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    In the tragedy of “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare‚ Lady Macbeth’s actions make her partially responsible for the tragedy‚ however‚ other factors also contributed. The witches offered great enticement towards Lord and Lady Macbeth and Macbeth’s fatal flaws of ambition and vulnerability to persuasion by others also resulted in the murder of King Duncan and thus‚ the tragedy. It is evident that Lady Macbeth’s ability to persuade and manipulate Macbeth played a part in the tragedy. Lady Macbeth is

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    Rhetoric 195 29 November 2011 The Illusions of Romantic Comedies and its Effect on Marriage It is no surprise that while the media is a source for news‚ education‚ and primarily entertainment‚ it has also been influencing society regarding our beliefs and values in a variety of ways. Consequently‚ media influence is often used in studies such as communication and sociology‚ to examine the affects it has on its audience. Sociologists refer to this as a mediated culture where media reflects

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    meet at a party and instantly fall in love. This play is written as a tragedy and the tragedies are displayed in more ways than one. The main tragedies Shakespeare displays in this play are‚ the death of Romeo and Juliet‚ the number of deaths that occur for Romeo to be with Juliet‚ and the feudbetween Romeo and Juliet’s families. The main tragedy in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is the death of Romeo and Juliet. This is a tragedy because all throughout the play everyone is cheering for Romeo and Juliet

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    “DOCTOR FAUSTUS”: A MODERN TRAGEDY Introduction: Marlowe’s Tragic Hero One of the greatest achievements of Marlowe was that he broke away from the medieval conception of tragedy. In medieval dramas‚ tragedy was a thing of the princes only dealing with the rise and fall of kings or royal personalities. But it was left to Marlowe to evolve and create the real tragic hero. Almost all the heroes of Marlowe’s great tragedies Tamburlaine‚ Doctor Faustus or the Jew of Malta—are of humble parentage

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    Analysis of Antigone A Greek tragedy is very unique it’s structure‚ composition‚ and language. The tragedy usually begins with a prologue in which one or more characters introduce the drama and explain the background. It involves a Chorus of some sorts‚ which says or explains the situation that is developing on the scene‚ and also includes a tragic hero who comes from noble bloodline and has a tragic flaw that ultimately causes his downfall. The hero’s downfall is caused often times‚ by fate

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    The Winter’s Tale: The Tragedy Within A Romance In 1623‚ the complete works of Shakespeare were published in the First Folio. Within this Folio were the works of Shakespeare categorized by their genre. There were tragedies‚ histories‚ comedies‚ and the final four were romances. Prior to this time‚ romance was not a widespread genre in anyone’s writings. We can see by means of the "genealogy" of writing‚ that the romance we know today was created through the combination of the Greek

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    What is a tragedy? A tragedy‚ defined by Webster’s dictionary‚ is a serious drama that typically describes a conflict between the protagonist and a superior force (as destiny) and having a sorrowful or disastrous conclusion that elicits pity or terror. In things fall apart the tragic hero‚ Okonkwo‚ has a major character flaw or hamartia and suffers a downfall to a peripeteia‚ which eventually leads to his death. His death was indeed a tragedy but it could have been averted‚ the Europeans are the

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    The inception of Dante Alighieri’s trilogy‚ “The Divine Comedy‚” stirred thoughts and emotions in thousands of readers over the last hundreds of years. One aspect that makes this book so revered is the fact that each individual reader gains a different‚ and varied‚ interpretation of Dante’s work. Consequently‚ a wide spectrum of depictions‚ stemming from readers’ provoked feelings‚ now exist through artist’s visual representations of this book. A great example would be Ary Scheffer and Gustave Dore’s

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    He’s a young fellow‚ the comedian‚ with white socks striped in dark‚ and dark suspenders over a white T-shirt. White face‚ red nose. His MO is to take after individuals and emulate their movement without their seeing‚ to the joy of the sizeable‚ regularly evolving group of onlookers. We’re staying here on the means of the Museum‚ hot and sweat-soaked‚ watching the show. The jokester can tail anybody: a smooth lady wearing pink unsettles‚ a child with a mountain bicycle‚ a muscle-shirted man talking

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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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