intelligent philosophers in ancient Greece. In his work ‘poetics’ he defined the rules that need to be followed to write an impactful tragedy drama. He defined the characteristics that are required in a powerful drama. The six constituents needed to be present in a tragedy are Plot‚ Character‚ Thought‚ Spectacle‚ Song and Diction. Sophocles is a Greek dramatist who wrote tragedy plays. Sophocles’ play Oedipus the King is tale of a mythological character called Oedipus who is a king of high morals. He wronged
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In an Aristotelian Tragedy‚ most characters error that causes his or her own downfall. Like in Antigone by Sophocles whose character‚ Antigone‚ is trying to bury her deceased brother. Her uncle‚ Creon‚ who is now the new ruler of Thebes has made a new law stating that traitors shall not be buried and he considers Polyneices‚ Antigone’s brother a traitor. Antigone then decides to bury him anyway but is caught and sent away to die‚ despite warnings from people. Antigone‚ Haimon who is Creon’s son
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An American Tragedy Introduction: Desired by many‚ yet achieved by a few‚ the American dream has played a prominent role in almost every person’s life. Driven by the idea of the American dream‚ most fail to realize the damage they create on their journey to achieve this goal. Thesis: Theodore Dreiser’s An American Tragedy captures Clyde Griffith’s undertaking in pursuit of his ultimate American dream: to be a successful and wealthy man and to rise above his family’s cruel state of poverty‚ leading
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Aristotle presents the element of tragedy as more then the textbook definition; an event resulting in great loss and misfortune‚ but describes how it is an art that can enhance all types of poetry. He defines tragedy as being an imitation of an action that is a whole and complete in itself and of a certain extent. Aristotle shows how tragedy is actually more important than the history itself because it brings out people’s emotions‚ instead of simply presenting the facts. It is clearly stated throughout
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WHO IS TO BLAME FOR THE TRAGEDY? Juliet cries and wails in despair when she sees the love of her life dead on the floor. Juliet’s blood runs cold with sadness and she soon becomes to quake in agony. A life without Romeo isn’t worth it‚ she thinks. Soon after‚ with a blade‚ she seals her fate as Romeo did. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ this tragedy was the greatest of them all. Two star-crossed lovers took their lives to avoid living without each other. If it were not for Romeo being
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The Bhopal disaster‚ also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy‚ was a gas leak incident in India‚ considered the world’s worst industrial disaster.[1] It occurred on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal‚ Madhya Pradesh. Over 500‚000 people were exposed tomethyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals. The toxic substance made its way in and around the shantytowns located near the plant.[2] Estimates vary on the death toll. The official immediate
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Modern Day Dehumanization Corruption in the government has always been apparent in societies of the past. Though our modern day government has gotten more effective at hiding it’s obvious corruption‚ it does not justify them from their actions. By critiquing totalitarianism‚ George Orwell in his novel 1984 provides a warning to people of all times and places to be wary of their governments. The many examples of government totalitarianism in 1984 can be seen through the eyes of the protagonist
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underlying reasons for a tragedy so harsh are finally being revealed. As we mourn for those who perished as a result of the recent Montague-Capulet tragedy‚ we still must be cognizant of the fact that the Page‚ Balthasar‚ and the nurse all had chances to prevent this misfortune from happening. The idea of commanding people to do things as we wish‚ has questioned our morality as humans‚ and it is now a common reason for three tragic deaths. The nurse was tested through this tragedy because of her role
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Greek Tragedy The play‚ Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ is full of unexpected twists and family tensions. Antigone is a Greek tragedy because it fits Aristotle’s definition of an ideal tragedy. One of Aristotle’s five points is‚ to be a tragedy‚ there must be a tragic hero. Creon‚ a character in Antigone‚ best fits the definition of a tragic hero. Creon is an Aristotelean tragic hero because of what others say‚ Creon says‚ and Creon’s actions. Creon fits the first point of Aristotle’s five points
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RANA PLAZA TRAGEDY We are the people of Bangladesh.Which is an over populated country.Exports of textile and garments are the largest source of foreign exchange earnings of our country‚but the people of this country Suffers a lot for their poor economic condition.(finance.yahoo.com2013)And here comes a new tragedy named rana plaza tragedy which took place at 24th april.”today the souls of those who lost their lives
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