Poetic style

Oedipus the Tragic Hero     A protagonist is a hero of a tragedy who has a high authority or power, and is a somewhat okay person, who is brought down by an error in judgement. A good character example is, Oedipus the King, by Sophocles. Oedipus is a tragic hero who is characterized by the definition described.  Oedipus the king had a hard way of life since after his birth he is abandoned by his parents ,who wanted him killed when he was cast out of Thebes. This however, does not stop him from being

Both Shakespeare's Hamlet and R.M. Liuzza’s translation of Beowulf are classic tragedies that both tell the story of a young man ridding Denmark of a malicious monster, which ultimately ends in their death. However, that is where the majority of Hamlet and Beowulf similarities end. Shakespeare's famous tragedy revolves around a young prince expressing his inner feelings and plans towards revenge on his murderous uncle throughout his many soliloquies. This self-reflective attitude towards oneself

1. Analyze how The epic of Gilgamesh is an epic. a. The elements of an epic consist of many things. A few of those elements are that it has a vast setting (many countries around the world), A hero that battles natural and supernatural forces, and Divine intervention in the lives of humans. Gilgamesh contains all these elements and more, thus making is an epic. 2. Discuss hospitality in The Odyssey. a. Hospitality goes two ways; Guest have responsibilities just like the

Throughout time there have been many movies depicting what some would call, tragedies: Titanic, The Fault In Our Stars, generally every film created based off any Nicholas Sparks novel, and every play created by Shakespeare. Even with these so-called tragedies, one specific film seems to come into mind automatically when reading the requirements given by Aristotle of what makes a tragedy a true tragedy. In Aristotle's own words, “a tragedy is a mix of six things: plot, characters, diction, thought

In Poetics, Aristotle describes a tragic character as someone who experiences an error in judgement, experiences a reversal of fortune due to the error, has an excessive pride, and receives a fate much greater than what is deserved. In Sophocles’ Antigone, many would argue that Creon is the tragic hero of the play. However, he is not alone as the recipient of tragedy. A young woman by the name of Antigone also fits the characteristics for being considered a tragic heroine. A key element in the tragedy

The relationship of comedy and tragedy are often overlapped in meaning, notably in ancient Greek drama and arts. Comedy often presupposed tragedy and are known to compliment one another in literary work. Plato displayed the proper elements of adversity within the “Apology” and detailed the unfairness the democratic society of Athens presents by punishing an opposing, equally justified force. Socrates preforms his defence arrogantly and sarcastically in the courtroom of Athens, humouring his own trial

The idea of a tragic hero was first thought of by the philosopher Aristotle in his work, “Poetics”. In article discussing the philosopher’s ideology of a tragic hero, with emphasis on hamartia, the author states: The function of a tragedy is to arouse the emotions of pity and fear and Aristotle deduces the qualities of his hero from this function. He should be good, but not perfect, for the fall of a perfect man from happiness into misery, would be unfair and repellent and will not arouse pity. Similarly

Oedipus Rex Oedipus Rex is one of the most well written plays. Oedipus Rex has a tragic flaw which leads to his destruction. Oedipus’ flaw leads him to suffer and arouses Pity and Fear from the crowd; Scared that it could happen to them. The Unity of Plot has a beginning, middle and end, along with that Oedipus grows in knowledge about his birthing, but is ignorant for not realizing he brought the problems on Thebes. Oedipus is a confident, wise and strong-willed character, but these characteristics

Realistically, A Streetcar Named Desire is in a fantasy setting because its fiction; meaning this entire play is in a fantasy setting. Which essentially means that without fantasy, there wouldn’t be any play. As unnecessarily obvious as that is, the point is fantasy is a theme that has been expertly laced in between each character. At first, it’s a bit hard to notice, but nearing the end of this play, the scenes connect so much better. In other words, going looking back through the scenes after finishing

“Willy was a salesman...He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine”(“Death line 19). Anyone can agree that Willy Loman was a salesman that desired the American dream in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman. However, it is debated whether Willy may be considered a tragic hero or not. The controversial debate is centered around Aristotle’s definition, Arthur Miller's Essay-“Tragedy and the Common Man,” and analysis of other tragedies. Both interpretations of a tragic