n discussing Citizen Kane‚ Charles Higham mentioned "artistic cheats‚" flaws in credibility whereby characters in scenes gave information about which they couldn’t possibly have full detailed knowledge. Sunset Boulevard’s entire point of view is based on a gimmick. Whether one considers it an "artistic cheat" or a valid and audacious device depends up his ability and desire to suspend his disbelief. The problem of point of view in Sunset Boulevard is especially germane. Sunset Boulevard begins
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main character of the drama‚ “Sorry‚ Wrong Number”‚ by Lucille Fletcher. In the story‚ she tried to call her husband‚ but heard a conversation about murder plot to kill a woman alone in her house. She tries to stop this murder from happening and gets people to help her‚ but more and more problems form as the play goes on. Some these problems may have formed because of her traits. Some of Mrs. Stevenson’s traits are that she is self centered‚ demanding‚ and neurotic. Mrs. Stevenson’s first trait is
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Hester Prynne who commits the sin of adultery with Reverend Dimmsdale while still technically married to Roger Chillingworth‚ who she was arranged to marry. Hester’s sin is exposed when she becomes pregnant with her daughter Pearl. All of the characters live in the same Puritan town‚ Hester and Pearl are outcasted from the town because of the sin Hester committed‚ while Chillingworth pretends to
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Oedipus is the king of a plague ridden city! The story‚ Oedipus the King tells an exciting story with dramatic irony. Dramatic Irony is when the reader or audience know an important aspect in the story; however‚ the character do not know. This literary analysis essay will explain dramatic irony through different symbols‚ character development‚ and trying to escape fate. Oedipus’ kingdom‚ Thebes has been overrun by a plaque. The gods are not happy with the town. It all started years before with
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Sometimes‚ they learn more from reading about the mistakes and flaws of characters. Oedipus Rex is one of these characters‚ flawed even though he thinks he is divine. According to Bernard Knox‚ “these attributes of divinity – knowledge‚ certainty‚ justice – are all qualities Oedipus thought he possessed – and that is why he was the perfect example of the inadequacy of human knowledge‚ certainty‚ and justice.” In Sophocles’ tragedy Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus’s untimely fall is caused by his false certainty of
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Romeo Character Analysis In literature‚ Romeo’s name has become interchangeable with a true lover. His persona is one resembling that of a perfect youthful love and is desired by any couple wanting a relationship lasting for eternity. In the beginning of the play‚ he is indifferent towards the feud between the Montague and Capulets. The only thing on his mind is Rosaline but this instantly changes once Juliet walks into his life. Romeo has an emotional personality‚ where he feels strongly in
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CHARACTER TRAIT: REVENGEFUL Context: During the conversation with the conspirators. Evidence: Mark Antony proclaims that it is “dearer than thy death” for Caesar to see Antony shake the hands of “thy foes” and describes Caesar as “like a deer”‚ attacked by “many princes”. Context: After the conspirators left‚ when Antony is alone with Caesar’s body. Evidence: Mark Antony expressed his intentions for revenge by saying that ‘woe to the hand’ which ‘shed this costly blood’ and ‘he prophesy’
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King Lear Comparison A tragedy is not only an imitation of life in general but an imitation of an action‚ as Aristotle defined his ideas in the Poetics‚ which presents Oedipus as an ultimate tragic hero. There is a obvious link between the two characters in that blindness – both literal and metaphorical – is a strong theme in the stories. Issues of self-recognition and self-knowledge are significant for Oedipus as well as King Lear. For Aristotle‚ Reversal‚ Recognition and Suffering are key
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Sophocles’ Oedipus the King was considered by Aristotle to be the faultless model of a tragedy. The reason Aristotle considered Oedipus the King to be matchless was due to the fact that it flawlessly adhered to his stringent criteria of an effective tragedy. In Aristotle’s The Poetics he describes how Oedipus the King meets his principles of dramatic composition by its use of a complex plot‚ simultaneous discovery and reversal and finally the character of Oedipus (291). Aristotle’s principles of
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Every single living person on the planet earth has good traits. Whether those traits are overshadowed by the darkness in that person’s heart is up to them. The good in humanity is often overlooked due to the terrible destruction we have caused upon our planet‚ cities‚ and fellow people. Events such as global warming‚ terrorism‚ deforestation and destruction of natural wonders is all in the hands of humans. We often think that there is no good when terrible events occur throughout the world. When
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