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In five pages this paper argues that the protagonist of Sophocles' play successfully satisfies the classical tragic hero criteria ...

evolves to become so much more than he, at first, appeared to be as he came to see the errors of his ways by the end of the play a...

First, is that the play should be of serious magnitude, and have an impact on many, many people (McClelland, 2001). The second fac...

This 5 page paper compares three tragedies and their protagonists: Oedipus from Oedipus Rex, Macbeth from Macbeth and Odysseus fro...

In five pages this paper examines how a tragic literary hero is defined by Aristotle in Poetics and then applied to Oedipus. One ...

her. Antigone The second question involves characters in the story of Antigone. The characters under discussion are Antig...

plague wreaks death and despair onto the Theban people, Oedipus pride motivates him to make a deal whereby he reveals the identity...

A 10 page analysis of the tragic hero as he manifests in these two classic plays. Twists of events affect these heroes differentl...

In five pages this paper analyzes the play's tragic elements and then applies them to the experience of the contemporary world....

Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Sclarlet Letter is analyzed for the presence of a tragic hero. Using Aristotle standards the author of ...

of Willys character shows him to be a highly flawed man, who makes innumerable mistakes and brings about his own tragic demise by ...

they can stop the men from going off to war and would ultimately bring some peace. The premise of the story is a tragic one, in th...

a man who has a prophecy following him, and he is a man who is relatively clueless about what is going on. He inadvertently kills ...

individual would grow up, kill his father, and marry his mother. In reality, few people would ever find themselves in such a circu...

the "tragic flaw." In Oedipuss case, his tragic flaw is his pride. That flaw has to cause him great suffering, but from that suffe...

were associated with him. Indeed, his story continues to deeply impact our emotions even today. Aristotle posited that a tragic ...

In 8 pages this paper examines the concept of the tragic hero in a comparison of King Lear by William Shakespeare and Sophocles' O...

This 10 page essay explores the tragic heroes in these classic plays. Oedipus believes he makes his own destiny while Willy belie...

An eight page research paper considering the literary concept of the hero's journey in this classic science fiction film by direct...

birth was that he would kill his father and marry his mother, a pronouncement so shocking that Laius and Jocasta felt they needed ...

have to hear; and he ends up discovering the truth about himself, a truth so agonizing and abhorrent that he blinds himself (Sopho...

In five pages this paper examines the predestination concept and also discusses if tragic flaws can be overcome in a consideration...

man who seeks respectability in a white mans society. Despite his many military victories and his marriage to Senator Brabantios ...

Lear," Lear chooses the love and respect of his children as the highest good, and so can only suffer from loss of their love and r...

In five pages Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero is applied to these two literary monarchs. One source is cited in the bibli...

which we, the reader or viewer, can relate to. We see them as noble individuals who demonstrate weakness, yet still battle against...

remind the audience that because of his noble status, he must avenge his fathers murder not only for himself but also for the Dani...

In five pages this research paper discusses the tragic hero classification as applied to Arthur Miller's Willy Loman common man pr...

the consuls, raised and met, / Are at the Dukes already. You have been hotly calld for, / When, being not at your lodging to be fo...

its consequences (Hegel as cited in ODair 215). Hegel further argues that all tragic heroes must encounter a pattern of nobilit...