A tragedy is often thought of as a sad‚ pitiful event. The factors used to label an event as tragic are the consequences and the lasting effects. For example‚ the consequences of one or more deaths can be seen as a tragedy. And tragedies are often remembered long after the event‚ clearly impacting the future for those involved. Many people interpret events such as a natural disaster‚ a death of a loved one‚ or a permanent disability as tragic. However‚ others say that this definition of a tragedy
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hint of tragedy struck in 1805. At that point in her young history‚ Detroit was a thriving little burg with quaint shops‚ storybook bungalows‚ dirt streets‚ and plenty of candlelight. On a hot July summer’s night‚ a fire started at the square dance party in John Harvey’s barn‚ through no fault of his own‚ and within hours all three hundred houses and buildings in the town‚ with the exception of John Harvey’s stone constructed home‚ burned to the ground. In contrast to future major tragedies the city
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Youthful Tragedies The anthology‚ Sudden Flash Youth‚ edited by Christine Perkins-Hazuka‚ Tom Hazuka‚ and Mark Budman‚ has a lot of possibilities for a theme to cover all of the sixty-five different short stories. Tragedies in youth is one of the themes that stuck out. In “Currents” by Hannah Bottomy Voskuil‚ a young boy loses his brother and two girls become afraid of the water due to this horrific tragedy. Also‚ in this short story‚ it proves that tragedies in youth do not just affect the surrounding
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Overcoming Tragedies We all experience grief in our lives. In the short story "Shiloh"‚ Bobbie Ann Mason’s narrator introduces us to a young couple struggling with their relationship. They start out as a happily married couple who experience many tragedies in their lives which eventually leads to Norma Jean wanting a divorce from her husband‚ Leroy. This couple reaches a crossroad in their marriage. Norma Jean is a round character‚ who shows change throughout the narrative. For example she
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Jess is the main character in the movie “Bend it Like Beckham”‚ she tries to be a good girl for her mother and father but can’t help sneaking off to play football. While Jess has to lie and sneak around a lot‚ she is not intended to hurt her parents any way. Jess has always been very strong and determined in the movie‚ except over time she becomes even more determined‚ and even stronger. We see Jess talking to Beckham at the beginning of the movie‚ and as she grows and matures‚ she finds out she
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According to the classical view‚ tragedy should arouse feelings of pity and fear in the audience. Does Macbeth do this? Tragedy has most definitely influenced the viewer’s thoughts on Macbeth within this play. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ the audience sees a gradual breakdown in the character of Macbeth himself‚ due to the tragic events that unfold during the play. This has a direct effect on the audience’s views and thoughts of Macbeth‚ thus creating pity and fear within the audience. Macbeth
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Critique Paper- Tragedy of the Commons In G. Hardin’s (1968) article‚ “Tragedy of the Commons”‚ he discussed the problem that exists because of man’s attempt to exploit the earth through rapid population expansion‚ and how he only harm himself since almost everyone adopts the same strategy. He also emphasized that the tragedy brought about by overpopulation seemed to have no technical solution‚ and its solution seemed to lie only upon the conscience of man‚ since it is he who decides upon his own
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When the words "dramatic tragedy" are spoken or read it leads one’s mine to think of classic works‚ such as Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex. We tend not to associate dramatic tragedy with modern day film and theater. We think of dramatic tragedy as it was originally produced in the days of Ancient Greece‚ when the stage was outdoors‚ only a few actors took part‚ and the tragedies that where enacted where those of the death of the main character. Tragedy can be defined as a plot in
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TRAGEDY Simple definition: A hero’s fall in a world of good and evil Classical definition: Aristotle – Ars Poetica (Poetic Arts) * Tragedy is serious * Hero is engaged in a conflict * Hero experiences great suffering * Hero is defeated and dies Tragedies involve… * A faulty or corrupt society * Tragic hero * Tragic flaw * Mistaken choice of action * Catastrophe * Discovery Tragedy arouses in the audience the emotions of pity and fear
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Q: DISCUSS “OEDIPUS REX” AS A TRAGEDY. Ans: Aristotle’s views regarding tragedy are mainly based upon the excellencies which “Oedipus Rex” possesses as a tragedy. The play presents an imitation of an action or piece of life‚ which is serious‚ complete in itself and also having a certain magnitude. The means employed by Sophocles is language beautified by all available devices. The story is told in a dramatic form with incidents arousing pity and whereby to accomplish the catharsis of such emotions
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