A pivotal scene in Scene 6 (Scene "ah") of Eugene O'Neill's The Emperor Jones is the encounter between Brutus Jones and the witch figure (often referred to as the "Witch Doctor" or "Congo Witch Doctor"), which represents Jones's total...
In many ways, Jones is a tragic hero, even if he is not particularly heroic. He is a man who is able to escape an unpleasant home country and acquire power abroad. However, his tragic flaw is his extreme greed and sense of pride, which ends up...
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