Analysis of characters

Antigone was a Greek tragedy that ended in Antigone’s death along with her brother’s. In the beginning of the of the tragedy we learn of her brother’s death “Creon buried our brother Eteocles with military honors, gave him a soldier’s funeral, and it was right that he should; but Polyneices, they fought as bravely and died as miserably, they say that Creon has sworn No one shall bury him,” (LN 15-20). King Creon’s decision for not giving Polyneices a proper burial is because he was a traitor.

In Macbeth by William Shakespeare a man gets to the throne of king through power and murder, Duncan is the first king of Scotland, then Macbeth finds out that he is in line to be king next, so he is pressured by his wife Lady Macbeth to kill Duncan. Macbeth later feels guilty about what he did to Duncan, and this leads to speculation if Macbeth is truly a bad guy or not; however, Macbeth shows that he’s hard to control. In Act I, Macbeth says: “ If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well It

All humans can be manipulated or changed by inside and outside affects, some that are good while others are bad. This can all be related through books/plays and the characters change throughout them. In the play Macbeth written by Shakespeare, the title character has a major conquest to become king. Throughout his process, he is affected by both internal and external forces. These affects really come in to play as the play progresses and several terrible things happen. In the end, Macbeths demise

Discuss how the title helped to explain some aspect of Jesus’ character or role and why that would be attractive to the audience of the writer. The titles of Jesus helped us as Christians understand Jesus character and why he came to redeem the world. It showed how much Jesus loved each one of us. It demonstrated what Jesus as the savior sacrificed to save us from sin. The word is the promise of God who wrote the Bible as a tool to help us every day as we face challenges. Explain why two of the names

In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, women, his downfall, tempt the title character into going against his own nature. No matter how many times Macbeth talks himself out of doing something he will regret, he falls victim to the witches and Lady Macbeth. The way they manipulate him causes him to commit acts that he normally would not do, eventually leading to Macbeth’s mental break down. The manipulation of Macbeth starts at the beginning. The witches tell Macbeth prophecies of what will happen and

better.’ The world presses the idea that change is always a good thing, but is it really? In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, characters display that change isn’t always good. The characters are put in unbearable situations where they feel and need for a change to happen to sort out the issues. There are Acts of selfishness, betrayal, then realization. three characters that show this need of change.. John Procter changes a little through out the play, Abigail Williams tries to change the people

emotions that go along with them impact people deeply, but in order for the full value of the action to be carried out people must not overthink their actions. Hamlet’s actions completely contradict the actions of the other characters because Hamlet is one of only characters who thinks about the impact of his actions. By reading Hamlet’s soliloquies it’s clear that Hamlet is a confused and indecisive person who is unsure as to what he wants. It’s also evident that Hamlet could be afraid and could

Whilst the character of Macbeth is initially portrayed as a noble kinsman, his ambition and motivation, directly influenced by the witches and Lady Macbeth, ultimately transforms him into a corrupt and ruthless tyrant. William Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy “Macbeth” clearly depicts this notion of change, illustrated through Shakespeare's utilisation of literary techniques. The tragic downfall of Macbeth is mainly attributed to Macbeth’s own greed and hubris. Macbeth’s hubris and ambition usurps

Whenever people hear the word “hero”, they portray in their minds a perfect person, who always choose the correct decisions, and saves many people; but not all heroes demonstrate a flawless life and deserve the title hero. In the great epic poem by Homer, Odyssey, Odysseus embodies the classic hero quality Greek culture respects—bravery and intelligence. Many readers admire Odyssey’s heroic qualities, ignoring the fact Odyssey also had weaknesses. While the readers could focus on the triumphs and

literature is a minor character whose differences to the main character highlight specific traits. There are two specific characters in Shakespeare’s Hamlet that exemplify those attributes of a “foil” to Prince Hamlet. Horatio, who is Hamlet’s closest confidant and his best friend, is there to balance out Hamlet’s angst. Laertes is the brother of Ophelia, Hamlet’s love interest and a nobleman of Denmark. Laertes sees that opportunity for revenge and takes it right away. These characters differ from Hamlet