Peripeteia

Sae Koyama Ms. Holdsworth J3 Language Arts Macbeth Literary Analysis In the play Macbeth, Macduff and Macbeth are portrayed as conflicting characters, although both are referred to as “heroes”. These two men are both qualified to be tragic heroes, when following Aristotle’s six principles regarding the qualities a tragic hero needs. This is because both have a fatal flaw, but ultimately the real tragic hero in Macbeth is Macbeth, as there is no reversal of fortune nor nemesis in Macduff.…

Dr. Faustus stays within the guidelines of a standard “tragedy”, seeing the ultimate peripeteia of the protagonist, who unbeknownst to him is morally wrong. The speech provided displays strong parallels to the tensions as a whole in the play, ranging from religion to power. The speech also invites the audience to wonder whether hell is fact or fiction, regardless of religious beliefs. Marlowe creates an almost summarized version of the entire play through this speech, with regards to the…

demonstrates courage in the face of danger.” But a tragic hero, along with the traits of a hero, also has negative traits as well. According to Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero, the character must possess five characteristics: Hamartia, Hubris, Peripeteia, Anagnorisis, Nemesis, and Catharsis. In summary, the tragic hero has a mixture of good and bad in his personality, a tragic flaw that causes their downfall, they go on a journey or participate on a quest, has a large capacity for…

When Creon denies the request of a proper burial for Polynices, Antigone then knowledge’s her peripeteia. Because Antigone goes forth with the burial of her brother, King Creon sentences her to death. Although she is held accountable and is guilty of breaking the law of the state, Antigone still remains loyal to what she believes in and recognizes…

No matter the century, year, or time, their will always be a pair of “star-crossed lovers” (1.1.6). In Shakespeare’s tragedy “Romeo and Juliet”, two lovers from opposing households experiences a short-lived romance that eventually leads to their deaths, yet unexpectedly help ended the long ancient family feud. Romeo and Juliet’s naive actions, in order to keep their relationship a secret, consequently results in their tragic downfall. Many can agree that it was the young minds of the two lovers…

A tragic hero described by Aristotle must have certain qualities and evoke emotions throughout a dramatic tragedy: Catharsis, Hamartia, Hubris, Peripeteia, and Nemesis. The fatal flaw known as Hamartia, contributes to the characters demise or downfall, which ultimately ends in their death. In Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, Captain Ahab who also serves as captain of the Pequod, demonstrates Catharsis, Hubris, and Hamartia- all the characteristics a tragic hero obtains. The Captain evokes emotions…

Shelley’s gothic monster of the imagination is compared to the ‘devil’(1) of Hyde displaying man’s mental inhibitions. Stevenson adapted Frankenstein into a creation of science that inhabits the oppressive aspects of humanity. The fear is haunting because the elements of animality are presented as lingering within everyone thus intensifying the horror. The idea that the monster evolved from the beast within, portrays a more tangible monster. “Jekyll grew pale to the lips… a blackness about his…

Anguish and Angels Who is the protagonist of Angels in America? Why? How does or does not this individual (or individuals) fit into the Aristotelian concept of a protagonist? Angels in America by Tony Kushner is a classic case of finding one’s identity through truth and lies, that’s coupled with the stigma of disease and sexual orientation. The play features two couples, Louis and Prior, and Joe and Harper who’s fates all seem to come together after each of them undergoes troubling experiences.…

The play I would pick that would be centered on the life of Theseus would be focused on the myth of him and the Minotaur. I feel like this is a good myth for a tragedy because there is a small number of characters at play, chiefly Theseus, his father Aegeus, the Minotaur itself, King Minos’s daughter Ariadne, and Daedalus who helps Theseus defeat the labyrinth. This small character list would fit the need for only three actors. I also think this particular myth has a lot of the features needed…

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…