The Spanish Tragedy

Remaining for what you have confidence in and comprehending what's good and bad is vital . In the play, Antigone, Sophocles shows that through the contention of the character. The play is an outstanding disastrous show about the contention amongst Antigone and her uncle Creon who is lord of Thebes. The two characters have distinctive convictions, thoughts and assessments with respect to divine law and common law.The strife amongst common and awesome law through Antigone and Creon, demonstrates…

When you think about heroes, who do you think about? Do you think about the character that climbs buildings and releases spider webs from his hand? Or maybe the character that flies everywhere, giving parts of his head to people who are hungry? In the Iliad, the warriors display the aspects of heroism. Some characters are portrayed as great warriors who are loyal to their country, and some are written as cowards who do not have enough courage to fight. The Homeric heroes are meant to be skillful…

The theme, characterization, and social aspect of Macbeth are different from those in Antigone. Macbeth, a respected man, pursues power by all means, killing people and manipulating those that believe he respects them. Meanwhile, Macbeth communicates with three witches to ensure that his plans of action are uninterrupted trying to become king by any means necessary. However, during his mission to become king, all turn tragic and he never achieves the chance to learn from his actions. On the…

When a person is powerless and tormented, he will take vengeance on his tormentors to have power over them. The Avenger is characterized as powerless and tormented in the beginning of the story, which demonstrates his motivation for vengeance. The Avenger’s eloquent speech emphasizes the suffering he endured, “they persecuted my family, because they hated me. My wife died of a broken heart, my children of starvation.” The Avenger is characterized as a person who was persecuted, and has undergone…

“When love is involved no sacrifice is too great” (David Eddings). In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible, John Proctor begins as a self-centered man; however, John changes his point of view and in the end, most values his name. This suggests that it is more honorable to die with people knowing the truth rather living with a lie. Arthur Miller’s play opens with John Proctor portrayed as a selfish man, as well as a faulty husband. One day he comes into town after hearing about accusations of…

The ability to understand and share the feelings of another, or empathy can be found while examining the play Legend by Stanisław Wyspiański. The play depicts a story of self loss , family loss, and the loss of a hero. These three forms of loss in combination with the various devices used in the play that are character, dialogue, detail, and perspective all work conjointly to evoke a feeling of empathy in the audience. Each type of loss can be associated to a specific moment in the play, these…

The main point of The Crucible, which was written by Arthur Miller, was to show the irony of the time period it was written during, which was the red scare. The origin of the story leads to it containing an abundance of unreasonable ignorance and hysteria. At the middle of all of this societal chaos is a character who is willing to sacrifice not only his reputation, but his life, in an attempt to show the truth and save the innocent, bringing the justice in the eyes of the ignorant. This…

What makes a hero a hero? A good definition of an epic hero is from John M. Steadman’s “The Idea of Satan as the Hero of "Paradise Lost"” “The epic hero must demonstrate his heroism through his military strength and skill. Physical fortitude was thus a sine qua non, though it might be combined with other and more amiable qualities: strength of mind as well as body prudence, magnanimity temperance and piety.”(p. 256). One of the first epic heroes written about in British literature is Beowulf.…

Blame is when someone or something is assigned for a wrong committed by another person. People assign blame to feel better about themselves and the mistake they made, using it as an excuse. In the play, Romeo and Juliet, a series of faults are committed by multiple people unwilling to accept the blame, causing a chain of events that lead to the death of a few Capulets and Montagues. Two factors leading to the untimely death of Romeo and Juliet are Capulet’s treatment and the Friar’s…

Is Hamlet Insane? The sanity of the human being is a treasured thing and, by its nature, a vital component of what makes a person. Yet in order to avenge his father’s death Hamlet willingly sacrifices his own sanity, at least in public, so that he may conspire without suspicion. In fact, Hamlet plays the part of an insane man so convincingly, many have claimed that at some point in the play the madness stops being an act and Hamlet truly loses his mind. However, Hamlet shows a clarity of actions…