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    Philip Molloy Villain

    A victim is someone who is harmed by another and a villain is someone who did something wrong and someone whose actions harmed another. Philip Molloy, The main character from the Edward Irving Wortis documentary novel, “Nothing But The Truth”, decides to not tell the whole truth and led to ruining both his teachers career and his dream to become an olympic track star. Phillip harmed both miss Narwin dream to become an olympic track star. Therefor he is a villain. Philip Molloy decides to not tell

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    Oedipus Research Paper

    Oedipus is a tragic hero in many different ways as he plays many different roles as a dad, husband and some others, but what he does is not right and he gets punished for it. Oedipus nobility helped people understand what to do threw the hard times and get threw with his word of speech . He is also the father of a few children he has and also a husband too. that he faces after becoming blind. Oedipus is a very good man and not a good man at the same time , he did a lot of really really good things

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    Julius Caesar Tragic Hero Essay

    The Tragedy of Julius Caesar tells of the conspiracy and the murder of one the most prominent figures in Roman history, Julius Caesar. The play written by William Shakespeare, shows the relationships between the conspiracy members, more specifically Marcus Brutus. He comes from noble ancestry and is a politician in the Roman capital. One of Shakespeare’s most used ideas in his plays is the idea of a tragic hero. A tragic hero is a character usually of noble birth and has a tragic flaw. Shakespeare

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    Death Of A Salesman Lies Analysis

    Throughout the play The Death of a Salesman, The main protagonist, Willy Loman, uses lies to prolong facing the fact that he is no longer a fantastic salesman. Willy is in the midst of a financial crisis, for he is no longer making any money at his job. He deceives his wife, Linda, about how much money he is making because he does not want to face reality. When talking to Linda about how much money he made he says, “I did five hundred gross in Providence and seven hundred gross in Boston.” Later

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    Andrew Jackson, America`S President

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    Willy In Death Of A Salesman

    Arthur Miller’s play Death of a Salesman is clearly a character study and tragedy that focuses on an everyday salesman, Willy Loman. Willy’s character changed and is progressively defined throughout the play. Despite the focus on Willy, it’s his interactions with the other characters in the play that define him more than any aspect of the play. To begin with, Willy’s interactions with his neighbor and friend Charley define certain aspects of the character. As Charley witnesses the turmoil of Willy

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    Wilhelm I: Kaiser Of Germany During World War I

    A leader responsible for his actions not only works hard but also responsibly. What a responsible leader does he is proud of, regardless of what others think or say. Since one responsible for his actions will make fewer mistakes, the actions of a responsible leader easily outmatch those of a irresponsible leader. A leader irresponsible for his actions will condemn his people to a horrid fate, because as soon as he makes a mistake, he will immediately duck out of the spotlight. Hence, leaving his

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    Comparing Tragedy In Romeo And Juliet And Sure Thing

    When we hear the words tragedies and comedies we can reference them to death and jokes; however, there is more to these concepts than can come to one’s mind especially in drama. In tragedies there is often the downfall of a tragic hero whereas in comedies the unexpected rise of the comic protagonist is to be laughed at due to the wit and humor used. Tragedies end in catastrophe as seen in the death of Romeo and Juliet unlike in comedies where the conflicts are to be made fun of, for example in Sure

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    John Proctor Tragic Hero Characteristics

    A tragic hero is a person who has heroic qualities and is fated by the Gods or by some supernatural force for doom or at least to great suffering. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Salem was in a period of time where witch hunts were frequent which created chaos throughout the town. These witch hunts often targeted innocent, hard working people who were accused of witchery with no actual evidence. As a result when this conflict introduced itself to John Proctor, he exhibited tragic hero traits such

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    Similarities Between Gabler And Death Of A Salesman

    Is The Death of a Salesman Relevant Today? The Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, features a man who struggles to make ends meet, then in The Secret Shame of Middle-Class Americans, Neal Gabler writes about his financial complications. Together these two works prove the relevancy of The Death of a Salesman. Most Americans receive money when a family member close to them dies. An example of this in The Death of a Salesman appears when Charley says, “Maybe you’re in for some money” (45). Charley

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