Tragedy

ought to incur tragedy as a result of the mistake he had made; the mistake is either knowingly or unwittingly. Some characteristics of a tragic hero are that his fate is doomed from the beginning. The tragic hero discovers his destiny by his actions, he is usually a leader, and his suffering always has a purpose, his downfall is due to excessive pride, and a tragic flaw is what often leads to the hero’s downfall. Oedipus is the ideal tragic hero because he satisfies the role of tragedy and…

Robbie VanDerzee 4th Investigation of the Tragic Hero Persona in (John Proctor) – the Crucible The development of a persona is profoundly dependent upon his/her, triumphs, failures, blunders, and maturation; in which the character may gradually improve the condition of his/her decisions. The character further advances his/her affluence upon the relationships which are sequentially created as a direct result of his/her decisions. In the short play, The Crucible, (1953), Miller asserts that John…

Blind VS Blind “Lord of Thebes, we two have walked a common path, one person’s vision serving both of us. The blind requires a guide to find their way,” (1097-99) claims Teiresias upon arrival, illustrating that although Creon is not literally blind, due to his actions, he still needs guidance. Teiresias’ claims and propositions contrast with Creon’s character due to each of their distinctive opinions. The conflicting points of view cause paranoia, nervousness, and ultimately defeat to be…

The gravediggers in act 5 scene 1 are used to potray a sense of humor commonly found in Shakespeare’s plays. This gravediggers profess clowns which makes them to be of a unique kind in the play. They serves to lighten the tragic stress of Ophelia’s death in the play. This type of character appealed to the members of the audience who could not afford seats and thus stood on the ground. The play would definitely get a laugh from this un educated diggers who would enjoy a relief to the long and…

Oedipus Rex meets the requirements of classical tragedy in many ways. In Oedipus Rex, the tragic standards come from how fear and pity have been stirred up. Through stirring up of fear and pity, it shows that the person is imperfect in several ways. The element of fear and pity are displayed from a character who has both right and wrong traits which when comprised together make the character compelling. In Oedipus, he has a mixture of both good and bad, and it is this that makes him a tragic…

William Shakespeare is one of literatures greatest writers who is best known for his sonnets and plays. One of his most famous plays is Othello. Like most of Shakespeare’s plays, Othello is a tragedy. Othello is the main character of the play who falls in love with Desdemona. Their lives seem to be moving along in happiness, but the infamous Iago has an evil plan in store for them. Iago’s plan is to fool Othello into thinking that Desdemona is cheating on him with Cassio. All of the characters…

The businessman Waite Phillips once said “Some people never learn the art of compromise. Everything is either black or white. They do not recognize, or will not concede, that the equally important color gray is a mixture of black and white.” People that do not learn how to compromise or have moderate views will inevitably waste their time. Moderation is akin to compromise, and can also include having a flexible mindset. However, the characters Holden and Antigone exhibit little of those…

A true tragedy is an unexpected death. Housman’s poem “To an Athlete Dying Young” provides us with a true tragedy. In this poem, a young, healthy Olympian has just died. Death is often times linked with darkness and sadness; however, in Housman’s poem he is able to manipulate his words and describe a different viewpoint of glory. He argues that the athlete’s death was not a misfortune but actually has a positive result. Through Housman use of parallel structure, diction, and symbols Housman…

The play Hamlet and the film Pontypool both share the common theme that through the use of words one can become insane. This theme is supported by the use of diction found in both works, the most notable phraseology is repetition. Throughout the play Hamlet, repetition is often seen in two characters; the play’s main protagonist Hamlet, and a side character Polonius. During the play, Hamlet encounters his deceased father’s ghost who relays to Hamlet that he was murdered. After hearing this he…

Heroes are the cornerstone of modern literature, without them, great stories of triumph and tragedy would not exist. Aristotle’s Tragic Hero Theory was created as a criterion to identify and compare the characteristics of such heroes. The main characters in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, and Shakespeare’s Macbeth, are both presented as tragic heroes, having been put against Aristotle’s criteria. Between the two main characters, Okonkwo makes/is the better tragic hero. The reasoning behind…