Tragic Overture

Shakespeare are generally easy to categorize, and the heroes of these plays are equally so. However, in the history play Richard II, Shakespeare’s king is more ambiguous than Hamlet or Romeo– there is no clear cut answer to whether Richard II is a tragic hero... or simply a tragedy. Historically, Richard II was crowned at a very young age, forced into the role of monarch, and thrust without hesitation into the murky world of political intrigue, which perhaps lends his character sympathy because he

it is tragic. Yes, they all fall in the end. But, good lord, what action! So, what is this shortcoming the unfortunate Hamlet possesses that brings about his undeserved end? Before discussing the frailty of this tragic hero, let us examine the word, hamartia, used by Aristotle in “The Poetics”. Hamartia is a particular error in the protagonist’s personality that eventually produces his or her downfall in a tragedy. It is also important to understand the meaning of a tragedy and tragic hero in

yearning for gaining the ultimate power by becoming the King and Queen, and are willing to achieve it by whatever means necessary. Power corrupts their thoughts, behaviours and actions. They become greedy and selfish. As a result of this, they suffer the tragic fate of their own doings. Example of this corruption is first seen when Lady Macbeth decides that she will murder Duncan after reading her husband's letter about the witches prophecies. She refuses to see the difference between right and wrong as

Flanagan represents love as a powerful force that can drive and shape behaviour of others; for it is through love and admiration that society can shape and define people. I am shown how love can both be a power for greatness, but also a power for evil and destruction, “the fantasy of love is that it is force for good but it can also be a terrible force for destruction and for sadness as well.” (Flanagan, “Richard Flanagan’s”) Flanagan’s words on the power of love and the duality of love for both

One of the most famous tragedy was The Bacchae from the Athenian playwright Euripides. The Bacchae won first prize when it premiered at the Theatre of Dionysus in 405 BC, and is known as Euripides greatest work. This tragedy represents the two opposite sides of a man's nature: the rational and civilized side, which is represented by the character of Pentheus, the King of Thebes, and then there is the instinctive side, which is represented by Dionysus. This side feels a connection between man and

Ta-Nehisi Coates' Between the World and Me talks about large portions of the issues confronting today's general public. Coates ponders his own particular life and voices his worries through his narrating. There were numerous takeaways from the novel and is an unquestionable obligation perused for everybody, not simply African Americans. The most effective message in the novel manages what Coates calls the "fantasy." The "fantasy" is the conviction that white individuals have encompassing our reality

The Tragic Hero of Julius Caesar In many stories there is a tragic hero. In Shakespeare’s play, “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”, Marcus Brutus is depicted as the tragic hero, mainly due to his moral superiority and his realization at the end of the play. A tragic hero must exhibit a sense of moral superiority. An epiphany is also included, this is where the hero comes to recognize his mistakes. The audience must also be pulled to sympathize with him. Almost always the tragic hero is prosperous,

I would argue that Samson is a fool. He shames his people by his relations with strange women who manipulate him. Why does the Saga of Samson celebrate a fool? Indeed, I would also argue that Samson is a fool. His story begins with a lot of promises, born from a barren woman who received direct instructions from the angel of the Lord who brought a message to her saying that the child will be a “nazarite” unto god from the womb of his mother, which means a consecrated person to the services of God

The desire to be different in a world full of people trying to be equal, is a challenge most people have encountered. In the short story “Harrison Bergeron,” by Kurt Vonnegut, the main character, or the character which the story is based upon, lives in a futuristic society, which the government has tried to make equal. Harrison is forbidden to use his above average intelligence and physic to stand out, or to become anything more than equal to the average person. The reader becomes aware that Harrison

“You’re breaking every decent human law, every decent human relationship, every decent thing that’s ever happened between your sex and mine” (114). This passage makes me really pity Miranda, and shifts my perspective of how she is truly feeling and all the actions that she has tried to escape have become justifiable. Throughout the story Clegg hypnotized me that what he was doing was right, mostly because he was telling it from his perspective, and I wasn’t in the perspective of Miranda constantly