Romeo And Juliet Tragic Hero Research Paper

This paper explores the novel Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong by David Walsh, who published the novel at the end of 2012. This novel is about Walsh’s journey as he follows Lance Armstrong and his life as a cyclist for 13 years as Lance deals with critics and skepticisms about his correlation with doping. Lance Armstrong was a glorified athlete who won many Tour de France titles after conquering testicular cancer. He was widely appreciated for cycling, but many people were questioning how he was able to make such a comeback after his cancer diagnosis. This book explores what happens from David Walsh’s point of view and the struggles he had to face as a Tour de France sports journalist: whether he should just celebrate Armstrong’s victories or question his usage of drugs. The purpose of this paper is to give a brief summary of the novel, and to reflect on the novel while still linking it to the issues and concepts of drugs and cheating in sports.

The media controls the ideological values, attitudes and beliefs the public sees through the use of different text structures that support their article. The article ‘Cousins pleads guilty to drugs charges’ (Brown, A. 2012. Cousins pleads guilty to drugs charges. Retrieved:- http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/cousins-pleads-guilty-to-drugs-charges-20120627-211jo.html) expresses clearly that they do not value a lair, have a negative attitude towards drugs and they believe that the sports star Ben Cousins never really got over his abuse of drugs. Ben Cousins was once at the top of his game and was considered to be an example of a typical sportsperson, now he has lost that title through his abuse of drugs.

From the worldly perspective, people can be inclined to compromise ethical beliefs for their perceived benefit in doing so. In this case, having a coach ignoring performance enhancing drug use to continue a winning record, and teammates that are “pushing” the use creates tension for a developing athlete. Just because a substance is not yet illegal does not make it “right” to consume; the substance still offers an advantage over those who are not using it. “One hundred percent of community sports instructors…reported that they have a role to play in preventing doping” (Backhouse, 2012, p.170). With this knowledge, it becomes clear that there is a negative connotation associated with using performance enhancing drugs, and for good reason, “94% of community sports instructors indicated that doping should be outlawed due to its negative effects on health” (Backhouse, 2012, p.170).

In various occasions there have been several scandals with celebrities and other important people. Some celebrities and athletes have successfully dodged the media attention on some scandals. However, Ryan Lochte was not fortunate enough to keep his scandal a secret, and was soon exposed to the world of his wronging’s during the Olympic Games. Soon after his exposure, many companies that sponsored Lochte wanted out. Speedo was one of the main brands to discontinue Lochte’s sponsor and released an explanation on twitter. In addition, The Atlantic wrote about the issue with Lochte and the several companies that were quick to end their sponsorship with Lochte. Both texts are different, but each are a representation of what happens when someone like Lochte makes mistakes. While the speedo tweet only focuses on Lochte and their brand, The Atlantic expands on the various decisions of other companies. While both authors do an excellent job of conveying and interpreting their reasoning, The

The Classic play of “Romeo and Juliet” was written by William Shakespeare about two star-crossed lovers who met and fell in love. With the two’s families feuding, the lovers had a secret marriage but everything takes a turn for the worst when they both commit suicide because they feel life is not worth living without each other. At this time it was known as the renaissance time period which marks the beginning bridge between the middle ages and modern ages. The renaissance was a time when history was looked at as a time of greatness and that because of the fall of the Roman Empire, Europe had entered a time known as the “Dark Ages.” Shakespeare wrote many plays including “Romeo and Juliet” that had readers questioning his views of men and their

To concur with William Moller I believe “we, the public, place the best athletes on pedestals.” (pg. 547) It 's no ones fault but the user for taking drugs but Moller in his article argues that society plays a part. The article makes the reader wonder if anyone can really help but take this one little drug that will move them much farther ahead. That even maybe it 's our fault for giving so much fame and attention to athletes that play well.

Michael Phelps is an American icon. He is a widely known professional swimmer representing the most decorated Olympic Athlete of all time. Phelps held a positive reputation until the release of an image in which the 23-year-old swimmer was allegedly smoking marijuana from a pipe (bong). This image received much commentary and attention from the public and this study was designed to analyze and evaluate the repair strategies used by Phelps, his sponsors and his organization to repair the crisis. The main crisis involved the release of the photograph of Phelps and created a need to present an image defense.

In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is "a tragic hero.” This is according to Aristotle’s definition, a tragic hero is a character “who is neither completely good nor completely bad, but also a member of royalty.” Romeo is a tragic hero because he does many good things, but many bad things, as well. For example, he is a Montague and he marries Juliet, who is a Capulet. This is prohibited, so Romeo is bad. However, Romeo does everything he can to keep Juliet happy and risks his life for her, which makes him good. Romeo is also a man of royalty because he is Montague’s son. Romeo’s character has many contradictions, which makes the audience think, “is he good or bad?” Asking these questions and not knowing the answer leads

The play of Romeo and Juliet is different from William Shakespeare’s other tragedies in that there is not a clear distinction of individual heroes. The two protagonists are more passive than active; both are naïve and lacking understanding. The hero is often thought to be the romantic, yet often hysterical, Romeo. But Romeo’s immoral background, emotional outbursts, mishap murders, and foolish actions make him a poor candidate for a hero. Juliet proves to be more innocent than Romeo because she possesses more rigorous moral ethics. Juliet is also more successful in overcoming the obstacles that she is faced with throughout the play. While both characters

This is a material world promoting material values, thus meaning that it should not be surprising to see individuals being willing to do everything in their power in order to make profits. Or should it? The sports community today is troubled by a series of athletes who have yielded to society's pressures and abandoned their principles with the purpose of taking performance enhancing drugs. It is difficult to determine if it would be normal for the masses to judge these individuals, concerning that they are actually one of the reasons for which these people have come to consider taking performance enhancing drugs in the first place. However, the only ones who can judge them are other hard-working sportspersons who have stood by their principles and who respect the idea of sport in general.

That’s when his tumultuous life in 2004 comes into play, when he was only nineteen years old. Phelps was found driving while under the influence of alcohol in Maryland, which led to an eighteen month probation. That wouldn’t be quite so bad if five years later, he was pasted all over the front of tabloids; not for his swimming acumen, but instead due to a photo of him smoking marijuana at a University of South Carolina party. Not the worst act ever committed, but his sponsors over at Kellogg didn’t particularly appreciate the photo. He was subsequently cut from the supplier of boxed sugars and carbohydrates, and given a three month. Following this, in 2014, Michael Phelps was yet again found driving under the influence, and was barred from the World Championships the subsequent year. Due to his absence, his teammates were unable to qualify for several top-tier swimming finals, a consequence with deep

The trailer for Fellowes and Carlei's 'Romeo and Juliet' sets the stage for the audience by underscoring the tragedy that befalls its main characters. The romantic love between Romeo and Juliet is suggested to be doomed from the start through the use of various visual and auditory cues in the trailer. The following essay will aim to elaborate on this idea of a romantic relationship that is fated to end in tragedy.

“A theater, a literature, an artistic expression that does not speak for its own time has no relevance” -Dario Fo. Some people argue that classic plays, books, and novels are important in modern day human culture. Others argue that literary works before the 1900’s are extremely outdated and are completely preposterous to current society. So does this mean that great pieces from poets, and writers like Poe, Dickens, and Shakespeare have loss their meaning? The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is an irrelevant work for a person in present time due to its lack of understanding, extraneous love affairs, and inappropriate promoting of unnecessary killings.

The tragic hero is the protagonist of the story; the purpose of a tragic hero is to evoke sad emotions, such as pity or fear from the audience. The flaw or mistake of the tragic hero leads to their downfall. Although the hero has been defeated, humanity is shown to have redeeming qualities. Three main theories of the tragic hero are the Aristotelian model, the Shakespearean model, and the modern tragic hero. Each model has five defining characteristics, which are nobility, hamartia, downfall, anagnorisis, and suffering. In the Shakespearean mode of tragedy, the play Romeo and Juliet best models the tragic hero. For instance, nobility is characterized by being upper class and having elevated character. Romeo satisfies both these criteria through

Finally, Ben Johnson’s doping history has meant that viewers of future athletic achievements have become sceptical and unable to trust that an athlete has attained such a feat on only biological and natural ability. Of course, this scandal is not the only reason that audiences have reservations about the legitimacy of their