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Not often is The Godfather Trilogy thought of as a tragedy; however, Aristotle’s principles from The Poetics support the idea that the film, and the character of Michael Corleone, are indeed tragic. A war veteran, Michael goes to his sister’s wedding with the intention of remaining separated from the family’s illegal business affairs, but the assassination attempt on his father leads him to completely change his values for the good of the family. Ironically, his seemingly positive trait of loyalty

Vito Corleone, the “godfather” of the family is a very diverse character. He is intelligent, clever and an excellent speaker. Like the tagline of the movie, he frequently makes an “offer he can’t refuse”. Another trait is his ability to read people, especially during Bonasera’s plea to the don. He is also a ruthless person, if he cannot deal with words, guns and bullets will. Even with his supposed evil, he is seen as many as a very loving father and many people love him. He was clearly hurt when

Corleone family was one the famous crime family in Nek York. Vito Corleone, the leader of the Corleone family, who helped people who were willing to become his friends solve their problems. People also treated Vito in a respectful way and called him Godfather. Many guests attended to Connie Corleone, Godfather’s daughter’s wedding because the Godfather would satisfy all people’s requests. Also, all of Godfather’s sons were attending the big party. Sonny, the biggest son, who was an irritable man

crime family, the Tattaglia, backing Sollozzo he asks the Corleone’s to partner with him but Vito declines and instead tries to spy on the opposition because he feels the drug business to be too dangerous. Many families were not doing as well as the Corleone and were jealous so they went into the drug trade anyway. Sollozzo felt slighted when Vito declined his offer so he and the Tattaglia’s devised a plan to whack the Godfather. The assassination attempt was unsuccessful leading Sollozzo to say in astonishment

the world with his release of The Godfather. The Godfather, who is Vito Corleone, is a man with strong beliefs in family and loyalty and the head of his crime family business. Upon earning his reputation over many years, he is a very powerful and respected man. Don Corleone has three sons and a daughter. The oldest, Sonny, is a very quick-to-anger character and is well known as a rough and violent person. The second oldest, Fredo, is a weak and uninterested man who does not seem to be intrigued by his

was Don Vito Corleone, who became closely related with the Italian Mafia. The novel covers the years from 1945 to 1955 and also provides the backstory of another main character Vito Corleone from early childhood to adulthood. This book has significantly introduced Italian (Mafia) criminal terms like consigliere, caporegime, Cosa Nostra, and omertà to an English audience. The Corleone family head leader is Vito Corleone, whose name is (Italian for "Lionheart") recalls the town of Corleone, Sicily. Vito

“Don” Corleone from the Godfather part III. Ever since movies were given sound gangster films have been major blockbusters throughout the years. In most recent times films like The Godfather trilogy, Scarface, Casino, Goodfellas, and Carlito’s Way, just to name a few, have been conquering box offices throughout America and the world alike. Arguably, the most notable of these gangster films is The Godfather trilogy. Everybody knows the Corleone family from Sicily that was lead by Vito Corleone (Marlon

people and turns them into people that you are rooting for and want them to generally succeed. The way Coppola does this is through the way he develops the characters. The development of these mobsters throughout this movie is fantastic. Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) is the epitome of this concept. At the beginning he is a returning Veteran who wants nothing to do with the family crime business. By the end he has transformed to a ruthless yet caring mob boss. He has a personal conflict that most people

Both Vito and Michael Corleone are apt Machiavellian princes. The juxtaposition of their stories highlights different approaches a prince can have. What Machiavelli calls "prowess" aptly describes how Vito comes to power, he rises through the ranks based on his talents. Michael emerges due to "fortune", being the youngest son he inherits the role by chance. In Cuba, bad "fortune" contributes to the botched assassination attempt on Roth. Michael’s inability to adapt to conditions he does not control