The last archetype I chose for Romeo was the fall. Romeo fits this archetype because after marrying Juliet (the love of his life) He gets an incomplete message from his trusty servant. This sends Romeo furious and his emotions in an uproar. Romeo goes to see if the news is true. When he arrived at the family chamber he sees her laying there still, he gives her one last gentle kiss on her lips.
He steals this natural right from his son by making him believe he had a different father his entire life. Another injustice carried out by a father happens with the unfair love Adam shows to Aron over Cal; somewhat similar to how Baba treats his boys. In order for children to feel safe and nurtured they must feel loved as well. Cal is always trying to impress his dad and make up for any mistakes he makes. He accepts the death of his brother as his fault, claiming he is the reason he joined the army.
Voltaire displayed this idea primarily through two main characters in Candide; the first was with Don Fernando and second was with Cunegund and her family. Candide starts out with Cunegunds father, the baron, catching both Candide and Cunegund kissing and because Candide is of lower class then Cunegund and the Barons’ irrational belief of her never “marrying down,” he kicks Candide out. Later in the story, Cunegunds’ brother, also steps in front of Candide and Cunegund from loving each other and he, like his father, also meets the end of a sword. In
He tries to accomplish his goal by hiding his sin but is distressed because of his pursuit of what he believes to- be happiness. Towards the end of the play his struggles eventually end in his downfall. His courage to stand strong in his beliefs leads him to death at the gallows. His personal struggle with Elizabeth is resolved as he makes his decision to refuse to confess to witchcraft. Elizabeth sees his inner goodness shine when he refuses to lie about being involved in witchcraft, and she realizes how unfair she has been.
How can an ugly little boy, who constantly doubts his worthiness to receive honor be a great knight? How can an honorable knight impregnate a young lady and at the same time hook up with his best friend’s wife, not to mention that it is also his king’s wife, and continually proclaim that he loves and reveres his king? It is the opinion of some that Lancelot was a flawed character because his good intensions were spoiled by lustful actions. Lancelot’s good intention of being the best knight ever was, in his opinion, ruined by the loss of his virginity. Lancelot had saved King Pelle’s daughter, Elaine from a wretched curse she was under and was then invited to their
Friar is Not Neutral In Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence is a key character since he is partly responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet by providing them assistance; making him a character that is not neutral in the story. Friar Lawrence hesitantly agrees to marry the couple after advising Romeo that these “violent delights have violent ends” therefore asking the couple to “love moderately” (II. vi. 9/14). He understands that this marriage is based upon an impulsive decision made by the couple since he knows how Romeo reacts to love.
These wrong decisions land Eddie with failed relationships with those who are close to him. Dramatic tension escalates continuously in act two ending with Eddie's fatal flaw, his own death. Eddie's death is fatal because it affects his family who care about him and they suffer as a result. Eddie is described as a tragic hero as he is an ordinary person, as opposed to a modern hero, who is stereotyped as a strong character, able to save the world. Eddie suffers as his happiness turns to misery because of his mistakes prompted by his harmartia.
The play is made on deception, but then when the characters use even more deception, they fix everything. The attitude towards marriage is used in both stories, one stronger than the other though. In the odyssey, Odysseus fights so hard to get home because he missis his wife. His marriage fuels his courage and helps him fight his way home. In much ado about nothing, marriage is another strong theme being that the story line is based around Claudio wanting to marry hero.
This example shows the reader that Aylmer is trying to hide his imperfections by trying to make his wife completely perfect. In the narrative “The Portrait of Dorian Gray,” Lord Henry tempts Dorian to indulge in an immoral lifestyle, carelessly disregarding the feelings of the people he encounter. For example, he seduces a theater perform Sibyl and then soon rejects her. For example, he leads Sibyl into a romantic love and then suddenly tells her to leave his home. Dorian thinks that he can escape from the consequences of his immoral life because the portrait takes the blame for him.
Don John is captured after fleeing because of fear of what Don Pedro would do to him for the deception he committed. In the end even though Don Pedro is happy for the lovers, he is sad in the fact that he is still looking for a