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    Tragic Hero

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    Africa during the worst of times over the buying of diamonds for big jewelry companies. The movie uses donors or helpers for each other throughout the scenes. Solomon Vandy is one of the heroes who fill out half of the traits it takes to be called a hero in most situations. Solomon Vandy is a Mende fisherman who is captured by the Revolutionary United Front RUF rebels during a raid in his village in Shenge. Instead of cutting off his hands the rebels put him to work as a miner in the diamond fields

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    Macbeth as a Tragic Hero

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    Macbeth as a Tragic Hero William Shakespeare ’s plays have the reputation of being among the greatest in the English language and in Western literature. Shakespeare produced most of his known work between 1589 and 1613. His early plays were mainly comedies and histories‚ genres he raised to the peak of sophistication and artistry by the end of the 16th century. He then wrote mainly tragedies until about 1608‚ including Hamlet‚ King Lear‚ Othello‚ and Macbeth‚ considered some of the finest

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    Hero vs. Tragic Hero

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    The Difference between a Hero and a Tragic Hero The tragic hero is one of the most interesting characters within a Greek or Roman play. They depict many emotions and often their lives end in a horrible disaster. When we think of a hero‚ what automatically comes to mind? To some it may be someone legendary. Others might think of a hero as someone of great strength or ability. Perhaps someone admired for their achievements and great qualities. To me‚ it once meant someone that showed great courage

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    Macbeth Tragic Hero

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    A Shakespearean tragic hero may be defined as an exceptional being of high degree that contributes to his own degeneration and illustrates a personality flaw. The character of Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a perfect example of a tragic hero.  Macbeth can be defined as the tragic hero because he is noble by birth with many heroic qualities‚ but his ambition‚ combined with the witches’ prophecies and the influence of Lady Macbeth leads to his degeneration of character‚ which brings on a tragedy.

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    Macbeth: Tragic Hero

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    Macbeth: Tragic Hero A tragic hero is a character that is honorable and noble but possesses a significant character flaw that leads to his/her demise. Macbeth starts off the play as being a nobleman and proves to a brave general. Although‚ Macbeth’s tragic flaw throughout the play is his overpowering ambition to his rise as King. Different factors induced him to give in to his tragic flaw but ultimately it was how his reoccurring ignorance of how ambition will lead him to his demise and death

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    narratives to present Robert Ross sympathetically in the novel: • Marion Turner- she could look down on him for his mutiny‚ however she describes him as a hero- his action was in fact was brave and he acted to according to him what was right- tried to assert life in the face of death. Pg 12/13 “I guess you saw them all as beautiful because you couldn’t see them as broken…” – theme of how delicate life is End of novel- Marion describes the circumstances and when Robert Ross’ body has been brought

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    Creon, the Tragic Hero

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    an argument of who is the tragic hero between Antigone and Creon exists. I firmly believe Creon is the tragic hero of the play. Creon becomes the typical fallen hero in Greek drama. He faces many conflicts‚ internally and externally‚ and undergoes quite a bit of painful emotions. One might say Antigone should receive the title of being the tragic hero‚ but Creon plays a more significant role by learning his lesson the hard way and ending up as the classic tragic hero who loses everything at the

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    Aspects of a Tragic Hero

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    Aspects of a Tragic Hero To be a tragic hero‚ the character must show a great strength of heroism‚ including a vulnerability‚ that could lead to his or her demise. Sophocles‚ the great ancient playwright of the Greek Empire was as popular then as he is today. Antigone‚ one of his many plays‚ is still appreciated in modern day literature. Sophocles’ main characters Antigone and Creon are both similar and diverse in which they could qualify as tragic heroes. Antigone and Creon have very many similar

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    Oedipus, a Tragic Hero?

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    a Tragic Hero? Elizabeth Howell English 102- B33 Professor Katie Robinson Liberty University October 12‚ 2012 Oedipus‚ a Tragic Hero? Thesis: Using Aristotle’s five different descriptions of a tragic hero‚ we will show that Oedipus in Oedipus the King is in fact a tragic hero and how his decisions led to his downfall. Outline: I. Introduction and Thesis Statement II. Is the character of noble birth? A. King of Thebes B. Real father was king III. Though the tragic hero is pre-eminently

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    Creon The Tragic Hero

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    A tragic hero is defined in most cases as a literary character of great stature whose moral defect leads to tragedy but some self-awareness brings the character to make the right decision (World Literatures). That is why although Antigone portrays many characteristics of a tragic hero‚ the real tragic hero of this play is Creon. A tragic hero in the Greek world is very different from our perceptive of a hero in the modern world. When today’s society thinks of a hero they think of superpowers and

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