“It is often said that protagonists in plays are flawed in some way. ” To what degree and with what effect are the strengths and weaknesses of the protagonists significant to two or three plays you have studied. In the universality of human experience, every individual has endured a serious flaw in character and lapse …
Salieri’s role in the play “Amadeus” has many functions. Not only does he, in a sense, narrate the play, but his persona and identity could also claim him title of tragic hero, or even that of the protagonist. How his character is perceived by individuals in the audience, or even through different parts of the …
Who is Holly Golightly? Socialite? Opportunist? A Lost Soul?-a “free bird” not to be caged?….no, she is an existential rogue. Truman Capote carefully handled the creation of this character and through her was able to elaborate on major existential themes. She is clearly one of Capote’s most intricate characters and possibly, the greatest existential icon …
There is a very direct similarity between ones behavior and ones environment. Humans areproducts of the environments they inhabit.Humans evolve and adopt behaviors which are very similar to those found in their social climate.This is especially true when examining the characters of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald presents the characters in his novels as products of …
