and of superior attainments‚and it should be written in poetry embellished with every kind of artistic expression." ." (Melani‚ 2009) Usually the writer would present the emotions of pity and fear within tragedy which interprets catharsis. Aristotle viewed the term catharsis as the "purging" of emotions such as pity or fear which are triggered with tragic action within greek plays Aristotle draws a difference between tragedy and other genres‚ as the audience watches the tragedy‚ they feel a "tragic
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The Middle Ages was a dreadful time in human history‚ According to the Background Essay it states that‚ “During the Middle Ages‚ the Roman Catholic Church and the Pope were the primary players in Europe. The custodians of culture - that is‚ the people who owned most of the books and made handwritten copies of the Bible - were priests who often lived a closed existence inside the walls of monasteries. Schools were few. Illiteracy was widespread.”(Background Essay). With the creation of the printing
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medieval morality play‚ a genre of theatre popular from early 1400s to 1580s. A morality play could be defined as a medieval drama that portrayed moral dilemmas through allegorical figures such as Everyman and various virtues (Strength‚ Beauty) and vices (Gluttony‚ Rumor). Most moralities (such as Everyman) dealt with the way in which the Christian meets death. It could be argued that this is a morality play because in scene 1‚ as in a traditional morality play‚ Faustus appears to hear only the
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In the medieval morality play Everyman. The focus is on death‚ sin‚ and the final reckoning when god decides if Everyman is going to heaven or hell (Doc B). But‚ in William Shakespeare writing during the renaissance‚ it celebrates man’s nature ‚ beauty‚ the most perfect of all animals (Doc B). Medieval Everyman seems powerless as he approaches judgement ‚ while Shakespeare lives life to the fullest displaying the action
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ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE DRAMA The dramatic activity in England took its rise‚ as did the drama of the Greeks‚ from religion; it was in origin distinctly a creation of the church. The church was everything for the Middle Ages:- rest for the weary‚ solace for the afflicted‚ bread for the hungry and succour for the helpless.The church was indeed the schoolz the meeting .place‚ the centre of art and above all of amusement and entertainment. It was ready and eager to provide for the people delight
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Lucia Chimienti-Castro Mr. Bottos ENG-3UP January 2‚ 2015 Seeing Tragic Heroes Through a Sequence A sequence is a set of related things‚ but obviously some things are more relative than others. Let us say you had two circles and one oval‚ sure an oval could join the sequence since it is spherical with no sharp edges but the other circle is more related
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Dhvani This word means "sound" literally‚ but does not deal with the fhction of sound in the musical sense. The theory was first propounded by Anandavardhana‚ the ninth century thinker‚ in his treatise‚ Dhavanyaloka (Dhvani+aloka). The Dhvani theory considers the indirectly evoked meaning or suggestivity as the characteristic f a e of literary utterance. This feature separates and determines the literary from other kinds of discourse‚ and is an all-embracing principle which explains the structure
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A Justified Tragedy The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare is considered part of the tragic genre‚ and justly so. Throughout the play‚ aspects that align with the Greeks definition of tragedy appear frequently. Because of the multiple appearances‚ combined with many other aspects‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ is indeed a tragedy. The characteristics of Romeo and Juliet fit those required of a tragic protagonist. Romeo and Juliet come from “Two households‚ both alike in dignity”
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to identify the tragic hero - noble stature‚ tragic flaw‚ free choice‚ the punishment exceeds the crime‚ increased awareness‚ and produces catharsis. Although Romeo‚ the tragic hero of the novel‚ displays examples of all six elements‚ in the following analysis‚ three elements are discussed - noble stature‚ the punishment exceeds the crime‚ and produces catharsis. First‚ Romeo‚ the son of the powerful Montague‚ holds a high noble stature in Verona. In Act 1‚ Benvolio makes reference to his "noble
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Othello’s character‚ circumstance and the eventual catharsis of fear and pity are the qualities that make Othello a tragedy. Othello’s position of eminence accentuates his eventual downfall‚ and his tragic flaw is essential in both the circumstances created and in the resulting catharsis. Shakespeare creates an accumulation of fear and pity‚ through the harsh deception of Othello‚ and catharsis occurs when Othello is released from this situation through his death. Through Othello’s position of eminence
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