the famous play “Oedipus the king” by Sophocles fit all of qualifications. Oedipus is a tragic hero since his particular characteristic is king. In another play “Fences” by August Wilson‚ the main character Troy Maxson‚ is different with Oedipus. He is not a tragic hero of Aristotle’s concept‚ but he is a modern tragic. Oedipus was definitely a tragic hero‚ but Troy is not matching it. Following the Aristotle’s definition of tragic hero: “Aristotle observes that the protagonist‚ the hero
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Helen Keller At the age of eighteen months‚ Helen Keller (1880-1968) lost her sight and hearing as a result of illness. During the next five years of her childhood‚ Keller became increasingly wild and unruly as she struggled against her dark and silent world. In “The Day Language Came into My Life‚” Keller remembers how‚ at age seven‚ her teacher‚ Anne Sullivan‚ arrived and taught her the miracle of language. The most important day I remember in all my life is the one on which my teacher
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My name is Helen Florencia Sugiharto. I was born in Semarang‚ Indonesia on August 10‚ 1997. When my mom was pregnant she got an ultrasound and the doctor told my parents that I was going to be a boy. My parents had planned to name me Daniel after my great grandfather. Since I was born a girl my parents did not have anything prepared‚ so my dad named me Helen after a famous singer who sang about dogs. My grandpa was a full Chinese when he married my grandma and he didn’t know how to speak Indonesian
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siege of Troy. This battle has many famous mythical figures such as Achilles the leader of the Myrmidons‚ Helen the princess that ran off with Paris which sparked the battle. Helen was the wife of King Menelaus ruler of the Spartans. Paris is a prince of Troy and brother to Hector the air to the throne. The movie adaptation is focused less on the adventures the Spartans had while sailing to Troy and more on the short stint of pre battle and end battle. The movie suggests the battle of Troy was over
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Helen Keller – “a symbol of triumph over adversity” “No matter how dull‚ or how mean‚ or how wise a man is‚ he feels that happiness is his indisputable right” (Helen Keller) Helen Keller - a name maybe not known or heard by so many people‚ but one that engraved itself and stayed in the disabled persons’ minds and not only‚ forever. Not only that she became known in the United States of America‚ but she succeeded in writing many books and “speaking” to others with the help of her instructor
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Troy vs. The Iliad Homer’s The Iliad is one of the greatest epic poems ever written. The poem shows the lives of the soldiers during the Trojan War‚ the battles‚ honor‚ and revenge (Schultz). The poem is loosely portrayed in the 2004 film‚ Troy‚ screenplay written by David Benioff. Between the two‚ several areas that overlap. Yet‚ poem and film have many differences from the actions of the characters to the way the film ended. There were parts of the film that was correct. The Trojan War was
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the job of bringing the epic of Homer’s The Iliad to the big screen in his film Troy. Iliad being a lengthy text‚ it is impossible to include every detail in a movie. Therefore‚ there are obvious deviations from the book such as the length of the Trojan War‚ and the absence of celestial participation in the war. There is also an absence of mortal female characters such as Chryseis‚ Hecuba‚ and Cassandra in the movie. In contrast‚ though‚ the female characters who are included in the film are developed
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prominent in a world so dominated with military relations. Helen of Troy was one of these women. Like so many women Homer speaks of‚ her beauty alone could be the cause of a catastrophic outcome. It is argued she began the Trojan War when she was given to Paris‚ the prince of Troy‚ who chose Aphrodite over Athena and Hera‚ who‚ furious at being seen with any less beauty‚ urged the Greeks to march towards Troy. Born to Zeus and Leda‚ Helen is a central female figure in both of Homer ’s poems. From
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The ancient legend of Troy‚ recorded in Homer’s epic poem "The Iliad" Oxford (trans. Robert Fitzgerald University Press 1974) has been retold in many other forms‚ the most recent being the blockbuster film "Troy" (2004‚ Wolfgang Peterson). "Troy" is a basic retelling of the myth‚ lacking many elements of the book thus containing many inaccuracies. However‚ it appeals to a modern day audience shortening and condensing stories from the "Iliad"‚ "Odyssey" and "Aenead" and greatly reducing the time span
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On April 24‚ 1903‚ one of the founders of American modern dance was born to parents who emigrated from Russia. Helen Tamiris‚ originally Helen Becker‚ grew up in New York‚ New York on the Lower East Side. In her lifetime‚ she danced‚ choreographed‚ and helped initiate modern dance. Later in her life‚ she moved to the "Great White Way‚" otherwise known as Broadway‚ to choreograph many shows. In 1911‚ or at the age of eight‚ Ms. Tamiris began studying dance at the Henry Street Settlement with Irene
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