Out of all of the unique and diverse characters in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, who could be labeled as a Byronic hero? Byronic heroes are complex characters, but most of them exhibit a few key personality traits. Byronic heroes are typically very cunning or intelligent, arrogant, ruthless, emotionally complex, defiant of social rules or standards, and have mysterious, often troubled pasts. Which character in the novel best meets these parameters? It is none other than Mr. Gatsby himself
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The Big Three (Three Primary Elements of Chivalry) The first thing that often comes to a person’s head when they hear medieval times is knights. They think of all of the bright shiny armour with the big swords and all of those tags that go along with it. That is really all that they think of when they think of a knight though, they think battle and bright and shiny armour. What people generally don’t perceive is what it took the knight to become a knight. Along with that they don’t realize what
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Code Geass is a series that delves into many philosophical questions through the thoughts and actions of many different characters. The main protagonist Lelouch Vi Britannia is the exiled 11th prince of the Holy Britannian Empire, an imperialistic nation that attempts to dominate the world. The deep hatred of his birth nation stems form the mysterious death of his mother and the emperor banishing both him and his sister who eventually become political hostages in Japan. Throughout the series he has
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Grendel Literary Analyses In John Gardner's novel “Grendel,” a monster, Grendel goes on a quest and enters a war between Hrothgar and himself. During this journey, Grendel has an encounter with the dragon and ends up learning a new way to live life. Through Grendel’s encounters with the dragon, the dragon questions Grendel about the true meaning in life, and makes Grendel re-think the true meaning of life. In “Grendel, John Gardner expresses his opinion on the discourse of the philosophical topics
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My favorite constellation has always been Orion, the Great Hunter. Orion always points north, and he has precisely three stars on his belt. Aligned with Orion's belt are two very bright stars, Sirius, and Aldebaran. Orion is also one of the most prominent constellations in the night sky . There are many myths around Orion the mighty hunter, but I chose this one.One of the Roman myths of Orion is that he was a mighty warrior born of Posidon, sea god, and Euryale, a warrior queen. He inherited
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Creon from Antigone and Willy Loman from Death of a Salesman are very alike. For instance, both men are fathers. They want to make sure that their children have what is best as well as show their children how well they reign in their occupation. Furthermore on the topic of careers, they take them seriously. Creon dedicated himself to leading his country as a king and surrendered himself to the throne in Antigone. Willy Loman strived to be the best salesman that he could while supporting Biff going
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Vincent Jackson, or more formally known as Bo, was the greatest recorded athlete to ever play professional sports ever. He was more myth than man and everyone was awed by his supreme natural talent. He would accomplish feats before his teenage years that most professional athletes at the time could only dream of. Even so, none of this went to his head and he remained humble and stoic as always. Through the events of Bo Jackson’s life he repeatedly possessed several characteristics of an epic hero
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Once upon a time in a far far away place there was a young knight who wanted fame, glory and honor. So he set out on a quest, but before he could set out he had to go to the castle and ask his king if he could go on a the quest and thus the story begins. The knight's name was Sir Mcbride and he was the most courageous in the land. He grew up in the castle keep and was and was born a knight’s son. He excelled at tracking, horseback riding, and swordsmanship. He loved the outdoors and liked to go
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Michelangelo’s David depicts the newly reborn interest in studying human form and true proportion. The sculpture seems to show David after he has decided to fight Goliath, but before he has actually fought him. In the statue, David seems to be thinking or concerned. By this, Michelangelo can present rationality in his sculpture. David isn’t about to fight Goliath in a brutish way, but and intelligent smart way with skill and reason. If you don’t know the story of David and Goliath, David defeats
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Hero versus Hero A hero is like a the one and only happy fish in a bright blue ocean sea full of vicious sharks. A hero is someone who is admiring or is inspiring to a person. A hero is a person who is full of courage, kindness, and might. Odysseus from The Odyssey by Homer has many heroic qualities same goes to Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz. While Odysseus has earned his place in being a hero, it is clear that Dorothy tops off the list with heart full of courage. It is true that Odysseus is a hero
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