Tragedy & Tragic Heroes In Macbeth, Death Of A Salesman, & More
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A 6 page paper defining classic Aristotelian form of tragedy and how it is expressed in Macbeth, Death of a Salesman, The Metamorphosis, and The Stranger. 2 source bib
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Tragedy and the Tragic Hero
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A five page work comparing Sophocles' Oedipus, Homer's Odysseus, and Shakespeare's Macbeth as tragic heroes, and the works in which they serve as protagonist ("Oedipus Rex," the "Odyssey," and "Macbeth") as tragedies. The paper concludes that Odysseus is not a tragic hero at all, because his problems do not arise from a doomed conflict between external forces and his own tragic flaw; while that is, indeed, the case with both Oedipus and Macbeth. Bibliography lists three sources.
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Tragic Form in "Antigone" and "Joe Turner's Come and Gone"
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A five page paper looking at these two plays by Sophocles and August Wilson, respectively, in terms of their categorization as tragedies. The paper notes that although Sophocles' heroine is a member of the nobility and Wilson's hero is a common man, both have been placed in unenviable positions by fate, and both are undermined by a tragic flaw. Bibliography lists two sources.
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Two Literary Concepts of Hell
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An 8 page paper discussing and comparing Christopher Marlowe’s “Dr. Faustus” with Dante’s “Inferno.” Dante predated Marlowe by three centuries, writing “The Divine Comedy” long before the Reformation and the rise of Protestantism that Marlowe followed. The religious teachings of the times in which these authors lived are reflected in the concept of each of the nature of hell. Dante’s character descends into it to discover its hierarchical spirals; Mephistophilis reveals to Faustus that he has not left hell at all in order to visit Faustus, that they are living in it. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Understanding the Theme of Family
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In 5 pages the author describes and discusses how several reading contribute to the understanding of the theme of the family. The theme of family is one of great importance. In the family section of "Literature and Ourselves", there are major sources of contribution to one's understanding of the actual theme of family. Family is many things to many people, yet the recurring theme in family is coping with other people who are in close proximity. This is done in many ways. No additional sources cited.
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Understanding, and the Lack of Understanding, in Literature
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A 4 page paper which discusses how some characters in literature understand and do not understand one another. The works discussed are “The Old Wives’ Tale” by Arnold Bennett, “The Secret Agent” by Joseph Conrad, and “The Wings of a Dove” by Henry James. No additional sources cited.
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Verisimilitude & Mimetics in the Short Story
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(5 pp) Authors use the language of human experience. Authors attempt to symbolize with words what they hear, see, think and feel. The words express emotions, the core of human language and self-knowledge. We will also consider that each of the three writers we are examining use versimilitude the quality of appearing to be true) and are mimetic (imitative or exhibiting mimicry). Stories that are considered are Why I Live at the Post Office by Eudora Welty, The Salt of the Earth by George Gissing, and The String Quartet by Virginia Wolf.
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Visions of the United States
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This 16 page paper considers four books as a reflection of the perception of American Society. The four works span time, but can all be seen as criticising the United States. The writer looks at how the works criticise popular culture, point out greed and acknowledge the self interest of the individuals that makeup society. The books discussed are 'To Die For' by Joyce Maynard, 'Women On the Edge of Time' by Marge Piercy ' Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl' by Harreit A. Jacobs and finally Mark Twain's 'The war prayer' The bibliography cites 4 sources.
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What Is Drama ?
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A 6 page paper that describes drama in terms of the literary genre and its application. Drama is based on the conflict that develops between characters and the presenation of the literature surrounding this action in a format that can be performed on stage. Drama is unique among literary genres because of its premise in performance and the major structural considerations that result from this premise. Bibliography lists several sources.
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What Is Love About?
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Using such diverse authors as William Shakespeare, Sigmund Frued, and E. Annie Prolulx, this 6 page paper examines the basic human issue of love. Definitions are considered and quotes from each of these authors validates their thoughts. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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