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Antigen vs.. Croon as Tragic Hero in Sophocles “Antigen”. Quotes taken from Harcourt/ Dudley Fits and Robert Fitzgerald translation. By Assess According to Aristotle, a tragic hero in a Greek drama must meet certain requirements. The tragic hero must be of noble birth, be basically good, must have a tragic flaw, and must have a…

“ And, with the perversity of his kind, Cragstone loved her; he meant to marry her because he knew that he should not. What a monstrous thing if he did! He, the shepherd of this half-civilized flock, the modern John Baptist; he, the voice of the great Anglican church crying in this wilderness, how could…

Cunningness can be considered as one of the most powerful weapons a man could ever possess in battle. There was such a man who was able to devise a plan in order to bring down the city walls of Troy. He was Odysseus, one of the many general kings of Agamemnon as portrayed in the…

The noted sociologist Norbert Elias has observed that the English word sport has been in use only since the Industrial Revolution and that even in the early 1800s, no native German equivalent for the term existed. Sport means different things in different societies, but it is an essential part of social history. The concepts of…

William Blake, an innovative and proficient poet and engraver, possessed ideas that were ahead of his era. He authored two poetry collections known as The Songs of Innocence and The Songs of Experience. Despite their initial aim for children, The Songs of Innocence were eventually merged with The Songs of Experience to tackle the urgent…

Culture can be viewed as a mechanism that imposes oppression. Examining various regions around the world reveals astounding levels of diversity in the organisms inhabiting them. Interestingly, these regions are often closer to each other than my nearest state. However, artificial boundaries called borders create significant cultural disparities between neighboring countries, making them seem geographically…

Peyton Farquhar is a hero and an anti-hero, just as he is a man stuck between reality and fantasy, life and death.  He is a prisoner set to be hung for war crimes, so for that he is the anti-hero.  He is a man that may be wrong, but is portrayed as a gentleman and…

The fate of a person is determined by their pride and self-confidence, which can result in either arrogance or excellence. However, arrogance can be a fatal flaw, as demonstrated in Sophocles’ play Oedipus the King. The excessive pride and confidence of both Oedipus and Jocasta ultimately lead to their tragic destiny. Their belief that they…

Hamlet Essay: William Shakespeare’s tragedy ‘Hamlet: Prince of Denmark’ remains one of the most celebrated, influential texts in world history, holding continuing relevance and significance throughout history due to its detailed, multi-faceted elucidation and exploration of many core facets of human existence; such as revenge, loyalty, truth, mortality, and power. As he alludes to in…

by Ralph EllisonBefore being expelled Dr. Beldsoe tries to make a deal with the narrator. He says if you can get a well paying job in New York, you can come back to the college(pg. 101). The narrator agrees to this, and Dr. Bledsoe gives him several letters of recommendation and sends him on his…