vast differences in time and place, three tragic heroes -Creon, Othello and Okonkwo- all experience drastic downfalls brought about by their fears and impetuous actions. It is delineated that all three heroes are molded perfectly to Aristotle’s archetype of a tragic hero. In Sophocles’ captivating play, Antigone, composed in 400 B.C., the consequences of hubris are displayed through Creon’s arrogant and prideful acts. When a fatal fight
People of the Civil War 1. John Wilkes Booth Primarily “known as the man who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln”, John Wilkes Booth, also a renowned actor on stage, conspired to capture Abraham Lincoln with his associates (History.com). Instead of going as he had planned, John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln point-blank in the head on April 14, 1865 instead. This homicidal event took place during Lincoln’s attendance to Ford’s Theatre to watch a play with his wife. As an event that caused mass uproar
dragon. The dragon had flown into Geatland, awoken by a greedy slave who tried to steal his gold, and destroyed villages with its fiery flames. Even though he knew he no longer was a young warrior he had to protect his people. Beowulf had ordered for an iron shield to be made so that he could protect himself from the dragon’s flames and he assembled his army and marched out to kill the dragon. Beowulf ran toward the dragon by himself and yelled a mighty war cry which made it turn and breathe fire upon