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  • High Social Status Marry His Mother
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    Over the course of time, many things tend to change significantly. Such is the case of tragic literature and the cathartic effect it has on the reader, which has deteriorated a great deal from Sophocles writing of the true tragedy, Oedipus. Hamlet exemplifies partial decomposition of catharsis whereas Miss Julie epitomizes an almost total collapse of the cathartic effect. It is assumed that the higher the status of the tragic hero, the easier for the 1990 s audience to identify the characters tr...
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  • Pity And Fear Murder Of King
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    Dear Kylie, I noticed your submission to Culture Magazine, regarding Shakespeare's great play Hamlet. Having recently studied Hamlet in Year 12 English, I think I can help answer one of your questions. You asked why is Hamlet regarded as a tragic hero and the play a classic tragedy? Before I can answer your question, you must first understand the difference between the meaning of tragedy today and what is meant by tragedy in drama. Whereas a tragedy in life may be considered something such as a ...
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  • Tragic Flaw Commits Suicide
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    Okonkwo is portrayed as a tragic hero, in the novel Things Fall Apart. To uncover the source of Okonkwo's tragic flaw, a glimpse into his past is essential. At first, we see Okonkwo as an arrogant, hardworking, warrior. This is his cultures vision of a great citizen. His father, Unoka was thought of as a failure. He is lazy and does not provide for his family. His culture views him as an unacceptable and an unsuccessful citizen, and Unoka was looked down upon. Okonkwo set a goal to be everything...
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  • Tragic Heroes Antigone And Hamlet
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    Tragic Heroes Antigone and Hamlet Aristotle once defined a concept of tragic hero, which should be a character with a flaw in personality or judgment that will lead this character to some actions resulting into disaster. In tragedies Hamlet by William Shakespeare, and in Sophocles Antigone main characters fit the concept of a tragic hero perfectly as they meet all of the requirements to be a tragic hero which are: a person of noble birth who occupies a powerful enough position to make choices wh...
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  • Rest Of His Life King Of Thebes
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    Who Is the Tragic Hero, Antigone or Creon? This analysis is to determine the character that fits the tragic hero profile; it was completely based according to the Aristotelian idea of tragic hero and it is understood that hero is: ? ? neither purely evil or purely wicked; the hero must born in the high social status, and he / she must possess a tragic flaw which is proper from the inner side of the character; it usually manifests in the form of poor judgment and or arrogance, condemning him / he...
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  • Oedipus Rex Tragic Flaw
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    Many things can describe a tragedy. However, according to definition of a tragedy by Aristotle, there are only five. The play has to have a tragic hero, preferably of noble stature. Second, the tragic hero must have a tragic flaw. Because of that flaw, the hero falls from either power or death. Due to the fall, the tragic hero discovers something. Finally, there must be catharsis in the minds of the audience. Oedipus Rex qualifies as a tragedy. It fits all the characteristics as defined by Arist...
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  • Love With Christian Honor And Pride Intact Cyrano
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    Cyrano s excessive honor is his tragic flaw that leads to his inevitable death. Throughout his life time, Cyrano is obsessed with keeping his honor and pride intact which causes him to endure pain. Cyrano s life without Roxane demonstrates excessive honor as a tragic flaw. The pain he feels without her eats at his soul. Cyrano cannot have her love because he feels he must be true to his word. Because Cyrano has promised Roxane that he will help her fall in love with Christian, he cannot admit to...
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  • Cyrano De Bergerac Fallen In Love
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    Cyrano de Bergerac Aggressive: I, sir, if that nose were mine, Id have it amputated-on the spot! Friendly: How do you drink with such a nose? You ought to have a cup made specially. Descriptive: Tis a rock-a crag-a cape- A cape? Say rather, a peninsula! Cyrano de Bergerac is a heroic comedy, a play which is light and humorous and is composed of jokes, satire, and humorous performance. In this play, Cyrano humors the audience by making jokes about his own physical appearance. This play comes very...
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  • Dead Poets Society Tragic Flaw
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    Dead Poets as Tragic Drama The character Neil in Dead Poets Society is a good example of a tragic hero. He is a character that is controlled by his passionate nature and by an insatiable desire to act in the theatre, against the wishes of his authoritative father. Neil is portrayed as a person of high stature and the events involving him in particular invoke pathos in the viewers. Feelings of pity and compassion towards Neil increase as he pursues acting and conflict arises between him and his f...
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  • Dime A Dozen Ability To Control
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    Do we have the ability to control our destiny? The truth is this, one can set their goals and try to attain them and one can dreams their dreams and try to live them but the difference must be known. The character Willy Loman, in the play Death of A Salesman, seems to be a person who is not aware of the difference in reality and dreams. Willy? s choices throughout his life undeniably lead to his own demise. Willy Loman is a tragic hero. His fear is that he wants to be viewed as a good, decent hu...
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  • Early In The Play Tragic Flaw
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    William Shakespeare's " Othello" presents all of the elements of a great tragedy, according to Aristotle's definition: " A tragedy is the imitation in dramatic form of an action that is serious and complete, with incidents arousing pity and fear wherewith it effects a catharsis of such emotions" (Poetics 14) He also adds, " The language used is pleasurable and throughout, appropriate to the situation in which it is used. " The central features of the Aristotelian ar...
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  • Inability To Act Tragic Flaw
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    According to the Aristotelian view of tragedy, a tragic hero must fall through his or her own error. This is typically called the tragic flaw, and can be applied to any characteristic that causes the downfall the hero. Shakespeare's Hamlet, Prince of Denmark can be seen as an Aristotelian tragedy and Hamlet as its tragic hero. Hamlets flaw, which in accordance with Aristotle's principles of tragedy causes his demise, is his inability to act. This defect of Hamlets character is displayed througho...
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  • Point Of View Kill The King
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    Hamlets Delay We often wonder why Shakespeare's character Hamlet, in the play Hamlet, waited so long after bring told by the ghost, about the evil deed, before carrying out his plan. Everyone contains a tinge of Hamlet in his or her feelings, wants, and worries. Hamlet is not like other tragic heroes of his period. He stands apart from other Shakespeare's heroes in his much discussed innocence. Is this supposed tragic hero maybe an ideal hero, one without the tragic flaw, which has been a part o...
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  • Act Ii Scene Ii Scene 2
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    Procrastination is the act of putting off or the delay of performing assigned tasks. This habit plagues many students who wait until the last minute to write an essay or prepare a presentation. Procrastination does not have fatal implications for the pupil upon the responding outcome, however in Hamlet it proved to be deadly. Hamlets over analytical nature caused him to probe in detail events until he procrastinates any forth-coming reaction. This was Hamlet s tragic flaw. This flaw is a continu...
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  • Kill His Father Scene 2 Line
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    Hamlet s Tragic Flaw It is better not to put off till tomorrow what you can do today. Many consequences can arise when one procrastinates. An example of this is found in Shakespeare s Hamlet through the depiction of the central character. Although Hamlet is characterized as daring, brave, loyal, and intelligent, he is overwhelmed by his own conscience. The tragic hero is defined as one whose downfall is brought about due to their tragic flaw. Hamlet s inability to act on his father s murder, his...
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  • Love For Desdemona Beginning Of The Play
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    Othello, by William Shakespeare, is Othello s tragedy but Iago s play because Iago is the one who is constantly controlling the action. Iago manipulates situations in his favor by speaking directly to the audience. This allows Iago to show the audience his point of view on all matters concerning the play and twist their conception of him in his favor. Iago merely displays his manipulative character in convincing us that he is no villain and is justified in his actions against the other character...
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  • Tragic Hero Tragic Flaw
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    Review of Lawrence of Arabia The movie Lawrence of Arabia had many interesting aspects about it and, according to sources, is very historically accurate. Taken place during WW + with the feud between British and Turkish forces over the Suez Canal, the movie reflects a life of an individual who tries to do something about the injustice of the Arabian people. David Lean depicts Lawrence or El Lawrence as the tragic hero of the biography in order to make the story more enchanting to the reader. Lea...
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  • Reign In Hell Tragic Flaw
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    A tragedy can come in a variety of forms, but is usually the end result of an imperfection that the protagonist cannot overcome, a tragic flaw. In John Milton's poem, Paradise Lost, Satan succumbs to his own vaulting ambition to be equal in power and glory to God. As a result of this perverse ambition, his actions lead to the greatest tragedy ever, the downfall of numerous angels and the race of mankind. Satan, however, is not concerned with the fact that he is responsible for the loss of paradi...
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  • Tragic Hero Tragic Flaw
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    The name " tragic hero" , which has become synonymous with Shakespearean dramas, was developed before Hamlet, Macbeth or any of Shakespeare? s well-known plays were written. The literary term was actually discovered around 330 BC by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle. Through his theory of catharsis, Aristotle debated that the great plays of Sophocles, Euripides, and other Greek playwrights contained tragic heroes similar to each other, which all portrayed four basic characteristi...
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  • Conspiracy Against Caesar Turn His Back
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    Brutus Tragic Flaw The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is mainly based on the assassination of Julius Caesar. The character who was in charge of the assassination was ironically, Marcus Brutus, a servant and close friend to Julius Caesar. But what tragic flaw would cause a person to kill a close friend? After examining Brutus relationship to Caesar, his involvement in the conspiracy, and his importance to the plot, the truth can be revealed. Brutus, a servant and close friend to Caesar, has a strong re...
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