Guo Yanping Professor Shen Fuying English Novel 5 February 2013 An Analysis of the Causes of Tess’s Tragedies in Tess of the D’Urbervilles Thomas Hardy is one of the most prominent novelists during the Victorian era in Britain. Trapped in the middle ground between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries‚ Hardy not only inherited Victorian tradition but also initiated the modern innovation in literature. Tess of the D’urbervilles is a masterpiece representing his reputation of a full-blown writer
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In Tess of the d ’Urbervilles‚ Thomas Hardy has directly satirized nature. This novel revealed the tragedy of common people’s destiny and flayed hypocritical gentlemen and morals. In this novel‚ Hardy demonstrated his deep sense of moral sympathy for England ’s lower classes‚ particularly for women. He succeeded in portraying an artistic image –a village girl with kindness‚ tenderness and amorousness. The novel‚ which indicated the tendency of anti-religious sentiments‚ against feudal morality and
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In the Tragedy and the Common Man‚ Arthur Miller describes many key aspects that contribute to a tragedy‚ including the characteristics of a modern tragic hero. Miller describes a modern tragic hero as someone who struggles to obtain what they perceive as their rightful position in their life. Miller writes‚ “The flaw‚ or crack in the characters‚ is really nothing-and need be nothing‚ but his inherent unwillingness to remain passive in the face of what he conceives to be a challenge to his dignity
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Shakespeare is described as a tragedy of revenge‚ through psychological origins of revenge‚ the styles of revenge during that period and the structure of Elizabethan revenge tragedies. This article‚ "Shakespeare and Psychoanalysis: Tragic Alternatives: Eros and Superego Revenge in Hamlet."‚ written by Joanna Montgomery Byes focuses on the psychological origins of revenge and in what part does the socialized and/or individual superego play in creating the revenge tragedy in Hamlet. It reminds us that
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Personal tragedies occur to everyone whether he or she is rich or poor. Many people face tragedies in their lives and they have a deep depression which they have to deal with. If they think about it every day it will only make it worse. Families who lose their love ones especially in war experience great pain and grief which take a long time to heal. Tragedies can occur anytime anywhere. Humans have to realize the importance of losing their loved one. In the book “Things They Carried” the character
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DISTINCTION BETWEEN TRAGEDY AND EPIC POETRY Introduction In the Poetics‚ Aristotle has given a brief outline of how poetry could have evolved. We see from the beginning that Aristotle holds that the tragic evolved from the heroic strain‚ which in turn originated from the hjrmns of praise sung to the gods and the great men. Thus Aristotle establishes and affinity between the epic and the tragedy. The Affinity between Tragedy and Epic Aristotle’s treatment of the epic is slight as compared to
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Have you ever been caught in a tragedy?- an event causing great suffering‚ destruction‚ and distress‚ such as a serious accident‚ crime‚ or natural catastrophe. Have you ever seen a tragedy in love? In the play Romeo and Juliet‚ William Shakespeare displays the dedication that Romeo and Juliet have for each other in the name of love. When the ending of this love story is displayed‚ Many people are seen to share the blame for this tragedy between these two star-crossed lovers. Lord Capulet is one
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People often say that that the past has passed‚ unable to be altered‚ but if one chooses to do better in the present‚ they can have a brighter future. The idea that people can rise above their past and prevail with the power of hope even in times of tragedy is often lost amongst people when they experience misfortune. Reservation Blues articulately highlights the contrast between the permanence of circumstance and the possibility of a fruitful future. While Alexie provides somber backstories for several
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Agathe Detanger 3B Is love better conveyed through tragedy or comedy? To start off‚ I would like to analyze the words comedy and tragedy. In drama‚ tragedy is a form in which the characters are impelled to an unhappy outcome by forces or flaws beyond their control. Nowadays‚ tragedy describes extreme misfortunes‚ such as great personal loss or a calamity involving widespread suffering. A comedy on the other hand can be full of surprises or foolish situations that we don’t expect and it almost
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Tragedy :From the View of Aristotle and Nietzsche Tragedy itself has a sense on ordinary mind that easily defines it roughly as imitation of an action on the stage.Today it is going to be discussed two philosphers ‘‚Aristotle and Nietzsche‚ views about tragedy while understanding their philosophy about life itself. To start with what is tragedy for Aristotle and Nietzsche should be the first question that has to be understood to shine a light on whole discussion.For Aristotle‚ tragedy
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