THE STRUCTURE OF A SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDY ----------------------- 1. Exposition: Since Shakespeare’s stage had no central curtain and few stage props‚ the exposition reveals the setting (time and place) and sometimes highlights a theme; it has the important function of providing the appropriate mood and atmosphere for the play‚ also acting as a “hook” to engage the audience. Shakespeare rarely introduces his tragic figure at this stage. 2. Inciting Force: An incident that introduces the conflict
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According to the Aristotelian view of tragedy‚ a tragic hero must fall through his or her own error. This is typically called the "tragic flaw"‚ and can be applied to any characteristic that causes the downfall the hero. Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark can be seen as an Aristotelian tragedy and Hamlet as it’s tragic hero. Hamlet’s flaw‚ which in accordance with Aristotle’s principles of tragedy causes his demise‚ is his inability to act. This defect of Hamlet’s character is displayed throughout
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BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY By URJIT ZAVERI 14BLS119 On the night of December 2‚ 1984 forty one metric tons of methyl isocyanate also known as MIC was released from the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal. After one year of this incident almost 1800 people dies in this disaster and 320‚000 people had been affected by it. By 1991‚around 4000 people dies because of the gas in their body. Union carbide was a U.S company that started manufacturing pesticides in Bhopal‚ India. The valve malfunctioned on the 2nd December
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The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Macbeth‚ Julius Caesar‚ and Hamlet are just a few of William Shakespeare’s thirty-seven plays. Some would argue that Romeo and Juliet is by far his best and most famous. In this tragedy two families‚ Capulet and Montague‚ are feuding. Despite this problem‚ the two young lovers still meet and continue on to get married. Their love for each other is so strong it will eventually lead to their deaths. The amazing work of Shakespeare and how he created it made such
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Please read the article‚ Tragedy of the Commons. It can be found on the web http://dieoff.org/page95.htm as well as other sources. In his work‚ Tragedy of the Commons‚ Garrett Hardin address a section termed Tragedy of Freedom in a Commons. 1. Please define the term ‘tragedy’ in the sense it is used in the article. 2. Please explain what the Tragedy of a Freedom in a Commons is. a. Do you concur with the position presented? i. Why or why not? 3. What is Hardin’s thesis idea? 4. Do you
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Tragedy in Oedipus Rex The Greek drama Oedipus Rex is clearly a tragedy. It definitely meets the five main criteria for a tragedy: a tragic hero of noble birth‚ a tragic flaw‚ a fall from grace‚ a moment of remorse‚ and catharsis. Oedipus Rex clearly meets the first of these five criteria. Oedipus is the son of Laius‚ who was king of Thebes. Even at the beginning of the story‚ when we are told that Oedipus is the son of Polybus‚ he is still of noble birth; Polybus is king of Corinth. The
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The Bottomless Pit of a Tragedy "Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction” (Erich Fromm). This quote is about the constant‚ overwhelming desire for more‚ which causes the endless tragic destruction of one’s self. This is illustrated in the film “Match Point”‚ written and directed by Woody Allen‚ whereby the main character undergoes a calamity‚ likewise‚ a true Shakespearean tragedy. One must first define a Shakespearean
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The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a play written by the well-known author‚ William Shakespeare. The setting of the play is the 1400’s in Verona‚ Italy. This is a play based on two families who have had an ancient grudge for many years‚ and their children who fall in love. What makes the story of Romeo and Juliet such a tragedy are the various decisions made by the characters of the play such as Romeo. Romeo made many decisions‚ some good‚ some bad; his decisions have a great effect towards other
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BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY By: Jessica Turakhia Roll No: 7 The Bhopal Gas Tragedy is considered the world’s worst‚ industrial catastrophe‚ and 28 years on‚ the nightmare still continues for its victims and survivors. 28 years on‚ they are still asking the same question they asked then – Will
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Snowdrop Crater was Bear’s single glimmer of hope amongst a land of desolation‚ bleakness‚ and destruction. It was so named for the sudden blooming of the snowdrop flower‚ flora unknown to Bear’s land‚ inside one of the craters formed by the Unspoken Tragedy. They were exceptionally beautiful‚ milky-white in colour‚
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