Flaw

I think that Oedipus’ most tragic flaw is his impulsiveness when in times of anger. I attribute this mainly to both Oedipus’ quickness to anger and also his innate compulsively violent behavior. Separate neither of these are good traits to possess, however together they bring about an even worse flaw. A major plot point in the story is one that they touch on fully throughout; the death of Former King Laius. Oedipus, in a blind rage, not only fulfilled half of his prophecy, that he would “murder his

a tragic flaw? Western religion tries to answer this with the seven deadly sins: lust, gluttony, wrath, sloth, greed, envy, and pride. However, all of these traits can be found in everyone to a certain degree. So does Oedipus poses a tragic flaw? Certainly, in a catholic point of view, but does it cause Oedipus’ demise? In the case of Oedipus his downfall was brought not only by his flaw but by the flaws of others. From examining the work as a whole it is clear that Oedipus’ tragic flaw helps the

In the play Antigone by Sophocles there is more than one tragic hero. In the story the tragic hero of this play is Creon which is the king of Thebes. Creon’s flaw is his pride and stubbornness. He expressed these traits when challenged by his niece Antigone, and even his own son, through many different ideas, actions, and words. Creon does things in his own way knowing that nobody around him agrees with what he is trying to do. In the beginning Creon has set a law against the burial of his nephew

By: Anonymous Plot Flaws in The Great Gatsby: The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, was a novel that epitomizes the time in our history known as the roaring twenties. It was a time of great extravagances and frolicsome attitudes. The novel also revealed the darker side of this time with its underlying themes of greed and betrayal on the part of many of the characters. The novel as a whole seems to be a very well thought out piece of literature with little or no flaws. However, if studied a

Imagine your worst character flaw being displayed for the entire world to see and make fun of you about it. What you would like to do is just go hide from the world for the rest of your life, but that was prohibited for Hester in The Scarlet Letter. For Hester, she committed adultery in the novel and she was given an “A” to wear on her chest. She wore the letter proudly and had to stand on the scaffold for everyone to see her shame with her child. For myself, I had to wear a past act that I was

becoming a military general. In the military Othello meets Cassio and Iago, he chooses Cassio as his lieutenant which upsets Iago. The promotion of Cassio begins to show jealousy in the play. Even though Othello is not a ruler in Venice, his tragic flaws are jealousy and gullibility, therefore Othello is easily manipulated by Iago because Othello feels the need to be accepted. Iago plans to revenge Othello for not choosing

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a tragic flaw as a flaw in character that brings about the downfall of the hero of a tragedy. In Much Ado About Nothing, by William Shakespeare, two brothers retreat to a harbor city in Italy, called Messina, after war with each other where one young soldier, Claudio, falls in love. But, like everyone, Claudio has a tragic flaw. Actually, you could argue Claudio is the most tragically-flawed character in Much Ado About Nothing as he is gullible, doesn’t think

degeneration of character so typical of a tragic hero. It is this complete pity that makes the death of Othello so tragic as the audience lends their full hopeful support until the inevitable and unavoidable fall. The evil side of Othello’s tragic flaw came from without, in the form of

Watching God. Their relationship is authentic and real life, and it happens this way because of how Zora Neale Hurston includes flaws in their relationship. These flaws help readers to understand how this idea of three dimensionality, a rounded and natural relationship, can help relate their previous or present relationships to the pair. Hurston's incorporation of flaws in Tea Cake and Janie’s relationship helps to verify the three dimensionality and authenticity of their relationship. In the beginning

In Aristotle’s first book, the Poetics, the term hamaratia was introduced, which had been interpreted into a “fatal flaw” or “an error of judgment” by a hero which would then lead to said hero’s downfall. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Hamlet’s “fatal flaw” is his indecisive nature which ultimately leads to his demise. Hamlet struggles throughout the play with deciding whether or not he should avenge his father’s death by killing the murderer. The consequences of either decision were constantly weighing