Winston Smith’s Downfall In the repressive society of Oceania in 1984‚ Winston Smith lived a restricted life in which all activities were aimed towards the good of the Party. Political and intellectual freedom were completely non-existent. With no laws separating right from wrong‚ the whole population lived in fear‚ which resulted in easy control by the government. People who broke the law by committing " thoughtcrime" were dealt with by the Thought Police and were either "vaporized" or sent
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Tragic Hero From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia A tragic hero is a protagonist with a tragic flaw‚ also known as fatal flaw‚ which eventually leads to his demise. The concept of the tragic hero was created in ancient Greek tragedy and defined by Aristotle. Usually‚ the realization of fatal flaw results in catharsis or epiphany. The tragic flaw is sometimes referred to as an Achilles ’ heel after the single fatal flaw of the Greek warrior Achilles. [citation needed] Aristotelian tragic
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"Romeo and Juliet" is one of Shakespeare’s most famous and classical tragic plays where two young lovers are destined to be together but their families bitter hatred towards one another force them apart. They soon realize that one cannot live without the other and would rather be dead than live apart; so they end up committing suicide under tragic circumstances. Shakespeare wrote the play in 1959 and it was set in Italy.To understand the extent of tragedy in this play‚ the social and historical context
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first lords in Scottish history. I have often called the soldiers my fellow friends and have invited them to Macbeth’s crowning as I cursed him and his wife. Macbeth’s hidden ambition‚ over-confidence and his obsession with power caused a major downfall and destruction. All of this leads to him isolating himself and his wife committing suicide. After the death of Macbeth‚
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can be considered a tragic hero A tragic hero is a character that holds a high position in society but is not perfect. Aristotle discusses ideas of a tragic hero in his book of literary theory titles Poetics. He believes that although a tragic hero is great‚ he or she possesses a tragic flaw that contributes to his downfall. However‚ this downfall may not be pure loss‚ but brings attention and awareness of the hero. According to Aristotle’s description of a tragic hero‚ Selena Quintanilla
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English Homework A tragic hero is one that has a major flaw and for whom the audience usually feels pity‚ sympathy‚ empathy‚ and compassion and is destined for downfall‚ suffering‚ or defeat. Arthurs Miller’s AVFTB is a pay which presents Eddie Carbone as a tragic hero. Eddie’s tragic flaw is either denial or‚ to begin with‚ the feelings he had towards Catherine. The damage caused by a tragic hero’s downfall usually hurts more than just him; his community and family often suffer‚ too. Once again
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Tulsa‚ Oklahoma in 1965‚ the story follows greaser gang member‚ Ponyboy curtis. In this essay‚ the witch of the gang’s fault of Bob and Johnny’s deaths will be analysed and presented through 4 paragraphs. In this paragraph‚ the fault of the gang responsible for Bob’s death will be explained. The first reason is if Johnny was justified in killing Bob. The quotations
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dooming himself. Even though the Oracle warned Oedipus of his inevitable fate as a murderer to his father and incest with his mother‚ in the end Oedipus ultimately dooms himself. To start with‚ one could argue that Oedipus brought his downfall upon himself by running away from Corinth after a drunken man tells him he is a bastard child and going to the Oracle to learn the truth. The Oracle tells him that he will kill his father and lay with his mother‚ so Oedipus‚ thinking
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Romeo and Juliet Essay Written By: Michelle Yang Topic: Who is ultimately responsible for Romeo & Juliet’s deaths and why? Death is and always will be a hard topic to talk about‚ especially when someone is to blame. In the play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ many characters could take responsibility for the deaths of the young lovers‚ but who is ultimately to blame? In my opinion‚ Romeo is the main cause of their deaths. He rushed into marriage without thinking
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Macbeths Downfall In Williams Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ Macheth‚ Shakespeare writes about betray between friends and how one can go insane for power. Looking at Williams Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ Macbeth‚ through the psychological lens where Macbeth goes insane by betrayal and power. In the beginning of the play Macbeth‚ Macbeth was portrayed as a hero and became Thane of Cawdor. When Macbeth meets the witches and hears their prophecy he goes downhill. When Macbeth meets the witches they tell him this
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