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    Creon as the True Tragic Hero of Antigone “But now at last our new king is coming: Creon of Thebes” (Sophocles 1.1). This quote is found in Sophocles’ play Antigone. The main characters from Antigone‚ Creon and Antigone‚ are often confused as to who is the true tragic hero. Aristotle’s theory as to what a true tragic hero is includes one who starts the play in a noble stature‚ one whose tragic flaw leads them to a downfall‚ one who receives a punishment that exceeds the crime‚ and one who learns

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    of a Tragic Hero. One reason Creon is visibly a Tragic

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    The great Gatsby Chapter reflections [pic] Chapter 1 Title: Revelation of personalities Quote: "Whenever you feel like criticizing any one‚ just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had." (Chapter 1 pg. 1) In these days‚ some societies judge people based on their class‚ if you are poor and act differently then they see you below them and if you are rich than you are more important and well recognized. In my opinion I agree

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    poets including Virgil and Horace. These three people were all wealthy‚ successful people‚ such as those that live on Long Island. In this quote‚ Nick says he “bought a dozen volumes on banking and credit and investment securities‚” with the intention of becoming as successful as Midas and Morgan and Mæcenas‚ or at least his fellow Long Islanders. This quote reveals to the reader Nick’s aspiration and determination to be like his wealthy and successful “friends” that are not worth anything near how

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    TEMPLATE Triple Entry Notebook – July 4‚ 2014 F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ The Great Gatsby. Chapters 1-2. 1. ”In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since. ‘Whenever you feel like criticizing any one‚’ he told me‚ ‘just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.’“ (1) 2. “And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees‚ just as things grow in fast movies

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    Lang.&Lit 10 The Great Gatsby History Mark Twain once said “History doesn’t repeat itself‚ but it does rhyme.” This quote means that people can never exactly recreate something and feel the way they did before but they can always achieve something similar.In the novel the Great Gatsby we come across this same idea of people trying to repeat the past but only get as close to rhyme of the past. In the novel we see Gatsby who is blinded by the past and was unable to

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    The great Gatsby Nick Carraway starts off the book by telling the advice of his father. “In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since. ‘Whenever you feel like criticizing any one‚’ he told me‚ ‘just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantage that you’ve had’”. (Fitzgerald‚ pg. 7). In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald’s‚ Fitzgerald creates an artificial world where all the characters sole purpose

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    Great Gatsby Essay In The Great Gatsby‚ many characters were portrayed‚ all with their own little quirks and characteristics. However‚ one of the most interesting characters is Tom. That is because he is one of the most arrogant‚ self-serving characters in the book. He sometimes bursts out with white supremacist ideas‚ such as when he mentions that whites created civilization. He also has the habit of putting people down‚ such as when he has an affair with Myrtle‚ and makes fun of her husband.

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    Tragic Hero From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia A tragic hero is a protagonist with a tragic flaw‚ also known as fatal flaw‚ which eventually leads to his demise. The concept of the tragic hero was created in ancient Greek tragedy and defined by Aristotle. Usually‚ the realization of fatal flaw results in catharsis or epiphany. The tragic flaw is sometimes referred to as an Achilles ’ heel after the single fatal flaw of the Greek warrior Achilles. [citation needed] Aristotelian tragic

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    Longing For the Past With the moonlight beating down on Gatsby with an almost sad‚ dim glow‚ Gatsby’s heart slowly breaks watching Daisy and Tom share a meal‚ talking‚ neither of them unhappy‚ just peaceful. Gatsby knows he has lost‚ but he is unable to let go of Daisy‚ and thus‚ he waits outside of her and Tom’s apartment until the early hours of the next morning just holding on to the smallest bit of hope that he has left. At this point‚ Gatsby is pathetically waiting for what he had been hoping for

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