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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A Study on Media Culture’s Negative Influence on Children WANG Da-wei (Media Management School‚ Communication University of China‚ Beijing 100097‚ China ) Abstract: The link between media culture and its real world effect has been a hot topic for many years. Many people believe that media have an obviously bad effect on children. More than 1000 studies conducted in the past 40 years show that excessive exposure to media violence causes the violent behavior in real life. Some other researches
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the denouement or falling action of a play. One example is the dueling scene in Act V of Hamlet in which Hamlet dies‚ along with Laertes‚ King Claudius‚ and Queen Gertrude. Catharsis The purging of the feelings of pity and fear that‚ according to Aristotle‚ occur in the audience of tragic drama. The audience experiences catharsis at the end of the play‚ following the catastrophe. Character An imaginary person that inhabits a literary work. Literary characters may be major or minor‚ static (unchanging)
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1a. Identify in Romeo and Juliet one element that does not fit in with Aristotle’s theory of tragedy in the Poetics. According to the Aristotle in ’s theory of tragedy in the Poetics‚ tragedy is the “imitation of an action“[1](mimesis) according to “the law of probability or necessity. “[2] Hence‚ the length of a play should be perceived as probable in the reality. The theory insists the ascertainment of an action could have happened in such and such a time during the play.[3] However in Romeo
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the frustration‚ and prior punishment for the same aggressive behavior. However can also be seen that aggressive behavior can occur from reinforcement‚ even if there is an absence of frustration. If aggression really is learned then no amount of catharsis is going to solve the problem‚
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the science are there. But according to Dana Phillips‚ neither are too realistic. While Petersons’ body of work is not narrative‚ like most of the subject matter in ecocriticism‚ it does highlight a larger part of Phillips argument against realism (mimesis). In his analysis of A Field Guide to the Birds‚ Phillips shows how when one uses the
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Emmanuel Roberts English 112 Spring 2010 Research Paper Antigone Introduction Greek playwright Sophocles wrote the last play in the Theban Trilogy‚ Antigone‚ around 442n B.C. The Theban Trilogy consists of Oedipus Rex (Oedipus the king); Oedipus at Colonus‚ and Antigone‚ but the play considered the last of the three was‚ ironically‚ written first. Only seven of Sophocles’ one hundred twenty three tragedies have survived to the modern era with the trilogy surviving the ages intact
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Annotated Bibliography CATHARSIS THEORY AND MEDIA EFFECTS Summary In this e-book it argues is viewing violence cathartic? It explains the work cathartic comes from the Greek work katharsis which means cleansing. Aristotle‚ a poet taught the viewing tragic plays give people emotional release meaning person viewing the play would be positively affected and cleansed. The out- of-date approach of catharsis where firstly established by Sigmund Freud and his associates. Many directors
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Imitative Art A Comparison of the Philosophies of Plato & Aristotle And the Ultimate Beneficial Nature of the Tragic Drama By: Stephanie Cimino In the various discussions of imitative art there has been a notable disagreement between two distinguished philosophers; Plato and Aristotle. Although it was Plato who first discussed the concept of imitative art‚ it is my belief that Aristotle was justified in his praise and admiration of imitative art‚ specifically‚ the tragic drama
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One thing that makes a novel a cult classic is the influence it has on culture. Fight Club had undeniable influence on small groups of people throughout America. Fight Club presented a new method of catharsis that many young men felt very strongly about. After the release of the novel and subsequent film‚ “authorities discovered over a dozen fight clubs” (McCarthey online). The idea of Fight Club is violent and infectious‚ with the sharp language and
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