Hamartia

I have killed my son and my wife… / Fate has brought all my pride to a thought of dust” (Sophocles 1034-1038). Here, Creon accepts the fact that his own impulsive and arrogant behavior has caused his tragic downfall. Despite the fact that Creon’s hamartia is not under his control, he allows it to control his actions. His reluctance to grant Polyneices a proper burial angers the gods, thus generating a series of events that eventually leads to his misery. However, although Creon’s fate is greater…

Most of the main characters’ characteristics can not be solely judged by looking at their appearance in play Macbth. “Fair is foul, and foul is fair” This is a paradox means things that appear good, can in fact, be bad. Things appear bad,can in fact, be good. Thoughout the play, the appearance vs reality becomes the source of many characters’tragic ending: Lady Macbeth was tricked by her own appearance, Duncan is too trusting of people’s appearance. Macbeth towards to the tragic ending because…

An Aristotelian Outlook on Two Very Different Tales Aristotle defines a tragedy as “the imitation of an action that is serious and also, as having magnitude, complete in itself; in appropriate and pleasurable language;... in a dramatic rather than narrative form; with incidents arousing pity and fear, wherewith to accomplish a catharsis of these emotions” (Meyer 2). Or to put in simpler terms, completing a serious action that has the depth within itself to arouse fear in an effort to cleanse any…

In this play Fate is synonymous with Nature, taking a heavy toll of human life. Synge embodies this malicious aspect of Nature through the sea. Fate appears as the roaring sheet of water that plays the offstage protagonist, predetermining the lives of the characters. Comparable to the tragedies of Sophocles, Synge creates a looming tragic atmosphere through his premonitions of the future. The application of dramatic ironies such as the case of material brought by Maurya for Michael’s funeral…

Macbeth begins the play as a hero through his bravery, morality, and self-awareness. However, after his hamartia is tempter, he begins to make choices that lead him to become a tragic hero. The choices he makes are influenced by the opportunity he is given to make them, and can be sympathised due to their parallels with normal human error. Everyone, given the right circumstances, can become Macbeth. When King Duncan asks the Captain about the stance of the battle, he says that Macbeth, through…

From the get-go, Hardy relates the tale to the genre of tragedy, using the phrase “human vanity” and the personification of nature to emphasize a common hamartia in Greek tragedies: the materialism and hubris of mankind. He also distances himself from the poem using archaic diction in the descriptions of the ship, contributing to the poem’s absence of compassion towards the loss of life and raising the gravitas…

Life. White Oprah returned to headquarters. "I have the seeds." she reported to her leader, White Beyoncé. "That’s all I'm looking for." White Beyoncé turns around, taking the seeds from White Oprah. White Beyoncé was a good leader, but she had one hamartia, she was crazy in love with the idea of love. She was tired of being a single lady, and wanted nothing more than for someone to put a ring on…

Macbeth’s hamartia impacted his actions and eventually led to his undoing. One of his most prominent faults is his inability to control his greed and ambition. In Macbeth’s soliloquy, he considers whether to kill Duncan and says, “I have no spur/ To prick the sides…

The Office is an amazing TV series. This sitcom follows the daily life of Dunder Mifflin Paper Co. Watching the characters interact and react to different situations is truly hilarious. Michael Scott, played by Steve Carell, is the manager. His crazy personality made so many fans fall in love with his priceless character. In season six, Steve Carell left the show. Ratings dropped significantly. While the show was still good the last 2 seasons, it suffered. Like Michael Scott is to The Office, so…

protagonist suffers a great tragedy upon discovering who he is, and fulfilling his horrible fate. Oedipus’ flaws are shown as hamartia and hubris. According to Aristotle a true tragic story must contain a tragic hero who in the beginning of the play is loved and adored by everyone, but have flaws so the audience can relate to him/her. This tragic hero must also show hamartia which is a flaw or defect that brings about their their own downfall. The tragic hero must also lack perception which is a…