The following excerpt from "the tragic hero: from oedipus to batman" implies that the character macbeth is similar to the character oedipus in oedipus the king by sophocles. earlier in the story, he gets in a fight with a man riding a chariot, which ends in the man's death. oedipus doesn't know it, but the stranger he kills is king laius of thebes. what oedipus also doesn't know is that king laius is his father. you see, oedipus was abandoned as a baby and grew up in a different city, never knowing his parents. in fact, once he makes it to thebes, the people are so the sphinx is gone that they decide to make him king, so he marries queen jocasta, who just happens to be his mother. in your response, argue that macbeth's tragic hero status is actually different from oedipus's

Both Macbeth and Oedipus are tragic heroes, as they are characters who have a generally good disposition, with the exception of one flaw that leads to their demise. In this sense, Macbeth and Oedipus are similar. They are also similar in the fact that fate is a strong force in their destiny.

However, Macbeth and Oedipus are also very different. One of the main differences between these two characters is the fact that Macbeth is aware of his actions, and how immoral they are. Macbeth is willing to kill and deceive in order to achieve power, and although he ends up as full of guilt as Oedipus, he was aware of the risks he was taking. Oedipus, on the other hand, is unaware of the risks he is taking and the complications of his life until the very end. Moreover, throughout the play, he is moved by a desire to act morally, which is very different from Macbeth's motivations.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)