Essays Tagged: "tragic flaw"

Sophocles portrayal of unversal justice through Oedipus the king

the divine order. Oedipus served Thebes as a great ruler, loved by his subjects; but it is his one tragic flaw, hubris, which dooms his existence, regardless of the character attributes that make him ... nd Teiresias that serve as Sophocles' archetypes of the ideal Greeks, playing opposite Oedipus, the tragic hero. While Oedipus is a good man, Sophocles illustrates the strict obedience required by the ...

(3 pages) 192 0 4.3 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature

Romeo and Juliet as a Tragedy

o doubt a tragedy.Shakespeare has included all the necessary elements for a tragedy. The play has a tragic heroof high standing who dies. The hero opposes some conflicting force. The hero has a tragic ... ing out evil. Indeed, Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy.In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is the tragic hero. He is the only son of the Montaguefamily, therefor he is of high standing and very weal ...

(3 pages) 60 0 5.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Romeo & Juliet

THE ELEMENTS THAT ESTABLISH ROMEO AND JULIET AS A TRAGEDY

agedy is identified as a story that ends unhappily due to the fall of the protagonist, which is the tragic hero. For a play to be a tragedy, there must be a tragic hero. In the play Romeo and Juliet, ... For a play to be a tragedy, there must be a tragic hero. In the play Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is the tragic hero. The theme of tragedy plays a great role in the play Romeo and Juliet. By analyzing Rome ...

(5 pages) 122 0 4.0 Dec/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Romeo & Juliet

Hamlet and his Tragic Flaw

Question: Does Hamlet have a tragic flaw? If so, what is it and how does it effect his surroundings and how does it effect Hamlet ... is surroundings and how does it effect Hamlet himself? What is the outcome of his flaw?Hamlet has a tragic flaw in his personality and behavior. His flaw is that he is overly concerned with death and ...

(3 pages) 152 0 3.7 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Hamlet

King Lear

an death or calamity, but in fact, it refers to a series of steps which leadsto the downfall of the tragic hero and eventually to his tragic death. Lear, the maincharacter in King Lear was affirmed as ... ause the play meets all therequirements of a tragedy. In order for a character to be qualified as a tragic hero, hemust be in a high status on the social chain and the hero also possesses a tragic fla ...

(6 pages) 105 0 4.8 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Macbeth's Tragic Flaw

Sometimes a tragic hero is created, not through his own villainy),but rather through some flaw in him, he being ... e.' (Poetics, Aristotle). Every great tragedy isdominated by a protagonist who has within himself a tragic flaw, too much ortoo little of one of Aristotle's twelve virtues. In Macbeth, by WilliamShake ... n leading thearmies of England. Often people read the play and automatically concludethat Macbeth's tragic flaw is his ambition; that he is compelled to commitso many acts of violence by his lust for ...

(4 pages) 111 0 4.4 Dec/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Macbeth

Discuss Macbeth as a tragic hero - his strengths, his weaknesses, his tragic flaw and the effect of outside influences on his nature.

Discuss Macbeth as a tragic hero - his strengths, his weaknesses, his tragic flaw and the effect of outside influences on ... of outside influences on his nature.The contributions of Macbeth towards his fate in becoming the 'tragic hero' is evident from the first act. Like other of Shakespearean plays, the tragic hero, Macb ... ty.In general, the witches and Lady Macbeth were responsible for causing Macbeth ambition to become tragic flaw. Lady Macbeth, although not having any direct influences on Macbeth's fate, affected his ...

(3 pages) 169 1 4.3 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Macbeth

Hamlet's Tragic Flaw

Hamlet as a Tragic HeroWilliam Shakespeare, the greatest playwright of the English language, wrote a total of 37 ... of Denmark and the murdered king's son's quest for revenge. Its main character, Hamlet, possesses a tragic flaw which obstructs his desire for revenge and ultimately brings about his death. This tragi ... bstructs his desire for revenge and ultimately brings about his death. This tragic flaw makes him a tragic hero, a character who is destroyed because of a major weakness, as his death at the end could ...

(4 pages) 324 0 4.1 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Hamlet

The Cause of Macbeth's Ruin

s ruin is his uncontrollable ambition. His desires take control of his actions and this becomes his tragic flaw. It prevents him from becoming aware of when to stop; he is never fully satisfied as his ... lling his own ambitions rather than performing his role as a king.Macbeth's ruin is a result of his tragic flaw which is his 'vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself' (Act.1,Sc.7,Ln.27). It made him ...

(7 pages) 116 0 4.9 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Macbeth

An Essay on Oedipus Rex

drama Oedipus Rex is clearly a tragedy. It definitely meets the fivemain criteria for a tragedy: a tragic hero of noble birth, a tragic flaw, a fall from grace, amoment of remorse, and catharsis.Oedi ... told thatOedipus is the son of Polybus, he is still of noble birth; Polybus is king of Corinth.The tragic flaw, or mistake that a character makes, in Oedipus Rex does notactually take place during th ...

(2 pages) 160 0 3.7 Aug/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature

Hamlet, by Shakespeare

s torevenge the ignoble deed. This revenge, which the play iscentered upon, is hindered by Hamlet's tragic flaw and isseen in the above passage. The flaw, hesitation, impedeshis ability to avenge his ...

(3 pages) 71 0 3.7 Dec/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Comparison of Tragedies written by Miller and Aristotle

of an individual whose character isgood but not perfect and his misfortunes are brought about by thetragic flaw. This flaw is the part of the character that personifieshim as being tragic. Miller uses ... democracy in Romeeven if it means killing the one he loves, Caesar. Brutus possessesone of the most tragic flaws. He is too nice of a person andtherefore he gets taken advantage of. He lets Cassius pe ...

(3 pages) 107 0 3.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The True Tragic Hero in Antigone

There is still a great debate on who is, in fact, the true tragic hero in Sophocles' Antigone. Many hold that it must be Antigone, herself; after all, the play ... herself; after all, the play does bear her name. But in actuality, Creon, not Antigone, is the rue tragic hero. In order to determine whether or not Creon is the true tragic hero, one will first have ... hether or not Creon is the true tragic hero, one will first have to answer the question, "What is a tragic hero?" Aristotle, when discussing the nature of such a hero in his theory of drama, states th ...

(2 pages) 93 0 3.6 Jul/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

MacBeth - The Tragic Hero, Is MacBeth A "Tragic Hero?," MacBeth by Shakespeare

The Character of Macbeth fits Shakespeare's definition of a tragic hero. He let his main flaw, which is his ambition becomes his undoing. Three aspects of this ... nly driving force behind his desire to be king. Macbeth starts of as a true, noble man, but let his tragic flaw become his undoing.The prophecies that were told to Macbeth during his meeting with the ... the present king, king Duncan. The witches new about Macbeth's ambitions and saw that they were his tragic flaw, so they used that flaw to manipulate him into evil doings.He shall spurn fate, scorn de ...

(4 pages) 273 2 4.6 Sep/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Macbeth

Oedipus - defying the divine order

the divine order. Oedipus served Thebes as a great ruler, loved by his subjects; but it is his one tragic flaw, arrogance, which dooms his existence, regardless of the character attributes that make ... and Teiresias that serve as Sophocles' examples of the ideal Greeks, playing opposite Oedipus, the tragic hero. While Oedipus is a good man, Sophocles portrays the strict obedience required by the go ...

(3 pages) 54 0 3.6 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Tess: A interpretation that describes Angel as disilusioned through his view of farmers and tess. Perputuates the effects of this misonception on Angel

and reality, not only with Tess, but also with his pre-misconceptions of the lives of a farmer. The tragic flaw is the mistake of making a misunderstanding. The tragedy of human existence, spoken of b ... as all his local livery. Beneath it was something educated, reserved, subtle, sad, differing.?(128) Tragic and contradictory in nature, the struggle of Angel to persist in becoming a farmer is reflect ...

(3 pages) 119 1 4.1 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

An analysis of The Crucible. It analyzes the possibility of John Proctor being a tragic hero.

Tragic, Hero, or in BetweenA tragic hero can be defined as one who is a stature of society, battles ... events of great consequences, dies or suffers complete loss in other ways due to this battle, has a tragic flaw that, in part, causes his downfall, but in the end, is found to be worthy. Tragic heroes ... of literature. In the playwright, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, John Proctor is portrayed as the tragic hero. John Proctor demonstrates all the properties necessary to be considered a tragic hero.J ...

(2 pages) 52 0 5.0 Dec/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Essay is about macbeth and how his wife, witch's prophecy, and his conscience lead to his down fall

beth. While the conflict is led by Macbeth's troubled conscience, his own internal conflict and his tragic flaw. It is clearly visible that Macbeth's own character is at fault for his tragic downfall. ...

(3 pages) 61 1 4.1 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Bookreport: Things Fall Apart Author: Chinua Achebe Describes the book as a tragedy, shows evidence about why Okonkwo makes this book a tragedy.

The Tragedy of LifeThings Fall ApartChinua Achebe describes to us a tragic story about a "strong man" whose life is run by his own anger and fear of himself. The defini ... h the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw, moral weakness, or inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances. Essentially, Okonk ...

(4 pages) 96 0 3.7 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Having looked at a variety of critical studies, and having weighed the evidence, what do you consider to be the most important motives behind Iago's actions in Shakespeare's 'Othello'?

is motives and actions engage the audience from the beginning. Although the importance of Othello's tragic flaw is undeniable, Iago's coolly manipulative nature plays a definitive part in Othello's do ... chinations, Iago seems to lose control of them. Perhaps momentum is a factor in Othello's rapid and tragic downfall. That Iago's planning lacks detail and is spontaneous is demonstrated in his private ...

(6 pages) 65 0 4.5 Feb/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare