Greyhound Tragedy The short story “Greyhound Tragedy” written by Richard Brautigan is the telling of a woman with a single dream. The protagonist’s name is never given throughout the short story. The women’s life has always been a very luxurious life style granted her parents wealth and love for their child. However she is very bored in the small town that she was born and raised in‚ and the only thing that occupies her is reading movie magazines. Movie magazines are as a religion to her. Her biggest
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“Tragedy is an imitation not of men but of a life‚ an action…” (Aristotle). Greek Tragedy was invented five hundred years Before Common Era‚ and focuses on the actions of characters. These actions emphasize the harsh reality in which the innocent mankind lives in. In Oedipus the King‚ Oedipus is defined as one with great potential‚ but has a hamartia leading to the ultimate demise of himself. Oedipus’ actions are tragic‚ as he tries to make the right choice but fails. He was dealt a hand that would
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Tragedy- it brings the great‚ the great‚ the remote and the impossible to an equality with the little‚ the real and the near. Shakespeare’s Othello is one such tragedy‚ a play which explores the complexity of human emotion in its many forms. The theme of jealousy plays a strong role in shaping the tragic events of the play‚ however it must be said that tragedy alone is not the cause of Othello’s downfall. Insecurity‚ manipulation and pride are several of the many themes which contribute to the disintegration
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There are many people that contributed to the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ but there is one more responsible than most. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ the Montagues and the Capulets hate each other. Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet instantly fall in love after meeting at a ball. Romeo gets Friar Laurence to marry them the next day without the knowledge of their families. As the story goes on Romeo and Juliet don’t see each other very often due to fear of getting caught. There is lots of miscommunication
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Aristotle’s definition of tragedy Aristotle It’s not all about beauty‚ art and nature Accounts for tragedy as a scientific phenomena “Everything unfolding on the stage should have a specific psychological effect on the audience” Literary theory: a theorist accounting for a complex piece of literature‚ labeling parts explaining notably what does happen in the literature but what should happen in the literature. Tragic hero: function of literature Characteristics of a tragic hero Shakespeare
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The Love Canal Tragedy— a historical event which had an immense impact on the lives of those involved‚ as well as the laws and regulations set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It began as a plan by entrepreneur William T. Love to construct a canal that could act as a water source and conduct power using hydroelectricity‚ but rather served as a connector between Lake Ontario and the Niagara River. While his proposal sounded as though it would be a success‚ all construction came to a halt
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Arguably the greatest tragedy in America`s history. On September 11th 2001 it was a dark day for U.S citizens. With unease in Iraqi-US relations‚ ultimately was the largest factor leading to the attacks on 9/11. Which most believe that the attacks were completely unavoidable and just a product by terrorist group Al-Qaeda. Others believe that if the US had healthier ties with the Iraqi government‚ then 9/11 and other attacks wouldn’t have occurred. At one point in time‚ Al-Qaeda‚ was the worlds`
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think that the time went slowly? (Tomorrow‚ and tomorrow‚ and tomorrow‚ Creeps in this petty pace from day to day‚ To the last syllable of recorded time;) Macbeth is one of the most famous tragedies of Shakespeare. It is divided into five acts focusing on Macbeth and sometimes other characters that affect Macbeth. The two main characters in the play are Macbeth and Lady Macbeth who are well-developed. After Macbeth killed King Duncan of Scotland
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A Hopeless Solution "A Summer Tragedy" is a short story written by Arnaud Bontemps. “A Summer Tragedy" starts with Jeff Patton‚ an elderly African-American man‚ putting on his finest fancy dress clothes that he has worn barely than a handful of times. Having difficulty tying his bowtie‚ Jeff calls for his wife‚ with his thick southern accent‚ to assist him. Despite her being blind and even feebler than Jeff‚ she succeeds in tying his bowtie and returns to her bedroom to finish dressing in her little
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Everyone will behave differently when they face adversity. Some of them might give up easily‚ or they fight with their courage instead of accepting adversity and tragedy. In True Notebooks‚ Mark Salzman shows us how the boys deal with obstacles. If those boys can’t overcome obstacles‚ obstacles overcome them. Therefore‚ they must persist in the end when they face adversity. Sometime‚ some of them are lucky to overcome obstacles by persisting in the end‚ but many of them can’t overcome obstacles because
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