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    After the Bhopal gas disaster in 1984‚ the Indian legislation governing safety and environment underwent significant changes.Specifically‚the factories Act was amended to assign the responsibility of the “occupier”‚who is legally responsible for the safety of the workplace and workers‚to the highest level of management in an organization. For a company this meant that one of the directors on the board had to be designated as “occupier”.The Environmental legislation also underwent changes ‚with the

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    it is a tragedy of fate or a tragedy of characters. Tragedy of fate is the tragic fate of the story that the character can’t stop from happening. While tragedy of character is the tragic conflict‚ influence between characters. For example a sorcerer controls a knight him to do evil actions that is Tragedy of Character. An example for tragedy of fate is a hero is told that he is going to fall‚ and break his leg while fighting a dragon‚ and the hero does. So is Macbeth a tragedy of fate

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    What effect does the acceptance of tragedy have towards one’s view of life? by Polina Snitkova Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut combines the themes of loss and determinism to create a story of the power of tragedy. The characters and events experience the inevitability of tragedy and begin to accept the fate granted‚ affecting their view of their own lives. Billy Pilgrim is a numb and senseless character after his experiences in WWII; witnessing the bombing of Dresden triggered the concept

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    Consider the Aristotelian tragedy. It has yet to go the way of Eddie Bauer. In Things Fall Apart‚ Chinua Achebe devised a tragic African hero in Okonkwo‚ consistent with the classic stipulations of the figure. Thus‚ the novel--to its greatest practicable extent—inherently existed as a tragedy on all levels to accommodate Okonkwo. To illustrate this‚ I will dissect and analyze the many factors that make Things Fall Apart an exemplary model of Greek tragedy by Aristotle’s own towering ideals. First

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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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    Hippolytus: Greek Tragedy Study Summary and Myth The Greek tragedy of Hippolytus‚ by Euripides‚ focuses on the title character’s story‚ as well as many others around him. The story takes place in the Greek coastal town of Troezen. Hippolytus is the bastard son of Theseus‚ the king of Athens. At the beginning of the play‚ Aphrodite‚ the Goddess of love‚ explains that Hippolytus has sworn chastity and refuses to revere her. Instead‚ he chooses to honor Artemis‚ the Goddess of the hunt. Artemis

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    the art of tragedy‚ many philosophers have tried to define what makes something perfectly tragic. One such person is the well-renowned Greek philosopher Aristotle who felt that every successful Tragedy has six main parts: Plot‚ Characters‚ Diction‚ Thought‚ Spectacle‚ and Melody. Although Aristotle points out that Character and Spectacle can occasionally be left out‚ these six parts are the fundamentals to a good tragedy that he focuses on. While reflecting on these six pieces of a tragedy and pondering

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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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