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…thoughts and he doesn’t believe that he is being true to himself. “There is a time in every mans education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide.” Emersons thoughts back then are still true to todays…

…committed suicide, (something tragic heroes are known to do). All things considered, Creon must be the tragic hero of Antigone. He was the only character who met the criteria. The other characters, like the messenger, or Teriseus, or Creon’s son Haimon…

…are very similar to those of Leo B. Levy. He believes that a “spell” was cast over Bartleby, and that he was already dead because of a mental suicide. We have similar ideas about the theme, character, and setting, and how they add to the story’s darkness…

…of money with no reasonable plan of paying it back. In the end, this same “fear” almost caused Nora to commit suicide. The marriage between Nora and Torvald can be better compared to that of a father and daughter rather than a husband and wife. Helmer…

…, and very carefully, peacefully becoming drunk. While he is meticulously drinking his alcohol, the two waiters talk about him. They discuss his suicide attempt of the week past. The younger waiter doesn't seem to understand why a man with money would try to end…

…during this gloomy winter. And had this sun shone down on the trio, they could have ended up in a much better state than they did. Perhaps Mattie and Ethan wouldn't have felt that a double suicide was their only way out, and maybe (but probably not) Zeena…

…them to suicide. This incident, as tragic as it is, could probably have been avoided. If the actions that were taken by the characters had been planned better and the consequences had been thought about maybe a better outcome would have been reached…

…The soliloquies spoken by Hamlet were directed to the audience, rather than seeming like conversations with himself. In the first soliloquy, Hamlet talks about how aggravated at life he is and that if it weren’t for God’s laws he would commit suicide…

…become extremely depressed from being bullied. As a result, they may refuse to eat, become suicidal, or in return bully other kids to make themselves feel better. Although some of these examples of effects may not seem too serious, they really are. Commonly…

…. To be so simple minded as this civilization was would have eventually lead to self-destruction. To support my theory, recall in the novel when the old lady chose to commit suicide because she did not have freedom. She felt that even though she was "free" she…