...Macbeth’s Tragic Flaw The term tragic hero refers to a central character who has an authoritative status in the drama, but through a flaw in his character, brings about his demise.(Tragic Hero as Defined by Aristotle). Macbeth had many noble qualities as well as several tragic flaws. Macbeth's degeneration was caused by the prophecy of the witches, lady Macbeth's influence, and his own long time desire to be king. Macbeth's tragic flaws were his ambition and the way he was easily manipulated. The prophecies of the witches bring out Macbeth's ambitious nature. Macbeth was first established as being of great stature, the captain says “For brave Macbeth-well he deserves that name-/Disdaining fortune, with his brandished steel”( I.ii. lines16-17). However, after hearing of the prophecy his honorable nature fades. The witches prophecies give Macbeth a sense of security and confidence but prove to be harmful for Macbeth and his interpretation of the truths. In the article “Shakespeare's Macbeth” by Mitchell Kalpakgian she states, “the witches on the heath foretell what Macbeth will gain but never disclose what he will lose or the price he will pay for acting on the insinuations of the witches who only speak half truths.”(Kalpakgian, 2013). Although it is true that Macbeth will become king it is never explained how he will obtain kingship and what kind of life he will lead as King. The witches plant the seed of murdering Duncan in Macbeth's head, but if it were only the witches...
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...stage of Aristotle’s definition is the pre-eminence stage. This is where the Tragic Hero is either of noble birth or maintains a high position in society. Lear is shown as the King of Britain at the beginning of the play, therefore we are introduced to a character with pre-eminence and that is shown upon Lear’s entry into the play where he declares “We shall express our darker purpose. Give me the map there”. The use of the pronoun “we” is reference to the royal “we”, this instantly shows that Lear is a man who demands respect and is of a royal background. In addition the use of the adjective “darker” brings forth secretive and vague imagery and shifts the tone to that of a severe nature. This makes us unaware on what Lear is about to declare to the rest of the Kingdom, however this is a form of foreshadowing for the consequences of Lear dividing the Kingdom at this point in the play and that this event is what casts a shadow over the Kingdom. It could also reference the contextual significance of the splitting of the Kingdom due to the belief in The Divine Right of Kings. This was the belief that it was God who picked Kings which were exclusively male. With Lear giving his Kingdom to his three daughters, this completely ignores any of the contextual conventions which hints to the audience of Lear’s tragic flaw. This leads onto the second stage in Aristotle’s belief which is the Tragic Flaw that a tragic hero must have to help elicit pity from the audience and helps make the character...
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...acknowledge Oedipus tragic flaw I will explain who explain who or what is responsible for his downfall. Basically the theme of the book is “the desire to avoid the truth” basically the truth about his history. He's the son the prophecy foretold the one who would kill his father and marry his mother. Unfortunately, oedipuss desire to avoid the truth only puts off the inevitable and the tragic irony is that even as the facts are piling up against him, Oedipus can't seem to make even the most obvious connections. The desire to avoid the truth manifest itself, all along Oedipus continues to look at the truth, but never to really see it. There has been many reviews on showing how Oedipus is in fact a tragic flaw or tragic hero, for...
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...A tragic flaw is a flaw that is the common in most tragic heroes, and it is what brings the down fall of the tragic hero (Tragic 1, line 1). The most common tragic flaw is called, “hubris, which we usually interpret as a form of overweening pride, a reckless arrogance” (Booker 329, line 11). This flaw, unsurprisingly, is also exhibited by Creon. One of the most prominent exposures to how prideful Creon acts is when the chorus says, “Zeus, yours is the power, Zeus, what man on earth can override it, who can hold it back” (Schilb et al 872, line 678-680). This is in reference to Creon condemning Antigone to death. As Creon upholds the law of the land he has set in place, which was to not give Polynices a proper burial, he counter effectively makes him disobey the Divine Law. As soon as Haemon hears about the death sentence Creon has given to Antigone, he comes and speaks with his father, “Oh...
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...Throughout the tragedy Antigone, Creon suffers from many tragic flaws that lead to his demise. His excessive pride and desire for power make Creon oblivious to the fact that others are trying to help him. Creon has a peripeteia when Tiresias informs him of his misdeeds. After many of his beloved family have taken their own lives, Creon finally realizes he has been irrational. Due to his hubris and need for absolute power, Creon is the true tragic hero of Antigone. One of Creon’s major flaws is his excessive pride. An example of this is when the Watchman tells Creon of Polyneices burial. The Watchman did not know who buried Polyneices as Creon responds to this by saying, “Yes, you did. And for money! You gave up your life”(l.322). Creon was...
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...Ambition – A Tragic Flaw Macbeth by William Shakespeare highlights the blinding powers of ambition demonstrated within its characters. Ambition has the potential to prompt a character to build determination and fulfill many achievements. On the other hand, ambition can also become a character’s leading tragic flaw. The main plot of the play displays the various acts Macbeth carries out in order to dismiss the threats between him and the throne. Although he implements the murder of King Duncan, Lady Macbeth is the intelligence behind his violent actions. Since she is the most influential individual in Macbeth’s life, Lady Macbeth manipulates her husband using belittlement and emotional blackmail in order to achieve her own ambition, to gain...
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...Jack A. Adams’ A Closed-Loop Theory Of Motor Learning attempts to explain the process of how motor learning is achieved in humans. He argues that a sufficient motor learning theory should cover how verbal and motor processes work together to produce learning and also how errors are detected and corrected. In this paper it will be shown that Adams fails to do this as there are numerous flaws incorporated into his argument. Adams tends to overlook necessary details and his theory fails to explain how motor learning is achieved in individuals who do not possess a “verbal capability”. The central components to Adams theory are the concepts of knowledge of results or KR, the perceptual trace, and the memory trace. In order to understand the flaws of Adams theory, a brief explanation of each is fundamental. According to Adams (1971,p. 122), KR is information about a movement’s error that is used to solve a problem. KR is the verbal component of Adams theory, which according to him, is key for motor learning to occur. Next, is his idea of the perceptual trace. According to Adams (1971, pg. 123) in order to move a limb, a reference of past movement is necessary (i.e. the perceptual trace), KR, and sensory feedback. The perceptual trace is almost the “memory” of past movement. It is weak in the beginning of a new movement, and strengthened as the number of correct trials increases. Adams asserts that KR is vital to forming a strong perceptual trace since KR gives information on...
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...a detailed analysis of some one’s life history in your own words in an acceptable manner by the audience. I presented the life history of an innovative leader who has revolutionised the entire electronic world and he is none other than Steve Jobs, who is well known as former CEO of Apple Company. I had a great opportunity to look at my presentation which enhances my knowledge how to be a good speaker and eventually to be a good leader. It is critical for a leader to have excellent communication skills to convey what he/she is thinking about visions or goals to his/her followers. When I watched my presentation video, I observed many flaws I had made and those are like turbulence in voice and broken sentences and it doesn’t mean that I am a bad speaker. I felt my speech was a good one but not good enough as an effective speaker. Considering the flaws I made, there is an...
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...Comparison between ‘Lullaby’ and ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore’ Love often results in physical passion, and as time went on – the description and depth of passion have been more explicitly explored. In Lullaby, Auden presents a post coital situation, which is suggested by the title, as well as the phrase ‘sleeping head’, on the other hand the extract from Tis Pity She’s a Whore reaches its climax by the strong suggestions of consummation of the relationship of Annabella and Giovanni. Although the two differ in the timings of physical action, both of the writings offer language full of sexual as well as passionate connotations. Auden, illustrates the force of passion between him and his lover with ‘ Soul and body have no bounds’ as well as ‘ not a whisper, not a thought, not a kiss nor look be lost’. The repetition of ‘not’ in these two lines, might hint to a fact that the lovers need to savour every moment with each other in fear of a negative force. This phrase might hold a greater meaning as the tone of it suggests that the poet is torn between the reality and the kind of passion – still condemned in wider societies. The tone of illicit and sinful affair is set in Ford’s text as well, by the language such as ‘ suppressed the hidden flames’ where Ford uses natural imagery to present the sheer force of Giovanni’s passion, or Annabella’s ‘For every sigh thou hast spent for me, I have sighed ten’ crying back to her brother. In contrast with Auden’s poem Ford can not afford, in XVII century...
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...loSociety: The Flaw of Everyone The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a more of an experiment than a novel, an experiment that will, by the end, show all of the flaws of an unjust or unfair society. In the book a large group of young boys get stranded on an island while flying home all because their plane got attacked via an act of war and crashed on an island. This stroke of bad luck is the perfect situation to show how the flaws of a modern society can get out of hand very fast if not taken control of quickly. Two of the main characters in the book are two boys named Ralph and Jack. When they are first on the island Ralph is the person with the idea to pick up a conch shell on the beach and blow into it to call everyone on the island to come meet up at the beach. When everyone arrives at the beach they are told that there are only those boys left and no adults. The boys realize that with no adults to lead them they will have to vote to see who will become their leader. Everyone comes to an agreement to vote Ralph as their leader, except for one person. Jack also wants to be a leader, so Ralph appoints him to be leader of a choir of boys that will be in charge of hunting to get food for everyone on the island. Despite the fact that Jack is put in a leadership position he is very anxious to be the leader of the island. In a civilization like ours, that is normal, everyone wants to be the person in charge. But, when you are stranded on an island where anything goes...
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...from the fact that he receives help from the gods. For example, Euanthes who grants Odysseus in his trouble gifts that will get him and his crew the opportunity to regain their strength. He also receives help from an entity named Dawn. In a way this character represents Odysseus and almost foretells the struggles he will later be facing. In a section he introduces this entity, “Young Dawn with her rose-red fingers shone once more we all turned out, intrigued to tour the island.” From there we can see the struggles he faces with himself to overcome the many obstacles that Zeus inflicts on Odysseus in hopes to prevent his journey to go any further. Another characteristic of an archetypal character is one in which all heroes contain a flaw that prevents them from moving on with their journey. In this story Odysseus contains other qualities such as arrogance, unfaithfulness, and stubbornness. With these qualities him and his crew are punished throughout the story. As in the epic, “will tell you. But you must give me a guest-gift as you've promised. Nobody—that's my name. Nobody— so my mother and father call me, all my friends.” Odysseus conceals...
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...Willy Loman When one thinks of Willy Loman, victim is the last word that comes to mind. His character flaws make him responsible for his own misfortune. He has never taken responsibility for any of the disgraces in his life and has constantly blamed everyone, for not being able to live the life he feels he deserves. Some people are able to curb unrealistic expectations into something that is more tangible for them, while others such as Willy are not. Normally a salesman is someone who is able to accept their flaws and learn ways to improve, because this is how they make their living. Because Willy Loman never fully accepts his flaws, he has no way of progressing in life. He has reached the age where he can’t compete with the younger salesmen or keep up with the traveling that is required in order to be successful in his field. This is causing great strife in his life. The pride of a man can contribute to his life by being either a great asset or a ridiculous flaw. This trait is definitely a flaw for Willy Loman. Pride can assist you with taking control of your life and allow you to get what you think you deserve, however, it can also be crippling. This was the case for Willy. Pride kept him from talking to his boss earlier in his life as to why he needs to stop traveling and work from New York. Driving over 700 miles out of town just to come home empty handed would be too much for anyone, but it definitely weighs a toll on a 60 year old man. Once Biff decided he would stay...
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...Learning Habits One of the hardest things to do in life is to analyze or criticize yourself. A person can sit there and be able to criticize other people and pick out all the flaws, but when asked to analyze ones self, a person may find it difficult to find their own flaws. However, there are people out there that get paid to design test to help people see their flaws and help them analyze themselves. Though these test may not be one hundred percent perfect, they will give a person a better understanding of their strengths and weaknesses. After taking the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI), the Inventory of Classroom Style and Skills (INCLASS), and the Center for Innovative Teaching Experiences (CITE), I was able to see my strengths and weaknesses in my study habits. Like I have stated before, these test are not one hundred percent perfect or correct. They are not designed to be that way; however, they are designed to give a person a better understanding of their study habits. After taking all the tests, I can say that I do not completely agree with the results that came out. But, before I pass judgment, lets take two thing into consideration: first off, I may not have been honest with myself in answering the questions, second, the test are scored on a percentile scale based on a collection of scores accumulated from people who have taken the tests before. After reviewing my test results, I find that I enjoy working with numbers. In my opinion, numbers are...
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...5 Analysis- Pentium Flaw NT1110 February 11, 2015 Instructor Sheila Pearson The Pentium flaw was when a segment among the Pentium CPU’s transistors performed division incorrectly. Engineers for Intel discovered the problem after the product was released in 1993 but they kept it hush hush and decided to fix the problem by using updates to the chip. A mathematician by the name of Thomas Nicely that worked for Lynchburg College in West Virginia also discovered the flaw. At first Grove, who was the CEO of Intel at the time, did not want to recall the product but when IBM got involved and made the announcement that they would not sell any computers that used that CPU chip, it forced Intel to do a recall that cost them about $475 million. In the beginning by keeping it quiet they were doing the wrong thing by trying to deceive the customer. By doing that they could have lost a lot of business from customers who might have felt that they were not trustworthy and were knowingly selling faulty products. But in the end they did the right thing and recalled the chips with the flaws in it which is the right thing to do. They decided to replace all flawed processors upon request and put aside a 420 million dollar budget to do so. They also hired hundreds of employees to specifically deal with customer requests. They placed four fulltime employees to read Internet newsgroups and respond to any and every question or remark about Intel’s products. If this same flaw was to happen today...
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...The story and real life differences are Pia getting raped page 35 paragraph 1. If I could change one situation in the story, I Really don't think I would. It makes the book more interesting, but if I really had to I would change the fact that Pia’s mom didn't believe her when she told her that her mom’s friend Jim was trying to rape her .I would change that because Pia was already raped and tried to harm herself and for her mom not to believe her that just a horrible experience for any girl of any age even males for that matter. My favorite thing said that could be used as a quote is “ Maybe the swoop list has been an eye-opener for all of us.I hate that any of us were on it, but atleast we got each other,and at least we now realize the flaws we’ve conquered. I’d give this novel a 10 go read it , it may help you with some things you may be going...
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