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Shakespearean Tragic Heros

... from a noble class, with very human personalities, and they all face their tragedy with dignity. It is not until the late 1500s that Shakespeare began to utilize Aristotle’s observations in the production of his many tragedies (Desjardens). Probably the most important characteristic of a Shakespearean tragic hero is that one must posses a tragic flaw, because without the flaw, there would never be a downfall. The ultimate flaw varies from one play to another, King Lear’s flaw is that of arrogance while Macbeth’s it one of a ...

Number of words: 634 | Number of pages: 3

The Rest Are Just Boys Clubs

... forward to for years, but now seemed almost foreign. I would be on my own left to fend for myself with no comfort from family or the familiar faces that greeted me everyday of my adolescence. Coming from a small town as I have, I had never been subjected to a wide variety of people. Walking through campus I would pass strangers and wonder who they were, where they come from, and what they were like. Wondering was all I had enough guts to do. I’ve never really been very good with meeting new people, well I didn’t have to where I ...

Number of words: 722 | Number of pages: 3

“Shiloh”: Norma Jean Moffitt

... United States was talking in a folksy voice on the hot line to the Soviet premier about the bomber accidentally headed toward Russia”, so he was blocking out what really happened that tragic day (page 48). Leroy was putting all the troubles in their life in the back of his mind and not willing to deal with them. The statement about the dust ruffle for the bed “Now we can hide things under the bed” is a primary example of the way Leroy was thinking (page 48). Lets hide it where we do not have to deal with it. When Norma Jean’s mot ...

Number of words: 603 | Number of pages: 3

John Steinbeck

... his father, in contrast, “a singularly silent man.” Steinbeck’s father, also named John, worked as the treasurer of Monterey County. He had chosen a safe, practical course in life, in order to support his family. John enjoyed literature from an early age on. His mother read him the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Robert Louis Stevenson, and the stories of King Arthur. John attended Salinas High School, an experience he generally disliked, but one bright spot in his high school carrer was his ninth grade English teacher, Mi ...

Number of words: 1730 | Number of pages: 7

Short Story Analysis

... gets himself in a fight with a gambler; and Swede eventually is killed. The central idea behind the action in the story is that a person might play a minor role in a terrible act and think that it’s ok, but when the outcome is seen it can be that the person who play minor roles may be equal to the persons at large. There are five main characters in "The Blue Hotel." The most dominant of them is "a shaky and quick-eyed" Swede who acts very nervously and strangely. Pat Scully is a very keen, soft and polite owner of the hotel, who ...

Number of words: 579 | Number of pages: 3

Macbeth - Fate Or Free-will

... be king but not Banquo. Even though the witches did make these prophecies, Macbeth’s fate was not sealed. Later in the same scene, Ross and Angus meet Macbeth. They tell Macbeth that he is now the Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth then reflects on the predictions and says, "Present fears are less than horrible imaginings" (Act I, vii, 139). Macbeth is relating his fear that he may have to do something violent in order to become king but he hopes that it can come about by "chance". Almost immediately after the witches have visited ...

Number of words: 583 | Number of pages: 3

Grandpa

... I place my head in my hands and cry as memories and stories begin to flood my mind. The first memory I come across is swinging with on a hill overlooking a beautiful lake at sunset. has his coffee in his right hand while I am snuggled up close to his left side. I recall using times such as this to have heart-to-heart talks with the sole person who understood my every thought. He talked to me as if everything I had to say was of great importance, regardless of the topic. As I reflect more on this memory I realize my is a lot like th ...

Number of words: 1000 | Number of pages: 4

Outsiders

... view of a gang member who has family in a gang and joined for protection. It shows people what it is like to be in a gang. It also shows what it is like to be chased by a gang. 3. I think Ponyboy is a static character because the other gang members are rougher and tougher. He is not as mean. He does not get into as much trouble as the others do. 4. The novel is written in the first person point of view. It is written in Ponyboy's view. We only get the opinion and view of Ponyboy and his gang. We don't get the opinion or side of the othe ...

Number of words: 658 | Number of pages: 3

Macbeth Issues

... to us as dominant. He more so looks to Lady Macbeth for comfort, assurance, and direction.”… Go get some water And wash your hand. Why did you bring these daggers from the palace? They must lie there. Go, carry them and smear The sleepy grooms with blood.” (Act II, Scene 2) Here Lady Macbeth directs Macbeth what to do after the murder of Duncan. Lady Macbeth takes control of their situation. ”Lady Macbeth brought a directness, a practicality, an inability to see difficulties in a good cause”. Says Barbara Everette in “Macbe ...

Number of words: 869 | Number of pages: 4

Song For Simeon

... at the poem as a whole, two main themes stand out. First, the focus of it changes from beginning to end. The first stanza of the poem gives a broad view of the world itself with little focus on the speaker, while the last stanza's focus is almost entirely on the speaker and what he does or does not want. This change toward egocentrism may be an attempt to convey that people in the future will be more concerned with themselves than the world as a whole. The second theme is the change away from traditional ways that occupies the speaker's min ...

Number of words: 1269 | Number of pages: 5

The Catcher In The Rye Is Hold

... if you were meeting him. This style is effective in showing his different characteristics and makes the change of normal to not normal traits more visible. Looking at his normal side, Holden is rebellious against the world, and despises the fakeness of it. Mainly he hates people. He thinks that rich people are crooks, and that the more expensive the school is that he's attending, the more crooks there are. He says when he goes to visit Mr. Spencer that he's not too crazy about sick people. He doesn't like how Catholics stick together and h ...

Number of words: 1223 | Number of pages: 5

During A Son S Dangerous Illne

... your last. The beginning of the poem starts with a very powerful line: “You could die before me”. The fact of the matter is, however, no matter what the circumstances, young, old, rich, poor, white, or black; you can be here today and gone tommorrow. It is very evident at the beginning of the poem that the author is coming from personal expierence. The author speaks of how her younger sister passed away and how heartbroken their mother was. Now it seems she is faced with her first born possibly dying in an untimely manner. In ...

Number of words: 702 | Number of pages: 3

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