Oversimplify Tragedy? Everyone knows or has experienced a tragedy in their life. Tragedies happen all around the world and each person may experience the same type of tragedy‚ for example‚ hurricanes‚ tornadoes‚ tsunamis‚ car accidents‚ the 9/11 attack‚ or even death. Deepak Chopra tell his opinions about reactions to a tragic event in his article “After tragedy‚ brain needs to heal”. He lets the readers know his thoughts and feelings about how there are only two reactions to a tragedy. He sheds light
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A tragedy occurs when a protagonist experiences a great downfall or disaster. The decisions and actions that people make can often lead to tragedies. Romeo and Juliet is a play by William Shakespeare about two star-crossed lovers name Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet who meet at the Capulet ball. The play ends in a tragedy with both Romeo and Juliet taking their life in the Capulet tomb. This tragedy occurs mainly because of Friar Laurence and his decisions. Tybalt Capulet is also a reason why the
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Aristotle’s Ideas about Tragedy To Aristotle‚ the plot is the most important element of the tragedy‚ and the best tragic plot is to be single and complex. Also he said “in the end of the play‚ the audience should experience the feeling of fear and pity” The plot must have two major parts. First‚ set up a problem. Then‚ set in motion the denouement (unraveling) that resolves the issue. And to Aristotle‚ the most powerful part of the plot was a sudden turn in the fortune of the main character
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necessary to define a tragedy. In Poetics‚ Aristotle asserts that the definition of tragedy can be divided into six parts: plot‚ character‚ diction‚ thought‚ spectacle and song. In Shakespeare’s Othello‚ Aristotle’s notion of tragedy is apparent through the elements of plot‚ character and diction. Othello follows Aristotle’s convention of a tragedy. According to Aristotle‚ plot is most important among the six elements. Plot is the arrangement of events occurring in tragedy (Aristotle 196). Plot
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Tragedy is a genre which is used to represent the misfortune of characters. Shakespeare identifies several aspects of a tragedy and teaches humanity lessons about the consequences related to the hunger of lust and power. One tragic film is Match Point directed by Woody Allen in which the protagonist‚ Chris‚ experiences many aspects of tragedy. Match Point is a Shakespearean tragedy in which the desire of lust and power invokes Chris to make irrational decisions and commit immoral deeds which not
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story‚ tragedy in Othello is result of violating expected gender roles‚ gender performance by Desdemona and Othello‚ and the result of Iago’s inability to tolerate these violations. The tragedy “Othello” is written by William Shakespeare in 1604. The story is based on revenge of two characters‚ Othello and Iago. Othello‚ the play’s protagonist and hero‚ who has great reputation as one of Venice’s most competent generals. However‚ his jealousy causes the major tragedy in his life. This tragedy is brought
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critically with reference to ethical frameworks. The video “The totally avoidable a tragedy” (ABC 2009) are chosen to study. I. INTRODUCTION The video ’A totally avoidable tragedy’ (ABC 2009) presents the situation of the deaths of five local people in the Mala Sara‚ Australia. They took a boat to return home after a meeting. However‚ the boat sank because of big waves and the lack of help and boat equipment. The tragedy unveiled management issues in the public sector including ethics and accountability
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Sami Robbins Tragedy essay March 5‚ 2012 Mrs. Knight In a tragedy‚ the main character is usually dignified and courageous. The characters downfall may be caused by a character flaw‚ or it may result from forces beyond his or hers control. The tragic hero or heroine usually wins some knowledge and wisdom‚ even though he or she suffers defeat and often death. “Beyond his silence‚ there is a past. Beyond her dreams‚ there is a feeling. Beyond hope there is a memory. Beyond their journey‚ there is
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It was one of those lean years of our lives. Our rice field was destroyed by locusts that came from the neighboring towns. When the locusts were gone‚ we planted string beans but a fire burned the whole plantation. My brothers went away because they got tired working for nothing. Mother and my sisters went from house to house‚ asking for something to do‚ but every family was plagued with some kind of disaster. The children walked in the streets looking for the fruit that fell to the ground from the
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In what ways do you think that ‘Of Mice and Men’ can be read as a tragedy? One of the reasons Of Mice and Men can be read as a tragedy is because of the high number of deaths (the mouse near the start‚ Candy’s dog‚ Lennie’s pup‚ Candy’s dog‚ Curley’s wife and Lennie himself in the end). The main ones are the death of Curley’s wife and Lennie. Before Curley’s wife dies by the hands of Lennie‚ she tells Lennie that she could have been on the stage-‘he says he was gonna put me in the movies……but my
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