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    Hero vs Villian

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    Hero vs. Villain? The battle between good and evil is timeless. There comes a time in life when you have to choose a path. Do you want to be the “Hero” or a “Villain?” As a hero you could look back at your life and be proud of the righteous choices you’ve made. As a Villain‚ you may have contributed in mass chaos and the world’s destruction‚ however there is also the hidden allure of “The Bad Guys.” Despite the temptation of the villain‚ it is the hero that should be admired and emulated. The

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    Antigone Tragic Hero

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    English 10: Period 5 20 March 2012 Tragic Hero Within the tragic play Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ there is a dichotomy between the two main characters: Antigone and Creon. Throughout the play Antigone and Creon both portray a tragic hero; however‚ Antigone illustrates more qualities of a tragic hero. A tragic hero is one who fails to attain happiness and whose failures excites pity‚ has a great integrity of character‚ and is nether extremely benevolent nor malevolent. These are all qualities Antigone

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    Hamlet Hero Quotes

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    Furthermore‚ the epic of Beowulf is an additional great example of hero in literature‚ providing a hero who stands at the face of danger and his/her enemy with bravery and courage‚ and also various antagonists who act as boosts to the already increasing intensity of what will be the hero’s next move. Beowulf is what is expected of a hero‚ the key to the success of the epic in fact. In a quote found in Beowulf that states‚ “So times were pleasant for people there until finally one‚ a fiend out of

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    Brutus the Tragic Hero

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    *DATE* *TEACHER_NAME* *CLASS _#* *DAY_MONTH_YEAR* Brutus‚ the Tragic Hero There is much debate as to who plays the part of the tragic hero in Julius Caesar‚ but through analysis and literal evidence‚ it can be proved that Marcus Brutus plays the tragic hero. The definition of a tragic hero‚ as by Dictionary.com‚ is “a literary character who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw that‚ combined with fate and external forces‚ brings on a tragedy.” As given by examples in the play‚ Marcus

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    What Is a Tragic Hero?

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    Aristotle wrote down explained what is the "tragic hero" and gave the qualifications and details to seek for when trying to identify one. Arthur Miller explains in his essay‚ Tragedy and the Common Man‚ what tragedy and the common have does and does not have in common. Aristotle thoroughly explains what is a tragic hero. There are 5 points. The first point is that the character is very noble and contains greatness. Usually the character has a higher position than the regular man‚ but has

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    Super Hero in Reality

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    2011 Super Hero in Reality In this novel‚ The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay‚ written by Michael Chabon‚ is trying to illustrate Joe Kavalier as a manifestation of a superhero in the form of a mortal. Joe Kavalier is one of the comic book artists who escaped from Nazi Germany when he was fourteen. Throughout the novel‚ Joe unknowingly personifies a masked superhero. His experiences emulate those of a super hero and he attempts to save the lives of his family as a super hero would save

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    Odysseus as an Epic Hero

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    A true epic hero has many very defining characteristics. Usually you will find this hero to be the ‘alpha male. ’ With an almost super hero personality‚ epic heroes are extremely above an average human being. This character must be of noble birth‚ and as a result‚ this gives them great respect and many resources. There is a deep reverence for the gods and this helps the hero through tough times. An epic hero is bravery than the other characters. They are willing to take bigger risks and reap greater

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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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    3. Tragic Hero & Hamartia :- Aristotle in his ‘Poetics’ has given an ideal concept of tragic hero. According to Aristotle tragic hero in a tragic drama should neither be too good or perfect hero nor be too wicked or bad. Fall of a perfect good man would not arouse pity but it may shock us or disgust us. In the same way‚ utterly wicked person passing from happiness to misery is lacking in proper tragic qualities‚ nevertheless satisfying our moral sense. Thus in the view of Aristotle‚ totally

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    Greek tragedy would not be complete with out a tragic hero. Sophocles wrote Antigone with a specific character in mind for this part. Based on Aristotle’s definition‚ Creon is the tragic hero of Antigone. Creon fits Aristotle’s tragic hero traits as a significant person who is faced with difficult decisions. Creon is significant because he is king. This makes him both renowned and prosperous. Creon is not completely good nor completely bad; he is somewhere in-between‚ as humans are. The audience

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