in and finding a place for himself
in society. He sees the world in a different view
and dislikes people. Holden s flaw is he is
unrealistic to himself and the world. It leads to
the inevitability of his doom which is a total
mental breakdown. Holden Caulfield is a prep
school student who ...
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Shakespeare Othello
503 words
In all of Shakespeare? s great novels there are
many experiences, tragic or otherwise that one can
learn from. Shakespeare? s novel Othello is not an
exception this rule. Throughout Othello there are
many examples of mistakes made by the characters
that a reader can learn from. Learning from the
flaws of others is one way that one can learn form
Shakespeare? s Othello. In the novel Othello there
are many of these flaws throughout the story.
There are many ways one can learn from the novel
Othell...
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Willy Loman Dream
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Seeking the American Dream of Success Arthur
Miller? s? Death of A Salesman? could be described
as a study in the American Dream ideology, a
system that at times is indescribably brutal and
at other times compassionate's. Author Millers
plays are usually associated with real life issues
filled with failure and disappointment. The
authors main character, Willy Loman, is a
traveling salesman that spends his whole lifetime
trying to find success based on looks and
popularity. Willy Loman is a produ...
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Labeled As Psychopaths Classified As Psychotic People
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Difference Between Psychotic and Psychopath People
that are classified as psychotic are very
different from people that are labeled as
psychopaths. People classified as psychotic have a
disease that is in the category for the most
severe forms of mental illnesses. These diseases
include schizophrenia and manic depression. These
diseases are caused by a chemical imbalance in the
brain that causes delusions, hallucinations, and
apathy. Schizophrenia can be found in three forms:
paranoid, catatonic...
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Caesars Ghost Stoic Philosophy
481 words
Marcus Brutus Brutus tragic flaw was the conflict
between his emotions and actions pitted against
his Stoic philosophy. The killing of Caesar
conflicted with his stoic values. In result of
Brutus flaw, it led to his tragic death. Brutus
was a stoic, a person who remains calm and
self-controlled and appears to be indifferent to
pleasure and pain. A Stoic believed in separation
of emotions from actions and from the passage from
his speech, As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as
he was fortunate, I...
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Lear Madness
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Of all Shakespeare's great tragic heroes, Lear is
perhaps the least typical. In the beginning of the
play Lear is already an old man; his best days
have passed, though doubtless there is still about
his person a certain regal carriage. Lear? s
petulant behavior betrays him, and soon, when he
engages his three daughters in the dreadful game
of flattery, wherein Goneril and Regan swear the
whole allegiance of their hearts to a father,
leaving nothing for a husband, it becomes clear
that Lear is so...
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Tragic Flaw Tragic Heroes
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A Modern Tragedy A form of drama in which a person
of superior intelligence and character is overcome
by the very obstacles he / she is struggling to
remove defines a tragedy as most people know it.
However, tragedy can reflect another aspect of
life: the tragedies of the common people. Heroic
behavior in these instances may at times be
impossible. We expect, from reading the first
tragedies, that only kings or nobility can be
tragic heroes. Arthur Miller himself said, I
believe that the common ...
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Support The Death Penalty Capitol Punishment
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It is a time of mourning for the United States.
They are now being compared with the countries
they, themselves, condemn. The death penalty is
cruel and unusual because it breaks sacred
amendments and commandments. The death penalty
should no longer be an option. According to many
people, we have progressed since the barbaric
stone-age, (Alexander 1) yet our Judicial system
does not seem to show it. Murdering someone is a
barbaric act, whether it is by an individual,
society, or our government. ...
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Gloucester Blindness Eldest Daughters
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Eye Spy with my little I Blindness can normally be
defined as the inability of the eye to see, but
according to Shakespeare, blindness is not a
physical quality, but a mental flaw some people
possess. In William Shakespeare s King Lear, three
characters display this quality of blindness and
the tragic effects of this flaw: King Lear,
Gloucester and Albany. Looking at Lear s position
as King, he should reflect the royal quality of
being able to distinguish between good and evil,
but he is blind t...
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Julius Caesar Fatal Flaw
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A fatal flaw, is a trait of a character that is a
weakness and leads the character to his downfall.
The play Julius Caesar, written by William
Shakespeare, shows this concept of a fatal flaw.
This play speaks about a militant general who
gained power after winning many wars, and believed
he could become emperor of the Roman republic.
Roman Generals feared Caesar was becoming too
popular among the Romans and Rome was bound to be
his. They decided to take matters into their own
hands, even if it m...
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Tragic Hero Tragic Flaw
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Good Man Is Hard Man Is Hard To Find
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Webster? s defines? Good? as? opposite of bad;
wholesome, useful, fit virtuous, able to fulfill
engagements. ? It is a word that is loosely used
in the English language usually ascribed to things
and people who are approved of by society. The
word can be used as both an emotion and a
description. Multi-faceted, it is used to
represent different things with different meanings
however it is always used and understood as
something that is positive and beneficial. When
one thinks about the word it b...
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Good Or Evil Good And Evil
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Although Grendel and Beowulf are used in Beowulf
as symbolic opposition who represent good and
evil, in reality, they contain similar ties
leading the reader to question the story s black
and white portrayal of good and evil. It s not a
matter of being good or evil, in reality, it comes
down to how you are viewed by ignorant society.
Society loves to stereotype and over exaggerate.
Both Grendel and Beowulf are victims of ancestry
and society, which dictate the way they are
supposed to act. They ...
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Iii Scene Iv Scene Iv Lines
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John Patrick Zachary English take home test
Thursday, November 16, 2000 Hamlet insane? ? ?
Debatable Shakespeare s tragic hero, Hamlet, and
his sanity can arguably be discussed. Many
portions of the play supports his loss of control
in his actions, while other parts uphold his
ability of dramatic art. The issue can be
discussed both ways and altogether provide
significant support to either theory. There are
indications from Hamlet throughout the play of his
mind s well being. Such as his relatio...
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Thoughts And Actions Ophelia
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Ophelia? s Weaknesses In classic works of
literature all characters have certain flaws. In
Shakespeare? s tragedies the characters all have
flaws that eventually lead to their undoing. In
the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, the
character of Ophelia is ultimately killed by her
flaw. It is apparent that Ophelia is an obedient
person through her thoughts and actions in the
beginning of the play, but upon closer inspection,
the audience sees that she is not merely obedient.
Ophelia? s thoughts ...
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Killing His Father Flaw In His Character
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Hamlet is a tragic hero because he is a noble and
heroic protagonist whose destruction is the caused
by the flaw in his character. First, In the
begining Hamlets father, King Hamlet, died form a
snake bite in their orchard. Hamlet is deeply
effect metal over the matter, becuase he was
extremely close with his father. The fast marriage
for his widowed mother to his Uncle Claudius. One
night Marcellus and Barnard were doing guard duty
and Horatio join them this night. That night they
saw the ghost...
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Father Death Hamlet
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In William Shakespeare? s? Hamlet? there are four
major soliloquies that reflect the character of
Hamlet. In this paper I will be analyzing and
discussing how these four soliloquies reflect
changes in Hamlet? s mental state; his changing
attitudes toward life and the other characters in
the play, particularly the women; and his
reflection on the task of revenge that has been
assigned to him. These four soliloquies are the
backbones of the play, and they offer the audience
a glimpse into Hamlet? ...
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Hamlets Character Father Death
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In Hamlets Character Hamlets Character In the play
Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, Hamlets character
is one marked by strength of will, but mostly by
refinement of thought and sentiment. The character
of Hamlet has one main goal, and this is to avenge
his father s death. This, his core obligation,
sometimes clashes with his thoughtfulness and
sentimental side. This very issue creates what is
the main conflict of in this play. In the play it
is seen that Hamlet s ruling passion is to think.
He se...
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Avenge His Father Kill The King
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Hamlet s Procrastination and Cowardice In William
Shakespeare s play Hamlet, Hamlet is a loyal
prince who vows to avenge his father s murder.
When Hamlet discovers the painful truth about his
father s death, he is left with feelings of hatred
and resentment in his heart towards the murderer,
Claudius. Although Hamlet is a very noble and
sophisticated man, he struggles with the issue of
avenging his father s death. He swears his revenge
will be quick, however, this is not the case.
Since Hamlet i...
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Nations Security Council United Nations Security
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How to fix your average United Nations. The United
Nations doesn? t work. As a whole it was a good
idea after World War II, but it has failed as a
whole. While it is still a good idea, it needs to
go under huge reform in order to get changed. In
order to get any power in the world, the United
Nations needs to be granted real power over the
people of the world, from dismantling the
governments of the world. One world government
under the United Nations or some form of
universally combined governm...
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