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    “DOCTOR FAUSTUS”: A MODERN TRAGEDY Introduction: Marlowe’s Tragic Hero One of the greatest achievements of Marlowe was that he broke away from the medieval conception of tragedy. In medieval dramas‚ tragedy was a thing of the princes only dealing with the rise and fall of kings or royal personalities. But it was left to Marlowe to evolve and create the real tragic hero. Almost all the heroes of Marlowe’s great tragedies Tamburlaine‚ Doctor Faustus or the Jew of Malta—are of humble parentage

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    scientific genius‚ but someone who carved the path for the way we depict plays and furthermore‚ how we write them. Aristotle made it a mission to read the plays of his era‚ while doing so he discovered many similarities among them‚ creating a tragedy. A tragedy is a form of drama that is composed of three basic parts: values‚ characters‚ and a conclusion. A value is what will determine the fate of the tragic character in the play‚ usually the value is represented by a supernatural power. While the

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    After the Bhopal gas disaster in 1984‚ the Indian legislation governing safety and environment underwent significant changes.Specifically‚the factories Act was amended to assign the responsibility of the “occupier”‚who is legally responsible for the safety of the workplace and workers‚to the highest level of management in an organization. For a company this meant that one of the directors on the board had to be designated as “occupier”.The Environmental legislation also underwent changes ‚with the

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    it is a tragedy of fate or a tragedy of characters. Tragedy of fate is the tragic fate of the story that the character can’t stop from happening. While tragedy of character is the tragic conflict‚ influence between characters. For example a sorcerer controls a knight him to do evil actions that is Tragedy of Character. An example for tragedy of fate is a hero is told that he is going to fall‚ and break his leg while fighting a dragon‚ and the hero does. So is Macbeth a tragedy of fate

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    What effect does the acceptance of tragedy have towards one’s view of life? by Polina Snitkova Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut combines the themes of loss and determinism to create a story of the power of tragedy. The characters and events experience the inevitability of tragedy and begin to accept the fate granted‚ affecting their view of their own lives. Billy Pilgrim is a numb and senseless character after his experiences in WWII; witnessing the bombing of Dresden triggered the concept

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    Oversimplify Tragedy? Everyone knows or has experienced a tragedy in their life. Tragedies happen all around the world and each person may experience the same type of tragedy‚ for example‚ hurricanes‚ tornadoes‚ tsunamis‚ car accidents‚ the 9/11 attack‚ or even death. Deepak Chopra tell his opinions about reactions to a tragic event in his article “After tragedy‚ brain needs to heal”. He lets the readers know his thoughts and feelings about how there are only two reactions to a tragedy. He sheds light

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    Consider the Aristotelian tragedy. It has yet to go the way of Eddie Bauer. In Things Fall Apart‚ Chinua Achebe devised a tragic African hero in Okonkwo‚ consistent with the classic stipulations of the figure. Thus‚ the novel--to its greatest practicable extent—inherently existed as a tragedy on all levels to accommodate Okonkwo. To illustrate this‚ I will dissect and analyze the many factors that make Things Fall Apart an exemplary model of Greek tragedy by Aristotle’s own towering ideals. First

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    A tragedy occurs when a protagonist experiences a great downfall or disaster. The decisions and actions that people make can often lead to tragedies. Romeo and Juliet is a play by William Shakespeare about two star-crossed lovers name Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet who meet at the Capulet ball. The play ends in a tragedy with both Romeo and Juliet taking their life in the Capulet tomb. This tragedy occurs mainly because of Friar Laurence and his decisions. Tybalt Capulet is also a reason why the

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    Poems of 1912-13; Beeny Cliff - Discuss in detail the way in which Hardy presents life as a journey subject to time and change‚ considering how this contributes to the themes and style of the collection. In Thomas Hardy’s collection ‘Poems of 1912-13’ Hardy writes of his memory and grief after the death of his wife Emma in November 1912‚ much of this focussing on his reconciliation and realisation of the finality of death by reflecting upon the past‚ including the memories and heartache that they

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    Hippolytus: Greek Tragedy Study Summary and Myth The Greek tragedy of Hippolytus‚ by Euripides‚ focuses on the title character’s story‚ as well as many others around him. The story takes place in the Greek coastal town of Troezen. Hippolytus is the bastard son of Theseus‚ the king of Athens. At the beginning of the play‚ Aphrodite‚ the Goddess of love‚ explains that Hippolytus has sworn chastity and refuses to revere her. Instead‚ he chooses to honor Artemis‚ the Goddess of the hunt. Artemis

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