What formal features of Romeo and Juliet might lead critics to categorise it as a tragedy? To analyse the formal tragic features of Romeo and Juliet which could lead to its critical classification as a tragedy first and foremost is the understanding of the formal definition of tragedy as given by Aristotle and the understanding of it with regards to Senecan tragedy which provided the model for Elizabethan tragedy‚ and the contemporary view of tragedy. Aristotle’s formal elements of tragedy
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the audience. According to Aristotle‚ pity and fear are the natural human response to spectacles of pain and suffering--especially to the sort of suffering that can strike anybody at any time. Aristotle goes on to say that tragedy effects "the catharsis of these emotions"--in effect arousing pity and fear only to purge them‚ as when we exit a scary movie feeling relieved or exhilarated. The tragic hero must be essentially admirable and good. As Aristotle points out‚ the fall of a scoundrel or villain
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1. Spiral Jetty is an example of x earth sculpture environmental sculpture machine sculpture accommodation with technology 2. In most contemporary sculpture‚ there is one pervasive characteristic: Sculpture identifies volume in space. The tactile nature of the pieces recalls traditional sculpture. x Sculpture remains true to materials. Sculpture now flies‚ floats‚ breathes. 3. Space sculpture emphasizes x spatial relationships the density of materials the human
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because they are a more larger than life version of us. Next‚ we begin to feel apprehensive of the hero’s downfall. In other words‚ we are getting ready for it to happen. Finally‚ the character goes through a 360 degree spiral. This is when the catharsis comes into effect. It elicits pity for Oedipus‚ from the audience. This crucial step occurs not only for the tragic hero‚ but affects the audience as
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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. So we discuss the major traits which erect “Oedipus Rex”head and shoulder above other plays. Aristotle singled out the plot of “Oedipus Rex” for the highest praise and since his time the greatest superlatives have been used for
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mainstream society are made possible through many characters on the docks‚ it is however Terry that ultimately unites the waterfront and brings justice to a once corrupt society. Through Terry’s three-fold journey of moral awakening‚ enlightenment and catharsis we are able to witness the breakage of a society once entrapped in a world fuelled by power‚ greed and corruption. Terry is confronted with guilt of taking part in the downfall of Joey Doyle’s murder. This is what initiates the awakening of his conscience
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Components of the American Dream Having a white collar job (avoiding manual labor) DS: Being a salesman Willy’s dislike of Biff being a rancher and doing manual labor. Being a success DS: Not having to do much work (Dave Singleman) Helping your children be more successful than you Real life: Helping through college Rules‚ regulations‚ and experience set DS: Biff playing football to go to U of Virginia Wanting Biff to stop wandering and get a ‘real job’ Having security Real life:
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C/LT 320I: Notes on Greek Comedy and Lysistrata Waters/Fall 2011 this play acts as prophecy- war will destroy Pretext for Aristophanes’ Lysistrata (411 BCE) Homeric Epics- the bible for the greeks‚ the Iliad (more concerned with the war-translates as a catastrophe) and the odyssey‚ everybody looses type of thing‚ 1200bce‚ trojan war didn’t happen‚ 1870 AD‚ Phallic Rituals- create something tall and worship it‚ masculine virility‚ ritual celebration‚ center of orgies and animal sacrifice‚
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Aristotelian Tragedy Thomas Hardy incorporates many elements of the classical Aristotlean tragedy in his novel The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886). In an Aristotelian tragedy‚ the most important element is the experience of catharsis‚ the arousing of pity and fear in the audience. The effect of catharsis on the audience depends on the unity of the plot and the effective presence of a tragic hero. The plot in an Aristotelian tragedy consists of the reversal‚ the recognition and the final suffering. In the protagonist’s
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Daniel Nierenberg Comparative Essay 11-20-01 "Oedipus Rex" & "Antigone" It is only natural that an author use similar vessels of literature‚ such as figurative language‚ literary devices‚ and elements in his/her work. It is even more apparent between works that are connected by character‚ time‚ and theme. Sophocles did this when he wrote "Oedipus Rex" and "Antigone". When comparing the two pieces‚ it becomes evident that very similar vessels connected these very different plays. Sophocles uses a
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