The Spanish Tragedy

Romeo and Juliet Paper The character that I have chosen is Mercutio. Mercutio is an interesting character who can be interpreted into many different ways. Even though his lines seem to be funny and sometimes very serious but he does have some qualities that many people do not see. The characteristic that I think many people do not see in Mercutio is caring. Many people do have something that they care about but when someone is caring, they care more about people than themselves. Even though he…

In Homer’s Greek epic, The Odyssey, Odysseus possesses several characteristics that qualify him to be a man of honor in classical Greek literature. However, in Emily Wilson’s translation, Odysseus’s epithet is described as “complicated”, and in Robert Fagles’s translation, he is referred to as a “man of twists and turns” (Homer, The Odyssey, 1.1). Odysseus’s moral values encompass those of a hero, such as his outstanding capabilities as a warrior and tactician, but his negligence and exaggerated…

Trying to prevent prophecies from being fulfilled is one of the main reasons the Greek stories turn out to be tragedies as fate cannot be changed. An example similar to Oedipus is that of Perseus. Sophocles had the choice to make the prophecy conditional or unconditional, but he chose to make it unconditional thus it was fate for Oedipus to kill his father. We cannot…

In the story, “The Lay of the Werewolf”, a faithful husband gets dishonored by his wife after the wife finds out that the husband is half werewolf. The story takes place in Ancient Greek, during the Medieval Times, where the Greeks wrote that people could be transformed into werewolves. The story really gives off a good example on how the people that you think you can trust with your life, especially in this case, can turn on you for the money, fame, power, etc. The three themes that are shown…

In Virgil's epic, Aeneid, emotion and action are apparent themes which cannot be neglected. Even though there is a distinct disassociation between them, together are important key components that can analyze the characters who we come across. Throughout the book, we reach a point that emotion takes on an unoccupied role and is a key in guiding the characters to make irrational decisions. In contrast, action has a stronger sense because it is prescribed by duty. This description reflects on the…

Chinua Achebe's “Things Fall Apart” is a historical fiction novel that is set in the early 1900’s. This novel is about the tragic downfall of the main character Okonkwo, a well respected leader within his clan in Umuofia, who is also a tragic hero because of several flaws. Okonkwo’s most noticeable flaw is that he fears weakness and failure. Okonkwo’s fatal flaw is his fear of weakness and failure. This fear was the result of the weakness and failure of his father, Unoka. He saw how nobody…

(1)In Les Miserables, Victor Hugo demonstrates that compassion is more effective than punishment. (2) Despite Inspector Javert’s serve obsession with finding Jean Valjean, the circumstances under which this is achieved forces Javert to examine his own perception of justice. (3) Jean Valjean’s numerous selfless actions conflict with Javert’s label of him as a dangerous convict. (4) Javert’s fixation on punishment does not allow any room for compassion, and to his mind, the only way he can show…

Brutus, from within Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, can very easily be judged as being evil due to a superficial deconstruction of his actions, his true character is found only upon deeper analysis. Brutus does suffer from what appears to be an objective lack of morality; however, further analysis of his motives, his internal conflicts, and Shakespeare’s careful construction of this character, makes it evident that Brutus is the tragic hero of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Brutus’s…

“You can only watch injustice go on for so long until you're compelled to say something.” -Macklemore To speak out against it. To Kill a Mockingbird and 12 Angry Men are both very similar because of their reasons and purpose. The authors were compelled to do something. That thing that they decided to do was write about it. They both agree on their points about judgement and injustice. These stories have a main point of racism which are shown to be very important throughout. Both Harper Lee’s…

To lack good judgement is one of the major themes Shakespeare explores in his masterpiece King Lear, a tragedy concerning the aftermath of the abdication of King Lear. The plot carries a character development; a descend into madness as a result of an act of folly. This paper further examines the origin of Lear’s madness, how the madness is externalised and finally puts the play and theme into historical context. The cause of Lear’s madness can be pinpointed to several places, depending on your…