Brutus The Tragic Hero Essay

Throughout history, Richard III has been described as the most cruel of kings. Shakespeare’s famous play about said king has largely contributed to this image; the murderer of a big part of his family, kids even, people who cared about him. That might be the most bizarre thing: how Richard found it in his heart to do such horrifying things. For some reason, that family bond meant less to him than becoming king, the most powerful of all. But we should ask ourselves, was Richard his own maker or…

the well being of their neighbors as their actions often have profound impacts on such people despite their innocent beginnings and personal intentions. This ideal is manifested in the noir portrayal of superheroes in Alan Moore’s Watchmen where the hero Dr.Manhattan defies the idealistic standards of heroes and instead seeks to complete his quest without acknowledging the alternative catastrophic results of doing so. In addition, another example can be seen in the terrorist attacks by the…

in the production of tragic plays that enhances the audience experience in establishing morals and ideals in many different ways. Sophocles’ Oedipus the King is a key example of this, a play about the unfortunate destiny bestowed upon Oedipus. During the play, Oedipus attempts to flee from his destiny that he will marry his mother and kill his father. The dramatic irony where Oedipus tries to doubt the gods is imprudent and foolish, and his hamartia further led him to his tragic downfall.…

How do the writers present emotions in ‘Macbeth’ and ‘An Inspector Calls’? Both Shakespeare and Priestly are present-day changing characters. From the beginning, both stories are set up for a tragedy. Macbeth and the Birling Household are at a pinnacle point in their careers but because of their fatal flaw; their ambition, they are on an immediate downfall. Macbeth- a play written in the 17th century for King James 1 is set in a society predominantly obsessed with the esoteric. Superstitions…

“A man cannot destroy the savage in him by denying its impulses. The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to It.” - Robert Louis Stevenson. In the novel, Lord of the Flies by William Golding there are major changes in the two main characters, Ralph and Jack, who were good friends, but eventually became the hatred of the other because of their temptation to be the chief. “The treacherous, unexplored areas of the world are not in the continents or the seas; they are in the minds of…

Douglas Conant, an American businessman, once said, “Ultimately as a leader, you’re evaluated on how you interact with people. If you do it well, you will develop a reputation as an effective leader. If you don’t, you develop a reputation for being a highly ineffective leader (Douglas Conant, BrainyQuote)”. In other words building communication skills to help you interact with people leads to success. As a leader you will have no credibility or respect if you cannot communicate well. In Bzrk by…

“A Separate Peace” by John Knowles takes place at Devon school during World War II. Narrated by Gene Forrester, readers are able to experience his emotions and thoughts of his life during the time spent at his boarding school. Human emotions and suspicions can cause people to make irrational decisions. Phineas is flawless, to Gene, and his perfection displeases Gene. When the boys at Devon School were having tea with four masters and their wives, Phineas was caught wearing the school tie as a…

theme of egotism is consistently portrayed. Through various predicaments and events that occur within the book, obvious signs of Beowulf’s dualistic pride are revealed, both positive and negative expressions of it. Although Beowulf is considered the hero of this epic poem, his pride in violence and destruction can easily be paralleled to that of the hell-brute Grendel, making him monstrous in nature too. Beowulf has a tendency to show off how essential and valuable he is to those around him…

first hand account of Nick’s illustrious yet mysterious neighbor, Jay Gatsby, at the climax of his life with everything to lose. As good and evil battle over the heart of long sought after love interest, Daisy Buchanan, the inevitable occurs and the hero is once again vanquished by the evil and undeserving who conspire against him. Fitzgerald employs the power couple, Tom and Daisy, to illustrate the fact that the affluent, and in this case evil, will always prove themselves both treacherous…

Greek literature usually follows the protagonist and their tragic flaw, making them a tragic hero. This tradition in story has lasted as far as the 2004 Hollywood film Troy and farther. According to Aristotle, a Greek philosopher, “A man doesn’t become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall”. This applies to the hero Achilles in the movie Troy, based off of Homer’s The Iliad. As long as the hierarchy has existed, there have been different tiers of power. A king, then a person in…