The name “tragic hero”‚ which has become synonymous with Shakespearean dramas‚ was developed before Hamlet‚ Macbeth or any of Shakespeare’s well-known plays were written. The literary term was actually discovered around 330 BC by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle. Through his theory of catharsis‚ Aristotle debated that the great plays of Sophicles‚ Euripides‚ and other Greek playwrights contained tragic heroes similar to each other‚ which all portrayed four basic characteristics
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example for the ’ancient’ relationship I will be using the Shakespearean play ’ A Mid-summer Nights Dream’ and for the ’Modern’ relationship I will be drawing my conclusions from the portrayal of love and romance in popular culture. I choose these examples because they both show different ideals of ’love’ and relationships. The first topic of today’s lecture is establishing a relationship. To begin with lets look back at our Shakespearean couples; the first of which being Thesus and Hippolyta. Thesus
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Love in Disguise: Analysis of a Shakespearean Comedy Throughout Twelfth Night Shakespeare uses the art of disguise to complicate the relationships formed between the characters of the play. The first character to assume a disguise was Viola who disguised herself as a man in order to get a good job for the count. Other examples of disguise include Malvolio who dresses in cross-garters in order to try and impress Olivia and Feste who pretends to be Sir Topas while Malvolio is locked in the dark
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JOUR SUPPLEMENTARY ESSAY Feature Characteristics The term “feature article” is quite general and can include many different forms‚ such as profile features‚ news features‚ expose’s‚ and many others. Feature journalism can also have numerous purposes‚ for example to inform‚ to educate‚ or to simply entertain. While ‘feature article’ is certainly a broad term‚ features do come with their own set of defining characteristics which make them different to a news article. Feature articles are distinguished
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as a Tragedy Writer” Prepared for: East West University Date of submission:11-08-14 Shakespearean tragedy is a form of writing that was written by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare is perhaps most famous for his tragedies. Most of his tragedies were written in a seven-year period between 1601 and 1608. His plays usually involve murders‚ deaths and a terrible ending for the central characters which turns the mode of the play as a tragic one. The hero of Shakespearean tragedy
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thinks of tragedy we think of a terrible or horrible accident happening to a person or to a group of people‚ most of the times resulting in hospitalization or worse‚ death. Another example of this type of tragedy could be a loved one who goes away on vacation and contracts a rare and unusual disease which could possibly result in death. Not all types of tragedies always result in a certain death. Tragedy in a classical Greek sense sets up a protagonist to begin the action in the tragedy. What lead to
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Articles/Feature stories/feature articles/features A feature writer should be fond of accuracy‚ love brevity and be devoted to clarity. He should be a topic-explorer and have the craft of kindling interest in insipid ‘ideas’. A good public pulse reader‚ a charming discoverer of life in words and a possessor of effective writing skills to spin magic in the content is what all is required from a good writer who is actually‚ in this case‚ a presenter of useful knowledge. Good feature writing
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Feature writing Anything that’s not straight news‚ editorial or sport. Gives a human dimension to the news Responds to the reader’s curiosity while entertaining at the same time Truth and accuracy are still important Can’t editorialize – NOT inverted pyramid style Sub-stories of the news Skills similar to fiction writers Narrates that keeps the readers absorbed Brings out the drama of people’s lives Know which details to highlight Vivid descriptions -Colorful dialogue -Humor Begins with
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Restoration tragedy THE lesser tragic writers of this period‚ uninspired as most of their work seems when judged on its own merits‚ fall inevitably to a still lower level by comparison with the amazing literary powers of their great leader‚ Dryden. They have all his faults and only a small and occasional admixture of his strength and resource. In tragedy‚ as in other departments of literature‚ the genius of Dryden overtops‚ on a general estimate‚ the productions of his lesser contemporaries‚ and
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Teacher’s Guide for Worksheet One The structural and linguistic features of the types of writing introduced in Worksheet One are defined and summarized as follows. This is just a guide to some typical and common features and is not meant to be an exhaustive list. Features may also vary in different communicative contexts. I. Informal Letter A letter is ‘a missive communication in writing‚ addressed to a person or body of persons; an epistle’ (From Oxford English Dictionary OED online. URL:
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