Tragedies & Music When a tragedy caused by a minor occurs‚ it is not uncommon for people to analyze the music that minor was listening to prior to the event. Who is responsible for this influence? The musician(s)? The parent(s)? The minor? The record label? Should we even bother to look at the music or should we look elsewhere for an explanation? “Music is intended to bring people together for socialization and friendships‚” says Hast‚ Scott‚ and Cowdery. Music has the power to do many
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Oedipus Rex: Tragedy of Fate Oedipus the King is widely regarded as a tragedy of fate. Briefly stated‚ it begins with a terrible plague that destroys the city. King Oedipus sends a messenger to the oracle at Delphi to find a cure. The answer that is received suggests to find out who the killer of King Laios was. Oedipus sends for the prophet Teiresias‚ who after much arguing‚ finally reveals that Oedipus himself is the murderer. Slowly but surely the history of Oedipus’ situation begins to
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age of Enlightenment is the argument over whether human free will actually exists‚ or is it just an optimistic illusion. This deliberation has been the subject and driving force of multiple tragedies‚ perhaps most famously Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex and William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Macbeth. These timeless classics placed literary recognition and relevance to the conflict between fate and free will‚ and have inspired countless works of drama‚ especially tragedies‚ since their original creation; Arthur
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TRAGEDY Q. PLOT Vs CHARACTER In Tragedy In his immortal creation Poetics Aristotle mentions six formative elements of tragedy --- ‘Plot’‚ ‘Character’‚ ‘Thought’‚ ‘Diction’‚ ‘Spectacle’ and ‘Song’. And among them ‘plot’ gets the prior attention and importance. Aristotle claims ‘plot’ to be the soul of tragedy. In his view character as secondary to the plot. He in his book Poetics opines “Plot is the fundamental thing‚ the soul of
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Moderation over Extremism “The virtue of justice consists in moderation‚ as regulated by wisdom” (Aristotle). The philosophies of moderation and extremism‚ two completely different ways‚ have been implemented in the past to overcome many different challenges. However‚ of the two moderation has always been the better philosophy to embrace. Moderation has been used‚ successfully‚ by many notable figures in the past. The philosophy of extremism has been attempted by many in the past as well. Nevertheless
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3/19/15 Tragedy & The Common Man Essay Arthur Miller has written many books and has had many modern tragic heroes. It has been asked which of Arthur Miller’s protagonist best exemplifies the modern tragic hero. The character I have chosen is John Proctor.The Crucible is considered to be one of the major tragedies of Arthur Miller.A tragic hero is one who is trapped in a situation where he cannot win‚ and this
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The Great Tragedy of the American Dream Traditionally‚ America and other countries throughout the world have heard the phrase American Dream‚ which paints ideas of success‚ wealth and power in one’s head. However‚ over time‚ the dream becomes undecipherable as to whether there really is such a thing as the great American Dream or whether it is only another piece of fiction. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald portrays the American Dream through many different characters and settings‚ and he “alludes not
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S&S Quarterly‚ Inc. Guilford Press Doctor Faustus: Tragedy of Individualism Author(s): Clarence Green Source: Science & Society‚ Vol. 10‚ No. 3 (Summer‚ 1946)‚ pp. 275-283 Published by: Guilford Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40399769 . Accessed: 03/12/2014 21:45 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars‚ researchers
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A Modern Tragedy A form of drama in which a person of superior intelligence and character is overcome by the very obstacles he/she is struggling to remove defines a tragedy as most people know it. However‚ tragedy can reflect another aspect of life: the tragedies of the common people. Heroic behavior in these instances may at times be impossible. We expect‚ from reading the first tragedies‚ that only kings or nobility can be tragic heroes. Arthur Miller himself said‚ "I believe that the common
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the world’s greatest playwright‚ has revolutionized the world of English literature with his plays. Some of these plays are clear-cut comedies and tragedies‚ while others are more ambiguous. The Merchant of Venice is a play that falls under the latter type‚ and it has been hotly contested whether this literary work should be classified a comedy or a tragedy. However‚ since the majority of the characters received a happy ending‚ the abundance of comic relief scenes and characters‚ and lightheartedness
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