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    Is Troy a Tragic Hero? In the dramatic play, “Fences” by August Wilson, Troy qualifies as a Tragic Hero due to his inability to see life from someone else's perspective eventually leading to his downfall. A Tragic Hero is someone who is responsible for their own fate. It also means the apparent “hero” meets a tragic death due to his tragic flaw. F. Scott Fitzgerald once said, “Show me a hero, and I’ll write you a tragedy.” All heroes have their hamartia and with Troy being one of them he has one

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    the universe. There are five categories of archetypes: The hero, the circle, the journey, the garden, and gods as human beings. Just I mentioned before, there are different archetypes, and I will talk about the heroic archetypes. Most of the myths are about the hero's journey. Hero is a person who has the supernatural powers, often semi-divine origin. And the heroic myth's features include the birth of the hero, early recognition of the hero, do great deeds, and loss of power.

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    Women have always substantially held traditional roles as well as often seen of different powers in aiding in benefit of the hero or aiding in his or her defeat. I chose to look at works from two genres we covered. I will be discussing women in the text of hero and that of a tragic hero. My goal is to compare and contrast women in both stories of heroes and those of tragic heroes. In a mythical journey our hero’s goal is to find success, completeness, power, or extraordinary knowledge which would

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    What Is Greed In Aias

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    including Odysseus. “ “Melenaus and Agamemnon wanted to leave Aias’ body on the street, so animals could devour his corpse for food.” “To the audience’s surprise, Odysseus, the one who received the armor instead of Aias and the one who Aias despised the most, convinced Menelaus and Agamemnon to allow Teucer to bury Aias.” In my opinion, Odysseus allowed a burial of Aias mainly because what goes around, come around. It was not because Odysseus liked Aias and not because Odysseus was

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    development of Odysseus, the epic hero, in his journey of self-discovery. Odysseus is accredited with many strong traits including his nobility, smarts, and bravery. Having one tragic flaw, being his arrogance, was put to the test throughout his heroic journey. Homer stripped the protagonist of his arrogance as the story goes on, by giving him many challenges, giving dire consequences for his mistakes, and allowing him to continue to overcome obstacles. The main purpose of Odysseus’ journey was to

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    As an epic, Odyssey has many complex themes, but the most striking to me is the pitfall of temptation. The tragic events root from Odysseus and his crew arise from the inability to control mortal weakness. Capitulations of shortcomings or recklessness anger the gods and it’s fitting they were punished for it. One such example to exemplify is the provenance of the fall of the crew members. On page 1229, the prophet warned the crew not to raid the cattle and furthermore on page 1233 Circe warned yet

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    Kayla The Odyssey- Epic Hero -A very important character who is loyal and brave. They represent the values that their cultures admire. They are admired for great achievements or affected by grand events. -An epic hero would be considered a main character in the story and also usually a dynamic character throughout what you are reading. Objective: to make sure you are able to differ between an epic hero and a regular hero. -Usually a man who embarks on long and dangerous

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    Throughout the Odyssey, Odysseus experiences many ups and downs throughout his journey home. He is throw into peril and there often seems to be no hope for his return home. While he remains victorious in the end, returning to his wife, son, and father, the poem itself is filled with many darker moments filled with doubt and sadness. Odysseus is the hero of the Odyssey, and in order to exist as a hero he must be relatable. His story cannot be one entirely of triumph, it must include a more human perspective

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    Odysseus Qualities

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    Odysseus, the main character and the hero of the epic, The Odyssey, is the leader of a fleet of men who tend to get themselves in many wild shenanigans and setbacks. Although he does get and at his men, he understands the human nature of his men, and do want the best for them. This task of keeping his men alive is made easier by the fact that Odysseus is naturally a heroic person and leader. He is willing to do or go anywhere to ensure the safety of his men and a higher chance of arriving at their

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    is a long narrative poem, which is usually related to heroic deeds of a person of an unusual courage and unparalleled bravery. The hero is usually the representative of the values of a certain culture, race, nation, or a certain religion on whose victory or success will affect the destiny of the whole nation or group. Therefore, certain supernatural forces help the hero who comes out victor at the end. An epic usually starts with an invocation to muse, but then picks up the threads of the story from

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