1) What is Romeo and Juliet’s fatal flaw? How does it lead to their downfall? In the novel “Romeo and Juliet” Romeo and Juliet were the tragic hero’s of the book; this meant that they both had possessed traits that had led to their downfall. Romeo had several fatal flaws: he was an overly emotional person, and he had an impulsive, somewhat unpremeditated and rash demeanor. Another was him falling in love much too quickly and deeply.
The play Antigone by Sophocles explains how a powerful king and princess both experience a major downfall due to their respective character flaw. Even though both Antigone and Creon are considered tragic characters, Creon is the character who experiences the more intense downfall. Antigone’s tragic flaw is being too passionate while Creon’s tragic downfall is being too full of pride to make wise decisions. At the end of the play, Creon is still alive and has to deal with the loss of his wife and son thus, making him the most tragic character. Antigone’s tragic flaw is that she is too passionate and strong-willed for her own good.
He loved Guinevere more than his life…for life with her was unimaginable.” (Lister 62) Lancelot loved Guinevere more than he loved himself, more than his whole life. Just the thought of loving another woman instilled fury in his heart. “In the morning, however, he woke to find not Guinevere lying beside him…Before he could strike she opened her eyes and spoke.” (Lister 65) Some would say that the best part of love and relationships is “the chase: The difficulty in attaining the hand of your “prey” determines how much you will love them in the end. For example, playing “hard to get” is a very common obstacle that “courtier” must overcome. Seeing that the one you’re “chasing” is showing little interest in you and your advances often times feeds the inferno of love burning in your soul.
The Differences of Love and Infatuation Love and infatuation, two very different things yet they are confused quite often. For a while most people can not tell the different between the two, both can dominate our thoughts and emotions. Jenijoy La Belle writes in “Loofah Is a Man Splendored Thing” that infatuation is in some ways a form of insanity, but ultimately different from love which based on common desires. She makes this conclusion by thinking of infatuation as being illusory and vapid, and also gives many examples of infatuation being by nature irrational. Love however is mutual and realistic, while infatuation requires neither.
In conclusion, it is extremely transparent that Tom is a more corrupt character compared to Jay Gatsby. His dishonesty, jealousy and lack of moral values exemplify his corruptness. In comparison to Gatsby, we see many similar traits and actions between these two characters with vastly different consequences. Gatsby’s motivations are pure when seeking his true love while Tom’s motivations are malicious and intend to hurt others. Cited Work Fitzgerald, F. Scott, and Matthew J. Bruccoli.
Despite the awful way Heathcliff seems to treat Isabella it is impossible to feel sorry for her, as there is a sense of her bringing it on her self. ‘Yes! I love him and you're mad with pain and jealousy with the thought of my marrying him’ it feels as though she is simply feigning
Romeo and Juliet’s love is doomed not only by the world around them but also by its intensity, because it leads them to death, to be completely blind and oblivious to their lives, and it caused them to move too quickly. First of all, the love between Romeo and Juliet is doomed because it was strong enough to drive them to their tragic ends. The love that was shared between the two enemies was so odd and wrong that it made them do completely irrational things. They not only tried to kill themselves over each other, but they both succeeded in their ends. Juliet was so distracted by the needs of herself and Romeo that she tried to kill herself three times: first when Romeo is banished, then again to avoid marrying Paris, and finally when she stabbed herself.
Above all things he hated, Hindley was hated most. By saving Haerton, it shows how he doesn’t treat him the way he would to Hindley. Another action takes place over a long period of time. After hearing the marriage of Catherine and Edgar, Heithcliff departed. He shows much dedication when he comes back rich, handsome, and all the qualities Edgar has and more.
You Can’t Mask Revenge Oftentimes, people go to great lengths to hide the most unsavory parts of themselves, and don’t reveal to others who they truly are. Sometimes, people who are actually evil and conniving can seem to be the kindest. However, as time goes on their villainous natures come to the forefront. In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, and “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe, the antagonists are very talented at hiding their true identities. While Abigail, Chillingworth, and Montresor don innocent guises, their diabolical quests for revenge consume ultimately them.
The unnamed narrator has the burning urge to kill a man for no other reason than the fact that the man's eye is glossed over. Like in Poes's other story, the narrator is sure what he has done is the right thing but, the paronoia of the still beating hart drives the narrator mad with guilt. The two stories are full of Poe's attempts to leave lasting effects on his readers. The similarities and differences of the narrators are strong eveidence. It is hard to figure out who is crazeier, the paroniod schizophrenic or the revenge seeking phsycho.