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    The Shakespearean play "Macbeth" follows what is expected in a Shakespearean tragedy by containing characteristics similar to all Shakespearean tragedies. These are the fatal flaws in Macbeth‚ the fall of noble‚ respectable man with great qualities‚ Macbeth‚ and Macbeth’s terrible murder of the King in order to obtain the crown‚ which causes absolute chaos. Macbeth’s character contains fatal flaws that cause him to do evil. These fatal flaws are a limitation to Macbeth’s otherwise worthy character

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    Othello Tragedy Essay

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    The story of Othello is a traditional tragedy with a main character‚ whose tragic flaw lead’s us to his death. In Othello‚ it teaches us life lessons to avoid these tragedies. As the play develops‚ the situations worsen‚ and we are shown a story of a powerful man who falls from grace. Othello’s tragic flaws lie with his irritable character traits. Throughout the play‚ we get a sense of these traits in full mode. His most irritable trait is his pride. By being overly prideful‚ Othello often

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    The Tragedy Archetype: The Rebirth Within Prim Lerthirunvibul Y10D (Blue) The seven archetypes is a theory in which there are seven ways of story-telling namely Quest‚ Voyage and Return‚ Rebirth‚ Comedy‚ Overcoming the Monster‚ Rags to Riches and Tragedy. The Tragedy archetype is one of the seven archetypes used in story-telling mentioned by Christopher Booker in The Seven Basic Plots. This archetype is known to expect a specific reaction from the readers often using grief‚ destruction and death

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    Drama is driven by a character who wants something and who takes steps to get what they want. Drama is derived from a Greek word that means action. In “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” William Shakespeare uses Brutus‚ Cassius‚ Casca‚ Trebonius‚ Ligarius‚ Decvius and Cimber to create drama throughout the play. Throughout the beginning of the play these characters band together to plot a conspiracy to murder Julius Caesar due to their jealously of Caesar defeating the great Pompey. “Nor heaven‚ nor earth

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    Oedipus: A Perfect Tragedy

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    what are considered by Aristotle to be perfect tragedies. A tragedy is an imitation of an action that is serious‚ complete‚ and of a certain magnitude‚ in the form of action‚ not narrative‚ through pity and fear affecting the purgation of these emotions (Aristotle). Aristotle‚ after the analysis of several successful plays‚ created his definition of what a tragedy is‚ and what it requires in order to be successful. His interpretation of a perfect tragedy is appropriate during this time because he examines

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    Dr Faustus as a Tragedy

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    Q.1. Discuss Dr Faustus as a tragedy. Tragedy – Definition Aristotle defines a tragedy as a ‘representation of an action which is important‚ complete and limited in length. It is enacted not recited and by arousing pity and fear‚ it gives an outlet to emotions of this type.’ However‚ for the Elizabethans‚ more specifically for Marlowe and Shakespeare‚ tragedy is not a restrictive view of human excellence or weakness as the Greeks are often inclined to present but an affirmative view of human

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    A Tragic World The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare shares the archetypal love story between two lovers of opposing households. Aside from the title‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ meets the criteria of a tragedy by emphasizing the protagonists’ tragic flaw in the process of their fall. Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet falls best under phase two tragedy due to the tragedy of innocence and confusion in an adult situation. Phase six tragedy does not apply to Romeo and Juliet because

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    Boeing Tragedy

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    2.0 Do you believe U.S. military contracts with Boeing amount to subsidies? Have these types of payments provided with unfair advantages? Justify your answer. First and foremost‚ we do believe that U.S. military contracts with Boeing are amount to subsidies. News stated that Boeing received at least $5.3 billion in its improper subsidies in order to develop the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and other jet models. The funding of $5.3 billion came from the U.S. Department of Defense according to the New York

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    Nietzsche‚ Birth of Tragedy In Friedrich Nietzsche’s work The Birth of Tragedy‚ he argues that during the times of the ancient Greeks the artistic fusion between the Apollonian way of thinking and the Dionysian way of thinking lead to the creation of the greatest works of tragic art and music. Nietzsche believes that society needs to develop a new art form that recognizes the balance between the apollonian and Dionysian influence to reaffirm human existence. Nietzsche uses the Greek Gods‚ Apollo and

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    Antigone Tragedy

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