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    The Glass Menagerie Flaws

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    Have you ever wondered how life would be like as an introvert? In “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams‚ the main character‚ Laura’s tragic flaw forces her to drop out of Rubicam Business College leading to a life of isolation and despair. Many times people have told her to “be proud instead of shy and turning away”. Lara was a shy girl‚ who is interested in love‚ and who often turns to her glass animal collection to comfort her. “Well‚ if he doesn’t complain about it. He stays on a shelf

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    Victory and defeat is not the most telling sign as to which is the greater hero of the two. There are flaws within each character and each one fights to overcome them throughout the story. By the end‚ it is clear which one emerges as the most appropriate symbol of a hero. The character of Achilles is greater than the character of Hector because he was able to overcome more of his character flaws to become a more realistic portrayal of what a heroic character should be. Both characters of Achilles

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    Flaws In Romeo And Juliet

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    poison of the old one would die.” -William Shakespeare Romeo Montague is the only son of Lord Montague and his wife. He serves as the male protagonist and has a consistent presence throughout the play “Romeo and Juliet”. Romeo is driven by his fatal flaw and can be identified by his impulsiveness and obsession with love. The two traits bond together to prevent him from changing as a character. These two qualities in Romeo’s character remain consistent throughout the course of the play and leads him

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    Antigone Fatal Flaw

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    In the play Antigone‚ written by Sophocles‚ the tragic protagonist is Antigone because she possesses a fatal flaw‚ or hamartia‚ that leads to her catastrophe‚ “the tragic protagonist’s ruin or downfall” (class handout). Antigone’s flaw is her hubris‚ “some kind of overweening pride or arrogant reliance on oneself” (class handout). Antigone believes that burying the body of her brother‚ Polynices‚ she is doing the will of the gods. When talking to Ismene about burying the body of Polynices‚ after

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    An Individual Flaw Because of the nature of literature‚ books are imperfect. Readers travel to a convenient‚ simplified world that appears to clarify human experience‚ but ends up muddling story with the author’s prejudice and bias. People have a limited capacity to understand a lived experience that is not their own. Since books are a form of simplified‚ convenient reality‚ it is important to recognize all-encompassing structures‚ like literature‚ that synthesize the human experience and expose

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    The Flaws of the Socratic Method In Plato’s Republic‚ as well as in most of his other works‚ the philosopher writes dialogues between the character of his mentor‚ Socrates‚ and various figures meant to illustrate contradictory positions. He carefully scripts the engagements in a form of discussion now called the Socratic Method‚ where Socrates critiques the positions of the other characters in order to find flaws in inaccurate arguments. Although this method is prevalent even today‚ I will make

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    Oedipus Rex Flaws

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    Does Oedipus Rex possess a tragic flaw? Oedipus‚ the King of Thebes‚ perceives himself to have complete control of his predestined crimes. Additionally‚ Oedipus was foretold about the events that would occur in his life‚ but he possesses the flaw of ignorance and pride. His downfall was his own unraveling makes the whole work more suspenseful and makes the audience want more. Oedipus Rex had an abundance flaws‚ not just one‚ but the two that stand out the most are his pride and ignorance. For example

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    that was superior to all other races. It viewed Aryans as being in racial conflict with a mixed race people‚ the Jews‚ whom Nazis identified as a dangerous enemy of the Aryans. It also viewed a number of other peoples as dangerous to the well-being of the Aryan race‚ particularly Slavs and Romani. To maintain the "purity and strength" of the Aryan race‚ the Nazis sought to exterminate Jews‚ Romani‚ and the physically and mentally disabled.[13] Other groups deemed "degenerate" and "asocial" who were

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    Lady Macbeth's Flaws

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    In each of the four tragedies the main character always has a fatal flaw. A fatal flaw is the a detrimental error which leads to the downfall of a well respected protagonist. In the play the well respected protagonist is Macbeth whose fatal flaw is his ambition. Macbeth is also a typical stereotype men in the mid eleventh century. Macbeth was a loyal kinsman and a loving husband. Macbeth can be viewed as

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    Romeo And Juliet Flaws

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    society love does not just happen in a blink of an eye it takes time to love someone. Romeo and Juliet’s love story happened in just five days so was it really love? In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Romeo has a tragic flaw which is his impulsive nature. With this flaw Romeo affected a lot of characters in the play but his choices mostly impacted Juliet and also her choices that she has to make. When Romeo was faced with a problem he would not think of the consequences he would just go with

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