Answer:
Othello fits the description of a tragic hero.
Explanation:
A hero is a character who has the ability to accomplish great things. A tragic hero is no different, since he has this ability. However, the great deeds of a tragic hero result in suffering and the disgrace of him and those around him.
Othello is a perfect example of a tragic hero, since his actions lead to himself and the people he loves death. Othello causes misfortune by acting out of jealousy, arrogance, lack of critical sense, remorse and impulsiveness. This all causes very bad effects through great actions.
Answer: A
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Irony is an important element in the work of Sophocles. The plot of the tragedy takes shape in the way Oedipus is in the seek for salvation of the plague. He is determined to find the man responsible, however, ironically it is himself the one who caused it. Eyes are to allow us to see, but in the case of Oedipus it is also ironic that he has his sight in good condition, although he is unable and refuses to see the real truth. A third example of irony would be that Thiresias, a blind prophet, has the capacity to contemplate and see the actual origin of the suffering of Thebes, in spite of his physical inability.
According to the questions, the guiding questions of reader-response criticism are:
-what about this text is remarkable or beautiful?
-what does the text teach the reader?
-how did the author achieve the beauty or a remarkableness of the text?
Explanation:
The literary theory of Reader-response criticism aims to focus on the reader or the scholar and encourage them to put in action their experience in literature.
The upper questions help the reader to be a critic in the response. The other questions, that are not included here, require a unique answer and there is no room for other answers.
