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Reader Feels Final Decision
717 wordsWhen a play-write creates a tragedy, two of the main aspects that need to be included are feelings of pity and fear on the readers part. In Sophocles Antigone, the presence of fear and pity are very obvious. The people who suffer cause the reader to feel the need to comfort them. It is an example of a very strong tragedy. The main idea or theme behind Antigone, is that one should listen to other peoples opinions or advice and consider it before making any final decision or actions. This theme ca...
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Pride And Prejudice Gulliver Travels
1,498 wordsCivility, as stated in the Websters Dictionary, as polite or courteous is represented in the novels Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin and in Part IV of Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift. Civilization, as seen in the novels Pride and Prejudice and Gulliver's Travels, is depicted as an act of human nature as compared to the act of savages. Human beings can be civilized and uncivilized depending on the way the reason things out or the way they act in a certain situations. The following essay wi...
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Affair With Abigail Giles Corey
1,158 wordsAct One begins with the Rev. Samuel Parris praying for his daughter Betty who lies faint in her bed, suffering from a strange malady. Betty and Abigail, Parris's niece, and some of the other village girls had been surprised by Parris in the forest as they were engaged in a voodoo ritual led by Tituba, Parris's black slave. Betty fainted and still had not recovered. Ann and Thomas Putnam, prosperous villagers, arrive and claim that the children are suffering from "the Devil's touch" at the hands ...
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Tragic Hero Creon Fits Antigone
977 wordsA tragic hero, according to Aristotelian definitions, is a "highly renowned and prosperous" character. This figure is not perfect and has to be on some level responsible for his or her downfall. The hero's punishment usually exceeds the crime. By the end of the play, this hero recognizes his or her own error or flaw and accepts the overwhelming retribution. Through this experience, he or she finally gains wisdom. In Antigone by Sophocles, Creon fits the term tragic hero more adequately than Anti...
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Tragic Hero Father Unoka
1,170 wordsThe tragic hero demonstrates great dedication and sacrifice; as well as standing as a symbol of goodness and justice. His acts of courage and strength are however no match for his tragic flaw, which eventually lead to his downfall. In China Achebes novel Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo the main character of the story plays the role of a tragic hero. Okonkwo's greatest fear of becoming a failure like his father, Unoka, is the fuel of his success as well as the cause of his tragic downfall. Okonkwo's r...
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Hawthorne Young Goodman Brown Good And Evil
1,371 wordsGood vs. Evil in Nathaniel Hawthorne's Young Goodman Brown Hawthorne's Young Goodman Brown gives a fine look at the internal struggle between good and evil. On one hand you have Browns wife Faith the symbolic quintessence of faith itself. He entrusts his faith with her when he decides to tarry away into the woods on his errand He knows the errand is bad but feels it necessary to ensure his faith. He claims when he makes it back he will cling to her skirt and follow her to Heaven. But why must he...
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Threat To Society Beginning Of The Book
1,745 wordsHester Prynne is a very strongly portrayed character in The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hester comes into conflict with the rigid beliefs of traditional Puritan Society in which she lives. She poses a threat to the society through her radical thinking, her loyalty to the ones that she loves, and lastly her unwillingness to conform inwardly to the Puritan lifestyle, although she does conform on the outside for the sake of her only daughter, Pearl. Hester poses a threat to Puritan soci...
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Row By Row Gandhi Followers Indians
536 wordsThe movie Gandhi starts off with the assassination of Gandhi on January 30, 1948. He was killed because of the split of Hindus and Muslims into Pakistan and India, instead of trying to keep the country united (which was impossible at the time). The story then jumps back to Gandhi early in his life, when he is a practicing attorney. He is traveling in South Africa on a train and is thrown off because he refuses to give up his first class seat. The conductor wants him to move because he is Indian....
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Man Of Great John Proctor
1,005 wordsOften in true tests of moral character where people are tempted to deceive, be dishonest, or take advantage of each other, there are few who truly succeed. The story of The Crucible gives one of the strongest tests of morality, where the truly ethical are punished and those of low morale are free to live their lives. The Crucible very well represents that when a situation is life or death human decency crumbles rapidly. The Crucible takes place in Salem, Massachusetts where religion and corrupti...
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Tragic Hero Committing Suicide
731 wordsIn Arthur Millers essay about Tragedy and the Common Man, he argues that the common man is as appropriate a subject for tragedy as the very highly placed kings and noble men. Mankind keeps tragedy above all forms because they are given the same mental abilities as the nobles. In Death of a Salesman, Willy Loan is a common man and a middle class worker, enough saving to provide food for his family. So if the tragic hero can be a common man, does Willy fit in that category? Even though he is a com...
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Gilgamesh And Enkidu Bull Of Heaven
843 wordsThe Epic of Gilgamesh is a moving tale of the friendship between Gilgamesh, the demigod king of Uruk, and the wild man Enkidu. Accepting ones own mortality is the overarching theme of the epic as Gilgamesh and Enkidu find their highest purpose in the pursuit of eternal life. The epic begins with Gilgamesh terrorizing the people of Uruk. They call out to the sky god Anu for help. In response Anu tells the goddess of creation, Aruru, to make an equal for Gilgamesh. Thus Aruru created Enkidu, a bru...
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Feminine Qualities Elisa Allen
1,289 wordsJohn Steinbeck, in his short story 'The Chrysanthemums' depicts the trials of a woman attempting to gain power in a man's world. Elisa Allen tries to define the boundaries of her role as a woman in such a closed society. While her environment is portrayed as a tool for social repression, it is through nature in her garden where Elisa gains and shows off her power. As the story progresses, Elisa has trouble extending this power outside of the fence that surrounds her garden. In the end, Elisa lea...
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Biff And Happy Willy
679 wordsCharley says something in Arthur Miller? s Death of a Salesman that sums up Willy? s whole life. He asks him, When the hell are you going to grow up? Willy? s spends his entire life in an illusion. He sees himself as a great man that is popular and successful. Willy exhibits many childlike qualities. Many of these qualities have an impact on Willy? s family. His two sons Biff and Happy pick up this behavior from their father. He is idealistic, stubborn, and he has a false sense of his importance...
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Pride And Prejudice Lady Catherine
1,468 wordsPride and Prejudice and The Edible Woman: Negative Effects of the Society's Influence Throughout history, society has played an important role in forming the value and attitudes of the population. Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and Margaret Atwood's The Edible Woman are two novels which exemplify the negative effects of society's influence. Both Elizabeth Bennet and Marian Mc Alpin are strong women who rebel against society's influences in their lives. They refuse to accept the pre-set roles ...
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Islamic Faith Britannica Online
1,246 wordsThe Declaration of Faith The Shahadah is the Muslim profession of faith. It is the first of the five Pillars of the Islamic faith (Encyclopedia Britannica Online). Muslims bear witness to the oneness of God by reciting the phrase there is no diet but Allah and Muhammad is his servant and messenger. This statement expresses a Muslims absolute commitment to, and total acceptance of, the message of Islam. This statement of faith should be recited and declared publicly, and should be a genuine belie...
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Father Death Rose For Emily
462 wordsAnalysis of? A Rose for Emily? In William Faulkner? s short story, ? A Rose for Emily, ? obsession plays a key role in the developing personality of the protagonist, Emily Grierson. Because Emily was never allowed to be independent and self-sufficient growing up, she goes to great lengths to preserve companionship and deter her loneliness later on in life. Faulkner illustrates Emily? s desire for company by focusing on her obsessive and psychotic tendencies. At the death of her father, Emily is ...
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Seven Deadly Sins James Joyce
996 wordsDubliners motif essay. The seven deadly sins were once thought to be the worst side of man. It was also thought that anyone who possessed these qualities could not live as a man. In James Joyce s Dubliners, the seven deadly sins are apparent in a number of cases, and often times contribute to the downfall of the character. There is also a number of cases of a mention of hats. The hats reoccur often enough to give them an impact on the theme of the book as a motif. Joyce uses hats to contribute t...
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Salem Witch Trials Pontius Pilate
779 wordsJohn Proctor, Sinner or Saint No person can completely steer clear of the trials and tribulations of his or her society. He who does may be vulnerable to serious allegations. If a man is to work well in his surroundings, he must partake in all aspects of his society or he is leaving himself open to unfavorable charges. In Arthur Millers, The Crucible, John Proctors lack of involvement in the Salem witch trials ultimately leads to his execution. John Proctor tries to avoid any involvement in the ...
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Act V Scene King Lear
762 wordsKing Lears Death At the end of Shakespeare's play King Lear, Kent and Edgar survive to be offered their power and titles back so that they can jointly rule with Albany. The title character of the play is not so fortunate. Lear enters carrying the dead body of his loving daughter Cordelia, then collapses and dies beside her. Over the years, scholars of Shakespeare have debated whether Lears death was caused by his joy at believing Cordelia to be alive or his sorrow at believing her to be dead. Th...
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Born Of Women Lady Macbeth Castle
403 wordsLady Macbeth Summary Act V Lady Macbeth is going mad; a doctor has been employed to watch over her full time. Lady Macbeth has been seen sleepwalking, always with a candle in hand, she then writes on paper, and locks it away. The nurse refuses to repeat what she has heard so she makes the doctor stay up and see for himself. When the doctor sees her, he states that there is nothing that he can do, and that they should watch her even more closely, for she may be suicidal. In the next scene, Mentei...
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