Sympathy

pride and reactions to consequences in Sophocles’ Antigone, I found that Antigone herself drew more of my sympathy. Her brother’s improper burial as her basis of pride along with her steadfastness through times of retribution appeals significantly to the pathos of the audience. Such qualities—especially in contrast to Kreon’s selfish hamartia of hubris—provide for a tip in the scale of sympathy in favor of Antigone in the Greek tragedy. The initial moment in which Sophocles presents an…

of the most famous characters around the world. The monster is referred to as cruel, unkind and horrid. However, after reading the novel many people feel sympathy for the creature. In the monster’s defense, it was never his choice to be animated so inhumanly by the hands of Victor. Many people also believe that the monster deserves more sympathy than his creator. This becomes interesting because, despite the horrible crimes he committed throughout the novel,…

I do feel sympathy for the kidnappers Bill, and Sam because they had to keep up with Johnny the little boy. Bill and Sam had to play Cowboys and Indians with Johnny. Johnny was a very energized kid, and was a bit crazy. The parents aso made Bill, and Sam pay money for keeping Johnny, but while they kidnapped him Johnny had fun there, and his parents never really asked about where he was, and didn’t worry, or care. Johnny was trying to cut Bills hair off, Bill was laying on the bed, and Johnny…

damage in the cities throughout the lands affected. Sympathy is usually the feeling that people have towards others that have lost their lives and homes. On the other hand, individuals would have empathy because they understand the feelings of those that are afflicted by the destruction of the weather. When counselors has sessions with their clients about their problems they are dealing with, the helper has to make sure that they do not confuse sympathy and empathy. Hurricane Maria left…

The Phantom resides under the Paris Opera house away from society. Erik’s introversion causes him to believe he has no place among humans. This fabricated idea is one of the reasons Erik kills without thought. Yet, one must have sympathy for the Opera ghost because of his yearning to be a normal man. Leroux introduces this yearning by the mask the monster uses to cover his ugliness. Until Christine witnesses his true form, she is almost hypnotized by his musical genius. Sadly, his…

tend not to be odious, they rarely produce bad intentions, and there is always propriety in the passions which accompany the desires of the mind. Therefore, sympathy is more easily attained by sympathizing with passions of the imagination. Smith writes: A disappointment in love, or ambition, will, upon this account, call forth more sympathy than the greatest bodily evil. Those passions arise altogether from the imagination. The person who…

Sympathy plays a big role all throughout the story. It is used as a solution for any conflicts that is happening during the story. As you can see, the main character, Akhilleues, doesn't show much weak attributes since he is considered as a great warrior. We can tell that with the presence and absence of sympathy, we can tell what kind of person is the certain character. It can show whether the character that portrays a sense of sympathy to other characters and wether he or she will be able to…

finished this novel and it was nothing like I had expected. I never expected to feel sympathy for the creature, but he is the only character that I felt sympathy for at all. I agree with Harold Bloom that the reader’s sympathy lies with the creature for a number of different reasons. I would find it hard to believe that Victor could receive any sympathy from the reader because of his cowardice and selfish acts. Sympathy lies with the creature because he was created without a say in the matter.…

In both “Sympathy”-- a poem about a caged bird’s fight for freedom after being liberated from slavery-- by Paul Laurence Dunbar and A Voice That Challenged a Nation --a biography which spoke about Marian’s struggle for equal rights after she had experienced the harshness of the South --by Russell Freedman, the two parties faced the challenges of…

In Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein, both main characters, Victor and the creature, exhibit major moral flaws, specifically, their interferences with life and death. The creature in particular, despite performing various unforgiveable acts, incites the reader’s pity and compassion as they witness his poignant struggle from beginning to end. Throughout the course of the novel, the creature murders, threatens, stalks, and seeks revenge on others, but his character extends much deeper than these…