Because on that night‚ tragedy struck. On that night‚ Neil Perry committed suicide. That was the story of Neil Perry‚ the high achieving yet ill-fated young man in Dead Poets Society. Some may argue that Dead Poets Society is not a tragedy because although the death of any human being is sad‚ it is not necessarily tragic. Others would say there could be nothing more tragic than the loss of such a promising young man. The question remains: Is Dead Poets Society a tragedy? In Poetics Aristotle writes
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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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Comedy and Tragedy | | Comedy According to Aristotle (who speculates on the matter in his Poetics)‚ ancient comedy originated with the komos‚ a curious and improbable spectacle in which a company of festive males apparently sang‚ danced‚ and cavorted rollickingly around the image of a large phallus. (If this theory is true‚ by the way‚ it gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "stand-up routine.") Accurate or not‚ the linking of the origins of comedy to some sort of phallic
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story‚ tragedy in Othello is result of violating expected gender roles‚ gender performance by Desdemona and Othello‚ and the result of Iago’s inability to tolerate these violations. The tragedy “Othello” is written by William Shakespeare in 1604. The story is based on revenge of two characters‚ Othello and Iago. Othello‚ the play’s protagonist and hero‚ who has great reputation as one of Venice’s most competent generals. However‚ his jealousy causes the major tragedy in his life. This tragedy is brought
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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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Hamlet struggled with the world. He struggled to such an extent that at one point he pondered suicide as a viable means to escape what he thought was the chaos and treachery of human nature. For Hamlet the chaos and treachery he experienced was the product of his tragic flaw‚ which was thinking too deeply. Being young and not yet wise enough to harness his own intelligence‚ he paralyzed himself of action as he was in a perpetual contemplative state. Shakespeare conveys Hamlet’s unfortunate situation
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Modern or Classic? For many Australians buying a car this question is on par with Holden vs Ford‚ and for first car owners it can be even more difficult. There are many pros and cons for each‚ classics have the style and elegance whereas modern cars have a more generic body styles. Classic cars give a complete driving experience without any driver aids‚ but modern cars provide all the luxuries you could think of. The reliability and constant maintenance of older cars could be a deal breaker for
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Modern accounting systems have become the foundation from which the modern organization can rely and depend upon to maintain a strong efficient strategy that will help the organization grow. The modern accounting systems embraces the old accounting practices that have been used for hundreds of years and builds upon that platform to give modern organizations control over the finances. There must be set in place internal controls to keep the company assets from being stolen and that is why modern
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Technology can be defined as science applied to practical purposes. It is easy to think about the advantages of modern technology‚ but what about its disadvantages? Technology today has made life easier and quicker but also dangerous. Modern technology makes life easier for people. For example‚ microwave ovens cook food easily. Dishwashers wash all dirty dishes and dry them. Moreover TVs‚ personal computers‚ cell phones and the internet have enhanced the welfare and wellbeing of people worldwide
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Defines the word technology as "the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life‚ society and the environment. In the minute it took me to open up the internet‚ google dictionary‚ be given the link for dictionary.com and search "technology"‚ it has saved me looking at numerous amounts of "te" words. Some may call it lacy but I’d prefer to call it more convenient and that really is what technology is built on: convenience. No doubt
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