Brutus The Tragic Hero Essay

Chinua Achebe's “Things Fall Apart” is a historical fiction novel that is set in the early 1900’s. This novel is about the tragic downfall of the main character Okonkwo, a well respected leader within his clan in Umuofia, who is also a tragic hero because of several flaws. Okonkwo’s most noticeable flaw is that he fears weakness and failure. Okonkwo’s fatal flaw is his fear of weakness and failure. This fear was the result of the weakness and failure of his father, Unoka. He saw how nobody…

(1)In Les Miserables, Victor Hugo demonstrates that compassion is more effective than punishment. (2) Despite Inspector Javert’s serve obsession with finding Jean Valjean, the circumstances under which this is achieved forces Javert to examine his own perception of justice. (3) Jean Valjean’s numerous selfless actions conflict with Javert’s label of him as a dangerous convict. (4) Javert’s fixation on punishment does not allow any room for compassion, and to his mind, the only way he can show…

“You can only watch injustice go on for so long until you're compelled to say something.” -Macklemore To speak out against it. To Kill a Mockingbird and 12 Angry Men are both very similar because of their reasons and purpose. The authors were compelled to do something. That thing that they decided to do was write about it. They both agree on their points about judgement and injustice. These stories have a main point of racism which are shown to be very important throughout. Both Harper Lee’s…

To lack good judgement is one of the major themes Shakespeare explores in his masterpiece King Lear, a tragedy concerning the aftermath of the abdication of King Lear. The plot carries a character development; a descend into madness as a result of an act of folly. This paper further examines the origin of Lear’s madness, how the madness is externalised and finally puts the play and theme into historical context. The cause of Lear’s madness can be pinpointed to several places, depending on your…

A cynical man named Montresor that seeks revenge from his “friend” Fortunato and successfully murders him brings him the exact opposite of what his name means, fortunate. Poe on the other hand, the author of this story, “The Cask of Amontillado”, was brought good fortune from this tale he made that became popular and got to make good money off of it. This success did not come with just his well thought out plot for the story, but also many other elements, mainly literary elements. Edgar Allan…

Antigone, written by Sophocles, is a tragic play that deals with three main ideas which are: whether Polyneices ought to be given burial rituals, whether someone who buried him in defiance of state ought to be punished and whether Creon’s actions are just or thoughtless. Written around 441 BC, the play is known to have been very controversial at the time, not only because of the plot it presented but rather because the themes it dealt with challenged Ancient Greek ideals. However, not all themes…

Macbeth becomes evil when the other people in his life coax him into doing the wrong actions. Macbeth has multiple encounters with different people in his life that influence his decisions. The witches tell him the prophecy, which initiates his plan and desire for power. Lady Macbeth further exploits him by making him feel like he isn’t manly enough. This creates a necessary feeling to prove his masculinity. When Macbeth decides to kill Macduff’s family, he’s gone down the rabbit hole of evil.…

Shejuty Guho 13203002 ENG 213 Nawshaba Ahamed Date: 19/7/2016 1.Hieronimo appeals for justice. But is justice attained at the end of the play? What do you think of Kyd’s attitude towards the notions of justice and revenge? “Revenge is an act of passion, vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged, crimes are avenged”. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) Revenge is a selfish act, done for one’s own satisfaction. Vengeance is an often-selfless duty to see justice done…

The play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, written by William Shakespeare, is written taking place with a very powerful and rogue ruler, Julius Caesar, and focuses on Brutus' struggle between the adverse demands of patriotism, honor, and friendship. Within the play, Shakespeare sympathizes with Caesar’s conspirators and is very much in favor of a democracy rather than one, powerful ruler as depicted in the play. And, as Shakespeare was writing this play, he was trying to convince the audience to…

Blame defines when someone or something holds the responsibility of a wrong committed by another person. People assign blame to feel better about themselves and the mistake they made, using it as an excuse. As shown in the play, Romeo and Juliet, a series of faults are executed by multiple people unwilling to accept responsibility, causing a chain of events that conclude in the total death of six Capulets and Montagues. Two factors to blame for the untimely death of Romeo and Juliet are…