Tragedy is an imitation of an action that is serious‚ complete and of a certain magnitude." (Aristotle). Examine the statement critically and substantiate your answer with the examples from any two of the plays you have read." ‘The Poetics The Poetics is chiefly concerned with Tragedy which is regarded as the highest poetic form. In it the theory of tragedy is worked out so admirably‚ with such insight and comprehension‚ that ‘it becomes the type of the theory of literature’ (Abercrombie). Aristotle
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A tragedy is a drama or writing piece in which the main character is brought to a situation that will cause much pain to the life of the character. A tragedy is a narrative that portrays calamitous events and has an unhappy but meaningful ending. Many people like tragedies because they are loved and wanted by so many people. Take for example Shakespeare he is famous for his many tragedies. The reason why he wrote so many was because people liked them a lot‚ just like today. Also many people like
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Willy Loman : The Tragedy of the American Dream Prosperity‚ job security‚ hard work and family union are some of the concepts that involve the American Dream‚ generally speaking. Some people think this dream is something automatically granted; or in contrast‚ as in the story "Death of a Salesman" written by Arthur Miller‚ as something that has to be achieved in order to be successful in life. The play takes issues with those in America who place too much stress on material gain‚ instead of
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The Birth Of Tragedy Primitive men did not distinguish between " real " and " virtual ". 1. I reproduce the magic natural phenomenon for smooth operation of the four seasons. 2. The guaranteed and abundance of cruise seasons speak certain God as a person who is young and healthy‚ when God is strong. - That it believed that there is no effect when weakly God (You killed God‚ was elected as the new human God) 3. Festival will open on the day you killed God‚ when that‚ it was a new practice
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“The tragedy” Is the tragedy of Oedipus Rex’s downfall the fact that he beds his mother‚ and killed his father? Or is the fact the he did these things unwittingly. Oedipus a wise ruler and a good man in many ways was doomed from his self‚ from birth. This is what Sophocles would refer to as a hamartia‚ or tragic flaw. Oedipus refers to the people of his country as his children‚ the people are aware that as a the king he is kind however he is overwhelmingly filled with so much pride
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Narrator: Recently‚ the news content became the tragedy happened in a field trip for students in Madlum River‚ San Miguel Bulacan. Included in the casualty was a 16 yr. old named Michelle Ann Rose Bonzo. In the midst of sorrow and grief‚ the facebook fan page of MMK was filled with requests to make a love story for Michelle and Hiro Mallari Shiki. Hiro: Hi Pauline‚ will you be my valentine? Pauline: Huh? Is it your entire plan? Hiro: It is already 3 years that I’ve been courting you. I hope
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HASAN İNAL İDE 305 DAMLA UĞUZ 112401002 ELIZABETHAN AND GREEK TRAGEDY Tragedy has its origins in Ancient Greek‚ it was a kind of performance to honor Dionysus. They were performed as competition between three playwrights. Actors who took part in the plays were all man and they all wore masks. They wore masks to impersonate satyrs.According to Aristotle ‘’ Tragedy depicts the downfall of a noble hero or heroine‚ usually through some combination of hubris‚ fate‚ and the will of the gods. The
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Kenny Fleming Mr. Blocker- Period 2 Due: 4/2/12 Tragedy From Afar Catharsis‚ the dramatic event that describes the "emotional cleansing" of the general audience‚ prevails in many tragedies. It provides an extreme change in emotion‚ as the result of experiencing strong feelings. It has been described as ”purification" or a "purging" of emotions (Aristotle 22). Shakespeare’s Macbeth represented a tragedy‚ because of the loss and destruction of lives. More specifically‚ the large-scale
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concept of Tragedy with reference to "The Spanish Tragedy". A tragedy is a religious experience which is main objective is to make the audience reflect on serious matters in order to know ourselves better and to hopefully grow as a person. It is a performed action that conveys both the feelings of pity and fear (as Aristotle’s definition of tragedy establishes) leading to the catharsis of such emotions among the spectators. All these elements are properly presented within "The Spanish Tragedy" by Thomas
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