...Oral Presentation Macbeth as a tragic hero Macbeth is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, that is set in Scotland and is believed to have been written around 1606. Macbeth is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy, and tells the story of a brave Scottish general named Macbeth that let himself conducted by a consuming ambition that leads him to a tragic end. The play dramatizes effects produced when evil is chosen as a way to fulfill the ambition for power . Before we can tell if Macbeth is it, or not a tragic hero, we must to know what the traditionally definition says about that that: Aristotle, an ancient Greek philosopher, a tragic hero is a literary character who make judgement errors that inevitably leads to his/her destruction. The hero also must to fallow certain characteristics that we have attached on a separate sits that the teacher gave to us and is named : Characteristics of a Shakespearean tragic hero. There are about 14 condition that one tragic hero should have. I will try to give examples for all this characteristics that i believe that Macbeth have and he is the perfect tragic hero. Macbeth was born a Scottish nobleman who was a recognized solider with an appetite for his opposing enemy`s blood in order to protect his country and gain his valor. At the start of the play, we were introduced to Macbeth by the injured sergeant recount about Macbeth war-time battlefield valor and heroics, so we were given an impression that the main protagonist was supposed...
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...about it…there are a lot of reasons that I really have to forget you as a friend and flush you out of my system.. 1. Your “wifey” accused me of stealing you from her..which I find very much ridiculous. Even if my parents give me little love as I grow up, it does not necessarily mean that I grew up with no breeding and will steal man from a colleague. I am a married woman..and I love my family. 2. I don’t want to be a friend to someone who wants to get manipulated by someone…you have your own life..live it like you want to and not by someone else.. 3. I don’t want to be a friend who is a coward and a fool to all the trials of life..that easily cry in times his “wifey” get mad about nonsense things… I will pray that your relationship will last..and I hope that you will not cry again (which I know I am wishing on the impossible) You are not worthy of my friendship…and I don’t want to be a friend to someone like you. Your “wifey” gave me a sleepless night when she admitted to me yesterday that she thinks that we have something intimate. I am very much insulted by her accusation and wanted to give her a punch on her face..never in my wildest dream that I would be stealing a man.. but I laughed it off…because I know jealousy and doubts are works of the devil…and temporary...
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...at the beginning of the trial when Drummond reveals the wide, purple suspenders he is wearing, Brady makes a snide comment to which Drummond replies, “‘Just so happens I bought these galluses at Peabody’s General Store in your home town, Mr. Brady.’... (There is amused reaction at this. Brady is nettled: this is his show and he wants all the laughs).” (pg. 36). Brady hates not having all the attention on him. Therefore, the audience, the very thing he depends on to fuel his sense of self-worth, is what causes him to be thrown off balance during the trial. Furthermore, Brady exposes his insecure nature when Drummond calls him to the witness stand. In this scene, Brady transforms from an intelligent, confident leader to a babbling, pitiful fool. Afterward, once the courtroom has emptied, Brady breaks down and cries to his wife, “‘I can’t stand it when they laugh at me!’... (Mrs. Brady stands beside and behind her husband, putting her arms around the massive shoulders and cradling his head against her breast).” (pg. 91). People can not be expected to take Brady seriously if this is how he acts in a moment of crisis. Brady too often allows his insecurity to affect the way he acts during the trial, resulting in humiliation and the eradication of his...
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...to him being immortalized within the pages of the Iliad along side the likes of Achilles, Hector and Ajax. Patroclus death comes in the 16th book of the Illiad and with his final moments being an exchange of words between him and his killer Hector of Troy (Iliad,16.870-897). The exchange between Hector and Patroclus is one where heroes mock each other explaining why the other one is the fool. Before death takes Patroclus from the world he is given a gift, he is able to see into the future and gaze at the death of Hector. This is a privilege not granted to many heroes even Hector the greatest of all the Trojans is not granted this when Achilles forces him to Hades. Patroclus achieved what all heroes want a glorious death. Death on the battlefield is what a great shoulder need in order to instill his name into history. Even Achilles the greatest of the Greeks was told that he would be forgotten if he did not fight and die in the Trojan war. Through his death Patrolclus was able to achieve his heroism, as he went into battle knowing that he could die, wearing Achilles armour and was even fool people into thinking that he was Achilles. In the end a great death is the only sure way to become a hero in ancient Greece. The Iliad began with Achilles fury but that fury quickly disappeared when Achilles was deprived of his prizes by King Agamemnon. After others fail to Achilles back to the battlefield, Patroclus being Achilles close friend attempts to bring Achilles to the battlefield...
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...Cather notes, “There was something of the dandy about [Paul], and he wore an opal pin…and a red carnation in his buttonhole” (109). For Paul, dressing nicely entails a great sense of pleasure, “[Paul] began excitedly to tumble into his uniform…and thought it very becoming” (111). Cather highlights Paul’s fashion-oriented obsession and how it affects Paul’s judgment of others. For example, Paul criticizes poorly dressed people: “He decided…[the English teacher] was not appropriately dressed and must be a fool to sit…in such togs” (111). Here, Cather depicts Paul’s materialism not only as Paul’s juvenile obsession, but also as a tool for his judgment of others. On top of his sartorial dandiness, Paul is never satisfied with his surroundings and laments his “ugly sleeping chamber, the cold bathroom with the grimy zinc tub, the cracked mirror, [and] the dripping spigots”(113). Thus, Cather points out Paul’s similarities to his adolescent peers in disdain for his surroundings. This includes an lack of appreciation for the natural world because “a certain element of artificiality seemed to him necessary in beauty” (115). Thus, Paul thinks...
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...Canterbury Tale Canterbury Tales are one of the most famous collections of the stories in Middle English written by English writer Geoffrey Chaucer who made big impact in Middle English literature. One of characters in this stories that impressed many people who read this stories is the Knight. From all characters in Canterbury Tales knight is the noblest of all of them. In “General Prologue: The Knight through the Man of Law” the author asserts that “the Knight is the noblest of the pilgrims, embodying military prowess, loyalty, honor, generosity, and good manners“(Classiclit.about). The Knight conducts himself in a polite and mild fashion, never saying an unkind word about anyone. Knight is motivated by pride and glory, he is brave and noble and he is not afraid of a challenge. In the the cantrebury tale: the knight's tale the author asserts that “ Chivalry is a big deal in "The Knight's Tale." Chivalry was a system of rituals, duties, and behaviors a knight was supposed to follow if he wished to behave with honor (Shmoop). In the tale the knight is presented as the chacarcter who brings glory and he is real example of how perfect knight sholud be. However the knight is described in terms of his commendable feats and his moderate dress and countenance, he possess moral values such as in first place honour, curtesie and fredom. The knight is described as the noble warrior who is always ready and prepared to serve to his lord, and with this serving to lord he traveled a...
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...The reader is slapped in the face with the core of the theme, which is that the fate of man is inevitable. Since Oedipus was fated to commit these crimes, he cannot do otherwise. The role of fate and free will is much more complex in Shakespeare’s King Lear. A quick perusal of the plot gives a story of good and evil characters exercising their own free wills. King Lear foolishly divides up his kingdom to his two deceitful, older daughters and ignores Cordelia, his honest, dutiful daughter. The older daughters have evil plans to overthrow their father. There is a similar subplot involving the Earl of Gloucester. His illegitimate son, Edmund, is jealous of Gloucester’s legitimate son, Edgar. Edmund tricks Edgar into running away and fools Gloucester into believing Edgar was going to kill his father. Towards the beginning of the play, Lear and Gloucester trust...
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...The reader is slapped in the face with the core of the theme, which is that the fate of man is inevitable. Since Oedipus was fated to commit these crimes, he cannot do otherwise. The role of fate and free will is much more complex in Shakespeare’s King Lear. A quick perusal of the plot gives a story of good and evil characters exercising their own free wills. King Lear foolishly divides up his kingdom to his two deceitful, older daughters and ignores Cordelia, his honest, dutiful daughter. The older daughters have evil plans to overthrow their father. There is a similar subplot involving the Earl of Gloucester. His illegitimate son, Edmund, is jealous of Gloucester’s legitimate son, Edgar. Edmund tricks Edgar into running away and fools Gloucester into believing Edgar was going to kill his father. Towards the beginning of the play, Lear and Gloucester trust...
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...He was a leader who wanted the best for his men and understood the strength and weakness of his soldiers. He was a proud egoistic leader who followed his military discipline and code despite of the torturous conditions he and his men were put through. Although from completely different cultures both Nicholson and Saito shared many personal attributes that formed their style of leadership and command. Both men were completely devoted to an idealized view of their cultures. Nicholson bound by duty to God, King and Country; Saito to the inflexible code of Bushito, the code of the samurai. Their views were idealized since both codes did not permit growth to deal with specific changes present in the 20th century. In a very real sense both men were hanging on to a code from years past. Neither man recognized the men they lead as individual human beings. To these leaders they where troops, pawns in a larger chess game. Both Nicholson and Saito where bound by a caste system. A system of social structure that clearly defined each person's past and possibilities for their future. This is a wonderful case study of goal obsession. I believe that goal obsession is one of the greatest challenges faced by smart, successful leaders. For example, we may become so focused on "proving we are right" that we forget to "listen and learn." We may become so focused on making money that we ruin our family life, get divorced and lose half of everything that we made. At the end of the movie, the...
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...attraction to Tom and Tom’s marriage to Daisy. Jay Gatsby has had one goal in mind for the past five years and that is to be worthy of Daisy Buchanan. Jay was raised poor on a farm in North Dakota and had basically no money to his name. So when Daisy came along he was fascinated by her. Never before had he seen such a beautiful house and the fact that Daisy lived there just increased the beauty of. Daisy “was the first ‘nice’ girl” (148) he had ever known in his life and that made her desirable to him. She grew up living a full rich life, while he had the opposite. As much as Jay wanted her, he knew that he would never...
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...pleasures than to those of mere sensation." However, he accepts that this is usually because the intellectual pleasures are thought to have circumstantial advantages, i.e. "greater permanency, safety, uncostliness, &c." Instead, Mill will argue that some pleasures are intrinsically better than others. The accusation that hedonism is "doctrine worthy only of swine" has a long history. In Nicomachean Ethics (Book 1 Chapter 5), Aristotle says that identifying the good with pleasure is to prefer a life suitable for beasts. The theological utilitarians had the option of grounding their pursuit of happiness in the will of God; the hedonistic utilitarians needed a different defense. Mill's approach is to argue that the pleasures of the intellect are intrinsically superior to physical pleasures. Few human creatures would consent to be changed into any of the lower animals, for a promise of the fullest allowance of a beast's pleasures; no intelligent human being would consent to be a fool, no instructed person would be an ignoramus, no person of feeling and conscience would be selfish and base, even though they should be persuaded that the fool, the dunce, or the rascal is better satisfied with his lot than they are with...
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...you to be sustain'd, shall our abode Make with you by due turns. Only we still retain 140 The name, and all th' additions to a king. The sway, Revenue, execution of the rest, Beloved sons, be yours; which to confirm, This coronet part betwixt you. King Lear was written by William Shakespeare - poet, playwright and actor - between 1604 and 1606. King Lear is a play that is based on the Kind of England that decidded to step down from the throne and share out his roles of ruling the land with between his 3 daughters - Gonerill, Regan and Cordelia. To decide which of his daughters were worthy of the land, King Lear decided to commence a test of their love, infront of a court full of people. This test was quite simple - they had to tell the dury, and the King himself how much they loved him. Regan and Gonerill understood that this test was going to mean that they became worthy of ruling the kingdom, therefore they decided to over exaggerate their love for the King, their father, however, Cordelia, King Lear's favourite daughter gave a very down to earth, no exageratted answer of how she loved her father. This made the King feel humiliated infront of the whole crowd of...
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...Jones, Antonio A. Zuidema, Spring P. English 102C 2010 19 January 2015 Aristotle’s concept of a tragic hero “William Shakespeare’s “Othello” the Moore of Venice Tragedies frequently focus on a tragic hero that has a flaw that ultimately leads to his downfall. According to Aristotle, the tragic flaw is the most important part of the hero and the events that occur in the work is a reflection of that flaw. A tragic flaw is essential in a true tragedy. In William Shakespeare’s Othello, Othello is a prime example of an Aristotelian tragic hero. His gullibility and jealousy are the main reason of his downfall. Othello deals with love lost because of gullibility and jealousy. According to Aristotle, the life and soul of tragedy is the plot; Incidents in the plot have the best effect if they occur unexpectedly, and in consequence of one another. A great tragedy grips the audience with the plot; Aristotle also states that the sense of the inevitable must be present in tragedy. The central character must be noble and have a higher stature than most men. The tragic hero must also have better qualities than secondary characters but must also exhibit flaws. Another part of the central character is that he is destroyed by himself, not by others, bad luck, or depravity. These are the criteria necessary to be classified as an ideal tragedy. The main character of Othello is an example of a tragic hero, his basic elements matches him up to a true hero as defined...
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...Drug Testing Tests done on drugs are usually sponsored by drug companies, and researchers, therefore, are reluctant to submit their studies unless the results are positive or significant. They also believe that journals would be reluctant to publish their results otherwise. Now, however, editors of the US journals are considering a plan to force the drug companies to disclose tests that shed unfavorable lights on their products. They are considering a proposal that would require drug firms to register drug tests at the outset as a prerequisite to have their results published. Discuss the implications of the above proposal. The transparency of research data from clinical trials although not necessarily the panacea, could be a step towards mitigating unnecessary deaths and suffering of patients, waste of resources in terms of redundant research, and waste of taxpayers’ money. As an example, the drug maker Merck concealed that its drug against pain, marketed as Vioxx, had a fatal side effect that causes heart attacks. The use of Vioxx has caused an estimated 100,000 incidents of heart attacks and 10,000 deaths to patients administered with the drug. The Vioxx incident is not the only example of the costs of a blanket policy of secrecy. It is evident that a policy of disclosure would not only prevent widespread public health disaster, but could also serve far-reaching consequences. It is plausible that public access to research data could potentially yield much valuable new...
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...be a tragic figure- one who starts their life as very high, noble, and proud, but soon slowly crumbles away due to fate. One could ultimately argue that is true, the downfall of Othello was inevitable, yet Othello’s background, the foundation of his life was the character flaw. Shakespeare’s Othello is one whose background in the Moor and military causes his downfall and eventual death. Through Othello, Shakespeare demonstrates that one must believe and trust him/herself before making life-changing decisions. Othello’s inner belief of not being a true Venetian is his weakness of character that overrides all of his decisions in life. Though Othello never admits it, he secretly believes that because he is a Moor, he can never truly be as worthy as the nobles of Venice. Shakespeare insures the audience many times during the opening scenes of the play that Othello’s race is difference from that of a normal...
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