Aeschylus’ tragedy‚ Prometheus Bound‚ is an interesting example of Aristotle’s tragedy because it encompasses a god’s own reversal leading to suffering brought upon his fellow gods. Prometheus Bound is the story of the god Prometheus and the events that follow after he disobeys the new ruler‚ Zeus‚ by granting gifts of survival‚ namely fire‚ to humankind. Catharsis is found in the play because the audience pities Prometheus for having to suffer for an act of kindness. Prometheus Bound combines hamartia
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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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Tragedies of Postpartum Psychosis : Ethical Decisions and Sentencing PHI 107 Philosophy of Human Conduct June 10‚ 2010 Brief Outline: Description of Topic Definition Sentencing Mental Hospital Prison Death Penalty Ethics behind Harsh Sentencing Kantian Ethics Cultural Relativism Ethics behind Sympathetic Sentencing Feminist/Care Ethics Intuitionists * Tragedies of Postpartum Psychosis: Ethical Decisions and Sentencing Postpartum depression affects approximately ten
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Nietzsche‚ Birth of Tragedy In Friedrich Nietzsche’s work The Birth of Tragedy‚ he argues that during the times of the ancient Greeks the artistic fusion between the Apollonian way of thinking and the Dionysian way of thinking lead to the creation of the greatest works of tragic art and music. Nietzsche believes that society needs to develop a new art form that recognizes the balance between the apollonian and Dionysian influence to reaffirm human existence. Nietzsche uses the Greek Gods‚ Apollo
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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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The Triangle Shirtwaist Tragedy On a Saturday afternoon in March a terrible tragedy happened in a New York City factory. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire was a result of neglected safety procedures and about 145 people died from this. The deaths were fundamentally avoidable due to sealed doors. It is remembered as one of the most notorious calamities in the American industrial history. This essay will describe the details of this horrific incident and how America has benefitted from it. On
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” - Dr Loya‚ Union Carbide’s official doctor in Bhopal‚ commenting on Methyl Isocyanate‚ after the tragedy. 6 december 2010 Bhopal Gas Tragedy: A case study (Part-I) Introduction 2-3rd December 1984‚ was black night for the people of Bhopal City‚ who lived around the Union Carbide India Ltd. (UCIL). If they try to forget that black night‚ they can not do it. The Bhopal Gas Tragedy‚ involving a massive release of 40 tonnes heavier-than-air toxic methylisocyanate (MIC) gas‚ resulted
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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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