Rubeus Hagrid Character Analysis

My first claim, is that the most important event is when Harry was appointed as a wizard by a member of staff from Hogwarts. This was the start of the entire Harry Potter novels, because he would always return to his Witchcraft and Wizardry School every year. The texts states that Hagrid, the Keeper of the Keys, says “Harry - yer a wizard”. My reasoning for this piece of text is that, If Harry never met Hagrid then he would have never known he was destined to be a great wizard in the future.

away suddenly. This happened to Creon. He is considered a tragic hero because he is a

He has excellent instincts that help him in battle. As a demi-god, Percy is very brave. “A strange fire burned in my stomach. The weirdest thing was: it wasn't fear. It was anticipation. The desire for revenge. Hades had tried to kill me three times so far, with the Fury, the Minotaur, and the hellhound. It was his fault my mother had disappeared in a flash of light. Now he was trying to frame me and my dad for a theft we hadn't committed.” This is an important part in the story because it shows that he doesn't fear the God of the Underworld. This proves that Percy has grown tremendously throughout the story. Although he lacks his friend's intellect, Percy is extremely loyal and brave, which is constantly shown in the

“Am I to rule this land at someone else’s whim or by myself?” (Lines 836-837) says Creon, angrily to his son Haemon, who is attempting to reason with him about the execution of his fiance, Antigone. This causes an uproar between the two and brings out Creon's selfish intentions. Throughout the story the conflict with the ideals and motivations between the two change the theme of the story from love and loyalty to hatred and betrayal. This not only contributes to Creon’s characteristics of a tragic hero, but also to the suicide of both, Antigone and Haemon.

     He claims that acts of kindness, charity and benevolence are always actions that the performer believes will result in a beneficial consequence for himself. Hobbes’ basis for this argument lies in the concept of

"I can show the wise Hrothgar a way to defeat his enemy and find respite if any respite is to reach him, ever. I can calm the turmoil and terror in his mind." (Beowulf lines 279-281)

“You notice how in winter floods the trees/ which bend before the storm preserve their twigs/ the ones who stand against it are destroyed”(p280). Those who listen to advice, who don’t let their pride get in the way, have a habit of making fewer mistakes. In the play Antigone Creon, the king, is not one of those who listen. In Sophocles’ ancient tragedy the conflicting words, actions, and ideas of Haemon and Creon develop the king as a tragic hero through the exposure of his hubris while their interactions develop the themes of excessive pride and shifting loyalties. Haemon’s well structured argument’s first appeals to Creon’s beliefs and ego but then shifts to present his own beliefs and those of the citizens of Thebes, and when his attempt

Harlequin characters have acted as a precursor to the modern model of clowns. Within the Italian genre of the commedia dell’arte. Within this genre, the harlequin is a stock character recognized for foolish behavior and stupidity. These traits have traditionally defined the character, and are often the core components of the character’s emotional and psychological depth. However, the figure has been portrayed as a more complex character. A clear contrast between the idiotic nature of the traditional archetype and the psychologically-developed persona is displayed in the differing portrayals in Carlo Goldoni’s The Servant of Two Masters and Molière’s The Imaginary Invalid.

"I wouldn't let him see me cry, I was so enraged. He used a foot ruler, and when I jerked my smarting palms back, he made me hold them out again. He looked at my dry eyes in a kind of fury, as though he'd failed unless he drew water from them." (Page 9) Hagar's father straps her hands with a ruler but even as a child, she will not let her tears be seen, she will not let him see that he is hurting her. Even when her brother Dan is near death, she will not comfort him, for it requires that she act as their mother, which to her is despicable. "But all I could think of was that meek woman I'd never seen, the woman Dan was said to resemble so much an from whom he'd inherited a frailty I could not help but detest, however much a part of me wanted to sympathize." Hagar cannot bear the thought of pretending to be someone as feeble and weak as their mother. Throughout her marriage, Hagar never lets Bram know that she enjoyed their lovemaking. "He never knew. I never let him know, it was all inner. (Page 81) When Hagar's husband Bram dies she does not shed a tear, not even when there is only her son to witness it. "But when we'd buried Bram and come home again and lighted lamps for the evening, it was John who cried, not I." (Page 184) Still, when her son John dies she does not weep, as if she had been born without tear ducts. "The night my son died I was

In the same fashion that the law binds the Biblical Hagar to Abram and Sarah, Hagar Shipley is bound by - as D. Blewett points out - the Currie code of values, the Shipley freedom, and the Manawakan elitist attitude, in addition to her own pride (Blewett 36). Hagar Shipley is a modernised version of the Biblical Hagar, in that, people can no longer be bound as slaves in western culture but are, quite often, bound by personal or social restraints, like Hagar is. Hagar's freedom is limited by the conflicting influences - internal versus external - in her own life. The Currie virtue keeps Hagar from expressing any outward form of emotion, which, ultimately, limits or ruins the majority of her relationships, including her marriage to Brampton Shipley. Initially attracted to the Shipley casualness and freedom, because it is the exact opposite to the Currie conformity, Hagar marries Bram, a poor farmer and social

The wizards and witches of the Gryffindor House all have a similar sense of morality, bravery, courage, and determination, in which they pride themselves on, and is a deciding factor in their appointment into this house. The students that represent Gryffindor have high moral standards and a natural instinct to always do the right thing and fight for their beliefs no matter the consequences. These ideologies have been exemplified by the founder of the Gryffindor House, Godric Gryffindor, in an attempt to encourage students who have the same traits. However, these students can often be seen as reckless, due to their

Hobbes believed that in nature people had to do whatever was necessary to survive and that even if living together, people were still likely to fight. His view of people was dark and most likely due to the horrors of a series of political schemes and armed conflicts he had seen during the English Civil War. He believed that a contract was necessary. Hobbes felt that people were not capable of living in a democratic society. Instead, a single dominant ruler was needed, and if everyone did their part, then the community would function smoothly. Hobbes’ theory is unlike Locke and Rousseau’s. He believed that once the people gave power to the government, the people gave up the right to that power. It would essentially be the cost of the safety the people were seeking.

Percy Jackson is a twelve year old boy that lives in New York, in modern time. He has attended a few private schools for troubled students (Riordan 1). In fact, he describes himself as a “troubled kid” with dyslexia and ADHD (Riordan 7). Percy is used to being the loner of the group, after attending six schools in the past six years which probably means he doesn’t make many friends. (Schmoop). His classmates do not have a need to scramble for money.

Every time we watch a TV show, we tend to relate our life to the characters’ life and depending in their personalities, actions, and beliefs we either fall in love with them from the start or we learn to love them throughout the show. As I was watching Rome, definitely, one of the characters that called my attention the most was Lucius Vorenus. To be honest, I did not like him so much at the beginning because I could not understand why he was acting in such an impulsive way, without taking a little time to think before reacting to the situations. However, as the show progresses I started to fall in love with his character seeing how he develops into a better version of himself, fighting for what he believes it is right and learning to express his feelings to others. Although, Vorenus and the consequences of his actions contributes to the downfall of the Roman Republic, I strongly believe he is one of the most important characters in the show that is extremely loyal to the Republic, to his family, and to his honor.

Socrates, a Greek philosopher once said: "Each one must know himself." Unfortunately, most of us are not aware of our true character. Social conventions are the main cause making us repress what we really think and feel. Only when unexpected events happen, we do have an opportunity to take a close look at our hidden self. "The Story of An Hour" by Kate Chopin reflects the dramatic development process of Mrs. Mallard's character through the death of her husband; it demonstrates that the true identity cannot be sheltered forever.