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Happy Life Real Life
1,119 wordsIn Oedipus the King, Oedipus relentless search for the cause of the citys plague leads to his inevitable misery. Unknowingly, Oedipus had slain his father, married his mother, and was the cause of the citys misfortune. Mid way through his search, Oedipus is warned that his search will only lead to his misfortune, but he decides to continue. His wife then begs him to leave the origins of his family unknown. These opposing characters represent some serious real life philosophical questions. Oedipu...
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Odysseus And His Men Homers Odyssey
1,376 wordsThe world depicted In Homers Odyssey and Aeschylus Agamemnon was one quite remote from the modern concept. The society of archaic Greece was one based on communities of local landowners who joined together and accepted the rule of a chief landowner. Under this ruler, or bacillus, the large landowners held aristocratic power and formed the head council (boule) while the families of lesser wealth were represented in the assembly, comprised of all male citizens. The purpose of this hierarchy of pow...
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Raisin In The Sun August Wilson
633 wordsMONEY: can it buy happiness, success, or just stuff? Imagine for a moment it is your big sisters 17 th birthday. She is out with her friends celebrating, and your parents are at the mall with your little brother doing some last minute birthday shopping, leaving you home alone. You then hear a knock on th e front door. When you get there, nobody is there, just an anonymous note taped to the door that says Happy Birthday, along with a hundred dollar bill. Youve been dying to get that new video gam...
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Chinese New Year Bad Luck
888 wordsEvery country has its amazing culture and tradition. It is an amazing experience for me to be able to be deeply connected with my own culture and also learn about American culture at the same time. I found out how important the traditions and customs are for a country. They are the strongest force that can bring people from the same country anywhere on earth together and become tightly united. It is how a country can be sustained and recognized by others. So, it is important to know about your o...
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Suicide Note Dont Love
1,150 words... r had previously attempted suicide (Lester 303). Some may not show any signs and yet be suicidal. Others may show all these sign and not be suicidal. In many cases, the victim would choose differently if they were not in such great distress and were able to evaluate their options objectively (Stoney). Depression is like a bad dream, but with help, a person can overcome this bad dream and awake. The start of what leads a person to suicide does not have anything to do with the persons present ...
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Odysseus Also Learns Bragging Can Bring Island
683 wordsThe Odyssey, written by Homer, is the story of Odysseus and how he faced misfortune in his attempts to return home after the war. From these misfortunes he learned to be a better man and able to regain his place in his homeland of Ithaca. During his journeys Odysseus often makes the mistake of to boast to his enemies but learns that doing so gives his a chance to seek retribution against him. After leaving Troy attacks the land of the Cicones. Instead of leaving after his he stays to celebrate u...
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Lear And Gloucester King Lear
937 wordsIn William Shakespeare's King Lear, the similar events that Lear and Gloucester experience result in a parallel plot sequence for the story. Lear and Gloucester are similar characters because they are experiencing similar problems while playing the role of a father. Their children also have a similar eagerness for power, a problem that both Lear and Gloucester should not have to deal with while addressing serious mental and physical dilemmas. And although the two characters are very similar, the...
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Romeo And Juliet Merchant Of Venice
1,028 words... rings love, and siblings love. The theme of light: The light in Shakespeare's plays is presented in so many ways and contexts. The light for Shakespeare can be the light of beauty, love, goodness, or truth. The theme of time: Just like all writers in the Elizabethan era, Shakespeare paid a lot of attention to the theme of time, its power, un abundance, and effect. The theme of revenge: In Shakespeare plays, every action has a reaction. If a father, brother, or friend of any of the characters...
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Point Of View Tragic Flaw
1,175 words... upon him the approval and affection of the fictional world's power structures" (Djordjevic 2003). Is Othello Real? Now we will turn in our discussion to a possible objection to the fact that Othello is a tragic hero. Some criticism of his belonging to this category comes from the "speculation concerning the realism and probability conveyed by Othello which suggests that because of the seeming unlikelihood of the events in the play, it is not characteristic of a tragedy" (Sharina). Indeed, th...
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Hamlet Analyzed In Terms Of Aristotle Poetics
883 wordsAristotle's Poetics is considered the guide to a well written tragedy; his methods have been used for centuries. In Aristotle's opinion, plot is the most important aspect of the tragedy, all other parts such as character, diction, and thought stem from the plot. Aristotle defines a tragedy as .".. an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude; in language embellished with each kind of artistic ornament, the several kinds being found in separate parts of the play...
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End Of The Story Decisions Made
1,067 wordsDsire's Baby" is a story of love, prejudice and rejection, a story with noble beginnings that slowly turns to reveal an uglier side of human relations. Armand, a wealthy landowner of the plantation L'Abri in the ante-bellum south of Louisiana, is confronted by a family secret that has been hidden from him, even into adulthood. The secret is scandalous for its day, and its consequences run deep into the fabric of society. No one told Armand of this secret. He discovers it by chance at the end of ...
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Why Macbeth Is An Aristotelian Tragedy
1,174 wordsShakespeare's Macbeth is an exemplary form of Aristotle's definition of tragedy. Macbeth, on par with Oedipus and Medea, begins the play on a noble pedestal, but, before the eyes of the viewers, loses the battle with his destiny, and degrades from a hero to a butcher by its denouement. This is not all there is to Macbeth, however. Aristotle took the concept of tragedy very seriously, and, in order to be tragic by his standards, something would have to fulfill numerous goals, stay within certain ...
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The Overcoat A Story Of Meaningless Misfortune
810 wordsIn Nikolai Gogol's short story The Overcoat, one sees that in life, bad things can happen to undeserving people, with no rhyme or reason. Justice is not a prevalent force in the world that Gogol describes. Hard work and diligence count for nothing in the eyes of fate. In this world, misfortune falls upon any victim, with little -- if any -- positive outcome. The story follows one Akakii Akakievich through his daily life as a government clerk. He performs his duties extraordinarily well, yet neve...
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Suffering And Death Human Beings
1,449 wordsPrayers take us into the spirituality of those who pray them. They show us among other things, the inner person, the needs of the heart, (both joy and sorrow, gratitude and disappointment, expectation and anxiety), as the praying person stands 'naked' before spiritual realities. This is to see what women say in prayer, and thereby to get a glimpse into their spiritual life as that may be nourished by African Religion and as it may in turn contribute to African Religion itself. A proverb from Gha...
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Things In My Life Brunel University Studies
364 wordsDear Sirs, with this letter I would like to apply to you with the request of reconsidering your decision about giving me a financial support in my studies. I would like you to know that I have always been rather good at studies, so I have always dreamed about going on with them. I have had a great fortune when entered Brunel University and I dare to say that it has been one the most beautiful things in my life. It gave me confidence in the future, the sense of assurance of success and possibilit...
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Antigone Tragic Hero
412 wordsHero: Antigone or Creon? In the play of Antigone there are two choices of tragic heroes or figures. By many of Antigone? s actions I feel that she is the one who fits this description perfectly. A tragedy is a play in which a central character, called a tragic hero or protagonist suffers some serious misfortune which isn? t accidental and therefore meaningless, but is significant in that the misfortune is logically connected with the heroes actions. I feel that this definition fits Antigone perf...
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Life Of Tess Bees To The Market Angel
562 wordsGrant Gardner- CP English IV January 11, 1998 Tess Durbeyfield, Guilty or not Guilty In the book Tess of the DUrbervilles by Thomas Hardy, Tess Durbeyfield suffers a great deal of tribulation in her tragic life. Although her life is filled with misfortune, she is not responsible for these tragic events. One of the first tragedies in Tess life, that seems to lead to all the others, is when she falls asleep as she is taking a load of bees to the market and accidentally kills the horse. This is not...
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Play Was Written Romeo And Juliet
2,006 wordsSome Shall Be Pardoned and Some Punish+d. Who is responsible for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet? There are many people involved in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, but no one person is directly responsible. The tragedy is initiated by Romeo and Juliet falling in love because fate has pre-destined their meeting. All the other characters play a role in helping indirectly the scenes of misfortune take place. If the feud had never taken place, there would not be the hostility and rivalry between th...
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Tragic Hero Witches Prophecy
473 wordsDecember 16, 1996 Advanced English 11 Tragic hero essay One might choose to assent to the statement, Macbeth is a tragic hero. This conclusion may be based upon certain characteristics, proposed by Aristotle, that warrants him worthy of such a title. Aristotle stated that a tragic hero must be of certain qualities: a man of noble stature, good, though not perfect, have a fall that results from committing an act of injustice, which is his own fault, and receive a punishment that exceeds the crime...
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Killing The King Lady Macbeth
661 wordsThe tragedy of Macbeth tells of how a noble and respected man, turned into a tyrant by ambition and greed. There were outside influences which contributed to this transformation such as the prophecies told by the witches, and lady Macbeth. However Macbeth deserves no pity as it was he who decided upon the actions he took, which left many innocent people dead including himself. Macbeth chose his fate when he had it all. He had friends, honor and was well respected by the king. O Valiant cousin! W...
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