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A tragic hero is a protagonist, a virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat. Tragic heroes typically have heroic traits that earn them the sympathy of the audience, but also have flaws or make mistakes that ultimately lead to their own self-awareness and downfall, which they accept with…

When I was a little kid I used to think that superheroes couldn’t look like me, and that all superheroes where white. However, recently Black Panther and Miles Morales have taken major roles in Marvel Comics. These two black characters have become so popular that they each starred in their own movies in 2018. Although…

Short stories are always much more difficult to review compared to novels, simply because the author uses so many metaphors and symbols within. Usually the audience reads it, and then analyzes it as a whole. In “The Little Green Monster” Haruki Murakami tells a story about a strange green monster that digs it way out…

Jose Rizal – a name not so uncommon to many Filipinos. Perhaps because of him being the National Hero or because of his great and famous teachings taught to each and every Filipino child. Since the imposition of the compulsory Rizal courses, Rizal has been a part of every Filipino student’s learning journey – inspiring…

In the world today, there are a large amount of double standards. One relating to the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller is dying for what you believe in or staying alive by self-preservation. Many characters in the play portray both sides of this double standard; good examples of this are Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail…

The play, The Crucible written by Arthur Miller in 1953 is about the Salem witch trials. Characters in the book plant the idea of certain individuals being witches, these ideas of witches’ set’s the mind of the church and the state thinking, which in turn leads to the death of innocent people. The truth later…

In Oedipus the King by Sophocles, Oedipus is responsible for the tragedy of his downfall. Oedipus is presented with a series of choices throughout the play, and his arrogant and stubborn nature push him to impulsively make the wrong decisions, the decisions that ultimately lead him to his downfall. While Oedipus and those around him…

Dear my lovely husband John, Today I am writing to you, thinking about all of our lovely memories we have had in Salem as a wonderful married couple. I am writing this letter to you because I wanted to day my last few words to you before you are hanged. How did everything go from…

Superstition is a natural fear of the unknown that people have, and in the South, this fear is particularly prevalent. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn exemplifies the importance of superstition and its contribution to the unique flavor of the novel. Mark Twain, also known as Samuel Clements, drew upon his Southern background to depict this…

Shakespeare is a well known author who wrote in the 1500’s. Many of hisplays are classified as tragedies. According to the Oxford dictionary ofcurrent English, a tragedy is described as a serious disaster or a sad event. In Shakespeare plays, tragedy is identified as a story that ends unhappily dueto the fall of the protagonist,…