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    The Tragedy of Othello

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    The Tragedy of Othello‚ The Moor of Venice Act I 1. A noble Moor in the service of the Venetian state‚ a General. He is somewhat important to society. And he was slightly famous and well-known captain and general. To others that knew who Othello was didn’t really like him as a person but they liked him for the things that he had done for the country and the people. Also some of the people were jealous of Othello because of the fact that he was a moor and that Desdemona was in love with him

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    American Tragedy

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    An American Tragedy: How a Good Company Died The Rust Belt is back. So say bullish observers as U.S. exports surge‚ long-moribund industries glow with newfound profits‚ and unemployment dips to lows not seen in a decade. But in the smokestack citadels‚ there’s disquiet. Too many machine-tool and auto parts factories are silent; too many U.S. industries still can’t hold their own. What went wrong since the heyday of the 1960s? That’s the issue Max Holland‚ a contributing editor of The Nation‚

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    Tragedy In Torture

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    The Tragedy in Torture Is the intentional pain that an individual experiences justified by the possibility of preserving the lives of many? Torture is the used as a weapon‚ but in reality does it work? The purpose of this essay is to identify what the motives are for using torture‚ the effectiveness of torture‚ and important issues or flaws with the entire process of torture. Motivation The United Nations Convention against Torture (UNCAT) defines torture as: ’torture’ means any act by which severe

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    Elements of Drama

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    Elements of Drama Drama is a display of emotions‚ a representation of relationships and the portrayal of the different phases of human life. It sketches different personalities and represents a wide variety of emotions through the different characters it portrays. Which of its components are identified as the elements of drama? Let us see. Aristotle‚ a philosopher who wrote on a variety of subjects like poetry‚ theater‚ music‚ rhetoric and handled subjects like biology‚ physics‚ logic and politics

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    Titanic Tragedy

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    Who  was  responsible  for  the  loss  of  life  with  the  sinking  of  the  Titanic?   By  Rebecca  Gutteridge  Year  9     RMS  Titanic‚  so  called  the  ‘unsinkable  ship’‚  became  the  largest  maritime  disaster  in  history  when   she  hit  an  iceberg  on  her  maiden  voyage  through  the  North  Atlantic.  Much  indecision  surrounds

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    A Personal Tragedy

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    Elisabeth Stuart Phelps captures the essence of time when “ young ladies had not begun to have ‘opinions’ upon the doctrine of evolution‚ and before feminine friendships and estrangements were founded on the distinctions between protoplasm and bioplasm” (Phelps 8). She writes a kunstlerroman novel of young woman who has the ability to go far with her artistic talent and looses her inspiration after being married. Another author who tackles similar issues is Louisa May Alcott and her novel “Little

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    themselves in the field of tragedy. In both the languages‚ tragedy has developed almost independently. Greek tragedy did not have much influence on the development of English tragedy. Apart from some influences of the Roman Classical tragedy of Seneca‚ tragedy almost indigenously in England. Although tragic plays had been written even before Shakespeare‚ it was he who gives it its distinguishing features. Shakespeare never bothered himself with any theory of tragedy. We can only gather

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    Oedipus: A Perfect Tragedy

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    with other elements to create what are considered by Aristotle to be perfect tragedies. A tragedy is an imitation of an action that is serious‚ complete‚ and of a certain magnitude‚ in the form of action‚ not narrative‚ through pity and fear affecting the purgation of these emotions (Aristotle). Aristotle‚ after the analysis of several successful plays‚ created his definition of what a tragedy is‚ and what it requires in order to be successful. His interpretation of a perfect tragedy is appropriate

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    Notes on Poetics by Aristotle Part VI-Defining tragedy‚ it’s elements and Imitation Defines tragedy as an imitation that is serious‚ complete and with a certain magnitude. The success or failure of the tragedy aspect is dependent on action‚ and action consists of distinctive qualities through character and thought. Character is the association of virtues we give to the agent. Thought is fund everywhere‚ for everything must be justified. Therefore it is relevant for any statement or truth

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    hall American Literature 9 April 2014 ‘The Scarlet Letter’ as a Tragedy The Scarlet Letter is a literature monument of the American Romantic era. The intensely tragic drama‚ written by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ has been analyzed by American literature analysts and critics alike. The aim of this paper is to specifically highlight the tragedy it narrates. Tragedy‚ considered to be the highest poetic element by Aristotle‚ has elements and characteristics portrayed in the text of The Scarlet Letter‚ that

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