"As a protagonist, Hamlet has many flaws that contribute to his downfall." In what ways is Hamlet an antihero? An antihero is the 'hero' or 'heroine' of a play or novel that has negative qualities that separates him or her from a typical hero such as Superman. In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, the protagonist, Hamlet is depicted as an anti hero. He has the good traits and flaws of a typical hero such as loyalty and intelligence.
However, the most incredible of all these passages is found in Act 4, Scene 1, Lines 164-177, where Macbeth contemplates his inner thoughts to himself. Here, Macbeth speaks to time, providing the audience with a more in depth image of its importance. Also, Macbeth’s diction is short and fierce, further pushing the play’s theme of insanity slowly taking over Macbeth’s mind. Lastly, the passage faultlessly illustrates Macbeth’s fatal flaw of ambition slowly ruining his inner being. With these things taken into account, it will be effortless for one to show just how lovely this passage is
Although Brutus has the characteristics of a great man such as; nobility, idealism and honesty, what makes him the tragic hero of Julius Caesar is his unassuming sincerity and trust. A tragic hero is defined as; (http://www2.cnr.edu/home/bmcmanus/poetics.html) usually of noble birth, hamartia (the tragic flaw that eventually leads to his downfall. ), peripeteia (a reversal of fortune brought about by the hero’s tragic flaw)his actions result in an increase of self- awareness and self-knowledge, and the audience must feel pity and fear for this character. Brutus, as well as Caesar, are both impeccable candidates for a tragic hero. The difference is who was more tragic or which character evoked more pity and fear.
From the introduction of Rochester we can glean a mental image of how he appears; he is described by Jane Eyre as having a grim appearance and being attractive in a mysterious way, as his features are not beautiful. He acts in a spontaneous, mercurial, and brooding manner, all traits that are typical of a Byronic hero. We can see in his conversations with Jane that these traits become apparent. At one point he says, “…I am not a villain; you are not to suppose that—not to attribute to me any such bad eminence; but, owing, I verily believe, rather to circumstances than to my natural bent, I am a trite, common-place sinner, hackneyed in all the poor, petty dissipations, with which the rich and worthless try to put on life.”(Chapt. XIV) This is almost a definition of a Byronic hero, in that he does not see himself as a villain, but that he acknowledges that he is immoral and imperfect.
is laid upon your hate That heaven finds means to kills yours joys with love” (V, iii, 291-293) “For there never was a story of more woe, then this of Juliet and her Romeo” (V, iii, 309-310) Tragedy- Reinforced by the death of Mercutio as it is seen by Levin as quite an ironic end, as he has been the satirist- “represents the play moving from Romantic comedy to Romantic tragedy.” Comparing Comedy & Tragedy- Tragedy tends to isolate where comedy bring together, to reveal the uniqueness of individuals rather than what they have in common with others. Examples have been shown with the progression of Juliet whom begun in tragic settings as an only child mother “But one, poor one, one poor, and loving child” (IV, v. 46) whilst Romeo friar reflects on then as “two in one” (II.iv.37) yet again when taking the potion “my dismal scene I needs must act alone.” (IV.iii. 19) reflected in the setting of each of them dying
Largely a creature of words, Falstaff has earned the admiration of some Shakespearean scholars because of the self-creation he achieves through language: Falstaff is constantly creating a myth of Falstaff, and this myth defines his identity even when it is visibly revealed to be false. A master of punning and wordplay, Falstaff provides most of the comedy in the play (just as he does in 2 Henry IV, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and Henry V). He redeems himself largely through his real affection for Prince Harry, whom, despite everything, he seems to regard as a real friend. This affection makes Harry’s
We feel sad for Macbeth s death, but we also feel happy that he was executed. His death restored the country from chaos (the minions turn d wild in nature) and illness to freedom and harmony (Malcolm: We will perform in measure, time, and place). The emotional speech by Mac duff about the death of his family that was caused by Macbeth is another classic example of the bitterness that we should
However, Holden Caulfield’s actions compare to the actions of the so-called “phonies” that he dislikes so much. One example is when he calls himself, “The most terrific liar you ever saw in your life” (Salinger 16). He contradicts his own views with his actions and through this contradictory trait that he withholds, Salinger makes a point that mankind is too blind to see the error in their ways. Holden’s hypocritical personality is seen on page 62 of the novel when Holden says, “Sometimes I can think of very crumby stuff I wouldn't mind doing if the opportunity came up. I can even see how it might be quite a lot of fun, in a crumby way, and if you were both sort of drunk and all, to get a girl and squirt water or something all over each other's face.
The use of events within ‘Romulus, my Father’ also allow us to view Romulus himself as a sort of tragic hero, since his fatal flaw is being too trusting of people’s karacter. The novel depicts Romulus as a unique character, who has a deep sense of integrity, yet this integrity ironically destroys his soul. He is wise, yet in a sense illogical since much of his judgement takes place on an irrational basis. The novel not only uses the idea of a romantic tragedy, but also takes other forms such as eulogy, bildungs roman and biography. This use of shifting language modes represents Raimond himself changing, both in pace of the story and his opinion regarding his father.
With Tartuffe, we clearly see this with him serving as the over the top comical relief who in serving as the central piece which discredits and challenges the sanctity of the clergy and associated aristocrats, also utilizes his aloofness to sustain the comical aesthetic throughout the development of the play. Moliere’s work also stands out to me as being a signature entertaining piece of classical work due to his emphasis on utilizing the neoclassical unities of time, place, and action throughout the fullness of the work. Unlike Shakespearean works which include numerous microcosms of events and are suffocated by an extensive and at times confusing network of complicated and long-winded subplots, Tartuffe stands as a work which for all intents and purposes appears to be more direct in the progression of events. It utilizes a single major plot which carries over throughout and is influenced very little by external events or the complex intricacies of other developments between the characters, allowing for a more streamlined and enjoyable