In the light of Aristotle’s Poetics‚ we see the philosopher’s fundamentals regarding Greek drama‚ a structure or foundation that every tragedy needs for maximum expression and catharsis. It needs Plot‚ Character‚ Thought‚ Diction‚ Song and Spectacle – arranged in order of importance – so that it can be considered a Greek drama. In Plot‚ Aristotle explains how the drama is in the form of a tragedy‚ is efficiently maximized through the use of certain rules or laws called the Three Unities. Aristotle
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He believed that you can not have a good or wicked man falling into misfortune or an evil man rising to fortune because none of those will inspire the feelings of pity of fear‚ which will help the reader or watcher of the play to reach his/her catharsis experience‚ which is a calling forth and purging of emotions. Aristotle believes that the best type of tragedy occurs when a person whom is an average (or one who posses good and bad qualities) citizen undergoes a change in fortune. This is best
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The Evolution of Liturgical Drama From Miracle Play to Judgement House Thea 623 Development of Theatre 1 Amanda Bowman Therefore go and make disciples of all nations‚ baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit‚ and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always‚ to the very end of the age. (Matthew 28:19-20) This New Testament passage‚ often referred to as the ‘Great Commission’‚ urges all Christians
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hero having a tragic flaw‚ suffering meaning something‚ being an ordinary person‚ catharsis and death. In Scott F. Fitzgerald’s timeless tragedy “The Great Gatsby”‚ Gatsby is usually thought of as the tragic hero‚ when it is actually Myrtle. Looking through the criteria of a tragic hero‚ Myrtle is the true tragic hero by meeting some of the modern criteria. She has a sad life and loveless marriage providing catharsis‚ and has a fatal flaw that leads to her untimely death. Myrtle is an attractive
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believe that Creon is the real tragic character because Creon is a perfect example of what Aristotle described in his book “Poetics.” In Aristotle’s book he describes a tragic character as a character that should have harmartia‚ peripetia‚ catharsis‚ and anagnorisis. Creon goes through all of these stages during the story. His character flaw is his excessive pride and
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Luis Arce/ History and Systems of Psychology/Dr. Keating What is your view on Loftus’ position statement that researching suppressed memories does more harm than good? I believe completely the antithesis of Loftus that researching suppressed memories does more harm than good. There are elements of denial in seeking different avenues to confronting the problems of everyday life head on. A person has to be slowly introduced to perhaps repressed memories from early traumatic experiences to
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Violence in the Media 1 Is Violence in the Media Controversial? Jacqueline Lusk XBCOM/275 Business Communications and Critical Thinking May 10‚ 2014 Jeffrey Harris Violence in the Media 2 Do you have a particular song or movie that you just really love. If you do‚ have you ever considered the kind of music you listen to or the movies you watch influence the decisions you make about almost everything. This may be really obvious‚ but
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Children of Men‚ directed by Alfonso Cuaron‚ is a tragic sci-fi thriller that plays with the idea that in just a few years from now woman become infertile. The film opens in 2027‚ when the world’s youngest person has been stabbed to death because he declined to give an autograph. Theo Faron‚ the main tragic hero‚ seems to be living life waiting to die. The story opens with Theo‚ watching the news in a café and then leaves with his coffee in his hand. As he stops to pour some brandy into his coffee
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swiftly decrease‚ leaving him loveless‚ as well as childless‚ and eventually lifeless‚ factors which are remnant of Shakespearean tragedies. Even as he retains comprehension of his fate‚ approaching the play’s finale the audience experiences a certain catharsis‚ in which they feel pity for his misfortune‚ even if this character has behaved appallingly‚ in that his ambition and Lady Macbeth had pressure him to transform someone he himself did not like. Originally‚ Macbeth is portrayed as an image of prominence
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1. In the book “Management and Creativity” (Bilton‚ 2007)‚ Wilson and Cummings define strategy as two distinctive approaches; strategy as position and strategy as process. The former‚ also referred to as strategy as orientation‚ takes a more top-down approach and is concentrated around a single leader. It attempts to establish a strategic position that will serve as a basis for differentiation‚ which is commonly seen as original and innovative. However‚ a successful implementation of the strategy
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