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The definition of esteem in the english dictionary is “The regard in which one is held; especially: high regard”. The character Othello in the book Othello, has extremely high esteem in the beginning of the story. However, as the book goes on Othello’s esteem slowly declines as he becomes a tragic hero of a classic tragedy. At first, Othello is a well respected military leader with a great deal of friends, and a loving wife, Desdemona. When Othello suspects Desdemona of cheating, he makes poor…

In Greek Mythology, Pandora was a beautiful woman made by the gods themselves sent down to earth as a punishment for Promethean's theft of fire. Pandora was a cunning, beautiful women, who was as clever as a fox, she was an inspiration for many other characters and left a big mark of Greek culture and even in modern day, Pandora shows up in society and our culture. Pandora was created by Zeus and the other gods to be sent down to earth and marry Prometheus's brother as punishment for…

In the Odyssey, the gods and their will represent fate, and as such bring both joy and suffering. Fate in the Iliad -- or rather -- the Fates are more powerful, such that the gods must consider them before interfering in the lives of mortals. In tragedies, fate is presented again as an extension of the gods, but in a much more negative light. However, one thing that remains constant throughout genres is that fate is ultimately inescapable. In the Odyssey, the Fates as mythological beings are not…

which reflected how each respected poem played out. Achilles, though a good leader, showed an overwhelming arrogance and what ancient Greeks called hubris. Achilles was also moved more by his anger when faced with adverse situations. The first lines in “The Iliad” displays Achilles angry with “RAGE: Sing, Goddess, Achilles' rage, Black and murderous, that cost the Greeks Incalculable pain, pitched countless souls Of heroes into Hades' dark, And left their bodies to rot as feasts For dogs and…

Plato’s Euthyphro is a profound conversation between Socrates and Euthyphro that takes place on The Porch of the King Archon, a Greek court. The self-proclaimed pious Euthyphro is prosecuting his father for killing a field laborer, who murdered a domestic servant. It is important to note that is was through neglect while awaiting a decision on the laborer’s punishment for murder. Ironically, Socrates is being prosecuted for corrupting youth by challenging their views guiding them to think more…

“There’s heroes and there’s legends: Heroes get remembered, but legends never die” (The Sandlot). This idea of building a reputation that lives on after one is gone is seen in Beowulf, an epic poem by an unknown author from the mid-sixth century. Nearly everyone cares about how they are perceived and their reputation in one way or another, whether it is striving to make people like them or trying to become an unforgettable legend. In either case, the desire to have a good reputation is a strong…

In the past, heroes were people in capes with supernatural powers. However, in modern society there has been a more diverse classification. Moms are just another type of hero who work just as hard. Tiger Moms are people who raise their children in a strict, traditional fashion in an attempt toward their children’s success, most oftenly Chinese parents. According to an article by Philip Zimbardo, a world renowned psychologist, heroism can be defined by “an individual or network of people who put…

Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero includes the following five characteristics hamartia, which is in an error in judgement or a big mistake, hubris, which is violence that is offensive to the gods or disregard to others, peripeteia, which is a reversal of fortune, anagnorisis, which is when the tragic hero realizes the reversal of fortune, and then the fate should be too cruel to the hero. Agamemnon fits this description of tragic hero. Agamemnon destroys shrine while he is fighting the war…

Cody Blonder Dr. Shaun Cullen English 2020 10/12/2017 Joker Social Experiment The Jokers social experiment games, the joker seized two boats that had citizens and prison passengers on board , Leaving the detonator on board for both sides for the passenger to equal chance of surviving this complex situation. The implicit meaning behind the Bantams Dark Knight Boat dilemma scene, shows that once the feeling of hope is taken away from society, there capable of committing unthinkable acts of…

Young Lady Rescued From Devastating Shipwreck! Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, began in a city named Illyria. It was a small city beside the sea. At the shore, a young woman named Viola was rescued after a disastrous shipwreck that nearly killed her and her brother. However, Viola assumes that her brother was killed, and she was never going to see him again. She talks to the captain of the crew that rescued her, and pleaded for advice on what to do to support herself. The captain explained that…