3. Tragic Hero & Hamartia :- Aristotle in his ‘Poetics’ has given an ideal concept of tragic hero. According to Aristotle tragic hero in a tragic drama should neither be too good or perfect hero nor be too wicked or bad. Fall of a perfect good man would not arouse pity but it may shock us or disgust us. In the same way‚ utterly wicked person passing from happiness to misery is lacking in proper tragic qualities‚ nevertheless satisfying our moral sense. Thus in the view of Aristotle‚ totally
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was born in Athens‚ Greece. Between 600 and 200 BC‚ the ancient Athenians created a theatre culture whose form‚ technique and terminology have lasted two millennia‚ and they created plays that are still considered among the greatest works of world drama. (Nardo 10) Their achievement is truly remarkable when one considers that there have been only two other periods in the history of theatre that could be said to approach the greatness of ancient Athens - Elizabethan England and‚ perhaps the Twentieth
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Akim Alimi Professor Kathleen S. Paskin English 112 2/23/06 Oedipus Rex: Dramatic Irony Irony is the use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning. The play Oedipus Rex especially uses dramatic irony. It is the theatrical effect achieved by leading an audience or reader to understand the disparity between a situation and the accompanying speeches‚ while the characters in the play remain unaware of the disparity. From the
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including the structure of a tragedy as well as its cathartic effect on soul. Thus from the very preface of Milton’s tragedy the fact comes out very clear that‚ he (Milton) was writing a drama with the careful consideration to both Aristotle’s classical theory of tragedy‚ and to the actual examples of Greek drama‚ particularly the works of Aeschylus‚ Sophocles and Euripides et al. Now structurally speaking‚ Samson Agonistes shows Milton’s complete mastery over the mechanism
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is without dispute. Contemporary performers have looked into the past finding resourceful techniques to further illustrate comedy to their peers. The first question is why use Commedia Dell’ Arte as a training tool for modern actors at all‚ since drama and the business of acting has hopefully moved on since the Italian comedians left Paris. The leading form of acting today both exists as the aspiring young actor’s performance role model and as a category of performance in itself. We are lucky in
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Philosophy paper of working in the world of theatre Theatre comes from ancient Greek drama; it has come to us through live performers which in ancient times presented either fictional events or real stories before a live audience in a specific place which was usually called a stage. The content can be divided into historical drama‚ tragedy‚ or comedy. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture‚ speech‚ song‚ music or dance. Modern Western theatre
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his readers a faithful mirror if manners and life.” According to Johnson‚ “Shakespeare always makes nature predominate over accident”. His blend of tragedy and comedy is also nearer and more natural to life‚ because the mingled drama approaches nearer to life :Mingled drama m demerits of Shakespeare like a true critic; and become very honest and sincere in his estimate of Shakespeare. Johnson tests Shakespeare by the fact and experience‚ by the test of time‚ nature and universality‚ his defense to
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EXAM 2 REVIEW (Performance Studies) The exam will include approximately 50 questions (multiple choice‚ matching‚ and true/false). You will need a large Scantron form and #2 pencils to record your answers. Introduction to Performance Studies (K. Filbel lecture and Schechner‚ ch. 1) What does it mean to say the field of perf. studies is wide open? Richard Schechner claims that human values are not from nature‚ so where do they come from? • Basic assumptions of Performance Studies
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romantic movement and is the major literary figure in German history. A true Renaissance man‚ he was a novelist‚ playwright‚ translator‚ natural philosopher‚ poet‚ musician‚ composer‚ scientist‚ and finally a historian. His Faust is a "closet drama"‚ a work in dramatic form to be read not performed. In the late 1700’s‚ German theatre changed dramatically by the Romantic movement known as "Sturm und Drang" (storm and stress). In 1773‚ British playwright Oliver Goldsmith attacked the
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