Brutus The Tragic Hero Essay

In one iconic and powerful exchange in the movie The Dark Knight, Two-Face, a heroic district attorney turned villain said to one of the protagonists, Jim Gordon, “You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become a villain.” This quote eloquently describes the ideology of characters who are neither a hero nor truly a villain, but fall somewhere between. For many, morally grey characters are fascinatingly terrifying since their actions are understandable, but also condemnable.…

Antigone’s Love Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta. In the beginning of the book, we find out that Antigone’s brothers have slaughtered each other in war. One of the brothers, Polyneices is considered a traitor and Creon, the king, refuses to give him a proper burial. Antigone decides to disobey the king and give her brother a proper burial. Antigone loves the idea of a noble death and it drives her decision-making at the end of her life. Her death had a major impact on the city and…

creates the possibility of accepting new ideas, but refusing to listen to others can do more harm than good. In Things Fall Apart, Antigone, and Titus Andronicus, stubbornness of the protagonist is the main conflict that leads the tragic hero to their downfall. All three tragic heroes, Okonkwo, Antigone, and Titus believe their own beliefs are the correct ones to be followed and that there's nothing wrong with it, however as the stories progress it's clear to see that this is why the character…

A hero can be defined as a person who is noted for courageous acts and nobility of character. The character of Macbeth is a classic example of a Shakespearean tragic hero. In Shakespeare's Macbeth we see that Macbeth is a man of respectable birth who has inner conflicts, and a strong background which leads us to see the qualities of a tragic hero. For example, madness can be described as an internal and tragic characteristic of Macbeth. This plays a significant factor in the decline and downfall…

works The Iliad and The Odyssey, respectively. In addition, Nestor and Ulysses are part of the Greek mythology. The former is a “Greek leader who fought at Troy [and is known] for his wisdom and eloquence,” whereas the latter is a “king of Ithaca and hero of Homer’s Odyssey [who is] noted for…

William Shakespeare’s The Tempest is a play from the beginning of the seventeenth century. It is believed to be one of Shakespeare’s last works. If considered from a postcolonial lens it can be interpreted that in this work Shakespeare offers an examination of colonization, particularly the moral aspects of it. In The Tempest the idea of colonization is communicated primarily through the relationship between the colonizers and the colonized in the play, specifically the relationship between…

There are many symbols in classic literature, but those used in The Glass Menagerie, are particularly unique. The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams is a play about the reflections of Mr. Wingfield, a man who abandoned his family in order to pursue his own future. In the play, Williams uses many symbols that signify many different things. Many of the symbols used in the play are used to symbolize some form of escape or distinction between reality and illusion. The entire play is centered…

actions; and a character with a downfall that is caused by a limitation of knowledge and a tragic flaw. In the conclusion of a tragedy, the character that has fallen gains understanding and accepts punishment for his actions, ensuring all order is eventually restored. In Macbeth each quality that is necessary for it to be considered a tragedy is displayed, and Macbeth suffers the tribulations that are required of a tragic character. Macbeth inherits Glamis due to his father’s death and…

Win or lose, I admire those who fight the good fight,” George R.R. Martin. In the film “Forrest Gump,” directed by Robert Zemeckis, a fictional character goes through a long journey, while displaying a wide variety of heroic acts along the way. A hero is one in the position of weakness, who displays courage and the will of self-sacrifice for the greater good of all humanity. One of the many qualities Forrest demonstrates is altruism. His altruistic behavior leads to a sense of victory, along…

Machiavelli's last argument "the end justifies the means" is a quite controversial issue. In his book Machiavelli explains gives an example of Agathocles and Oliverotto da Ferma. Both of them seized the power by cruelty. They killed others in order to come to power and stay in power. Well, I said it's a controversial, because sometimes the end does justifies the means, but sometimes not. For instance, cheating in the exam (the means) in order to get a good mark and make your mother happy (the…