Tragedy in Oedipus Rex The Greek drama Oedipus Rex is clearly a tragedy. It definitely meets the five main criteria for a tragedy: a tragic hero of noble birth‚ a tragic flaw‚ a fall from grace‚ a moment of remorse‚ and catharsis. Oedipus Rex clearly meets the first of these five criteria. Oedipus is the son of Laius‚ who was king of Thebes. Even at the beginning of the story‚ when we are told that Oedipus is the son of Polybus‚ he is still of noble birth; Polybus is king of Corinth. The
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routine and life. (“We had a fridge and cooker at last…….Page 104”) It would be justifiable for any critic to comment that it was Judy’s way of expressing remorse and a feeling of guilt for writing those lengthy 43 letters to Chris. Any jury could not deny that without a strong love and bond that Judy had for his son‚ no amount of guilt or remorse could persist in writing
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novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ by Ken Kesey‚ Nurse Ratched is a psychopath. This is shown through her lack of empathy or remorse while allowing the aides to be cruel to the patients‚ her attempts at intimidation and her ways of not settling for anything less than what she wants. First‚ Nurse Ratched is a psychopath because she shows no signs of empathy or remorse towards the patients. During the novel‚ Nurse Ratched allows the aides to get away with anything they please. One example of
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gives the idea that it might be a priest whom he is speaking to. If it is assumed that it is a priest‚ it could be interpreted as a sign of remorse. Although after reading the whole story it is quite clear that he does not regret what he has done to Fortunado. Throughout the story Montressor talks of what he has done to Fortunado with little to no remorse in his voice. “I must not only punish‚ but punish with impunity” shows that Montressor knew completely well what he was about to do to his ‘friend’
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Ted Bundy‚ Jeffrey Dahmer and H.H Holmes Second‚ the victims that were harmed by injure‚ or killed as a result of crime weather it was a homicide ‚ rape‚ accident‚ or other events or action to hurt that person ; furthermore the victims deserve remorse and closure. Third‚ Trust and believing in the criminal justice system
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suspicion caused until he causes it himself. If he would have felt no remorse for his actions he could have easily gotten away with what he had done. In the short story “Morella” Edgar had made the character go from everything being okay and towards the end the character had go crazy so you could say and he had killed his wife. He slowly had started going crazy and it was haunting him that he had done this stuff‚ he had started to feel remorse for what he had done. He had no regrets for what he had done
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For example‚ as the speaker tells the story he said‚ “I shall be telling this with a sigh;” which could be seen as a sign of expressing sadness and remorse. Furthermore‚ the title of the poem itself is an indication that the spokesman will have remorse that he didn’t get a chance to go back and travel the alternate footpath. The poem is titled “The Road Not Taken‚”it is an implication that the speaker will always be thinking about the pathway he didn’t
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The Reversal of Gender Roles Gender roles defined in the dictionary as the pattern or masculine or feminine behavior of an individual that is defined by a particular culture and a child’s upbringing (Dictionary.com). Throughout cultural and social stereotypes‚ males are projected as the stronger gender‚ while females are projected as the weaker gender. Men are thought to be more significant than a women since they were usually the financial providers for their families. Women‚ on the other hand
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though he could simply discard their words. As it turns out‚ the prophecies are not only fated but fatal‚ as Macbeth’s confidence in the witches leads him to fight a rash battle in the final act. Guilt and Remorse Some of the most famous and poetic lines from Macbeth are expressions of remorse. “Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood / Clean from my hand?” exclaims Macbeth after he stabs Duncan (II ii 58-59). Similarly‚ Lady Macbeth is plagued by a “spot” that she cannot remove from her hand:
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requirements of a true tragic hero” reasoning that Othello isn’t the hero or the protagonist in the play. He goes on to say that “Othello’s noble lack of self knowledge is shown as humiliating and disastrous” interpreting that‚ Othello feels no real remorse for his actions‚ and even when he does attempt to show it‚ it comes off strikingly like self dramatisation. Leavis says that Othello makes no effort to address his “gullibility and stupidity” ‚ but instead focuses more on how the actions of others
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