many basic elements that an author should adhere to in order to write a great tragedies and/or poetry. Two important topics that Aristotle addresses and believes to be crucial to the art work is the mimesis‚ or imitation of life‚ and that the audience has an emotional response from the work of art‚ or a catharsis. Both William Wordsworth and William Shakespeare were believers in Aristotle’s philosophy concerning tragedies and poetry‚ and employed these two elements within their works of art. The
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Swiridoff English 70 3 December 2010 Modern Day Tragic Heroes Tragedy‚ according to Aristotle‚ “is an imitation of an action that is serious‚ complete‚ and of a certain magnitude” and causes pity and fear to be felt by the audience. With this in mind‚ what qualifies a character to be considered the tragic hero in this type of literature? These qualifying characteristics are defined in Aristotle’s Poetics and Arthur Miller’s “Tragedy and the Common Man”. They believe that there are several components
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THE CRITICAL FORTUNES OF ARTHUR MILLER’S DEATH OF A SALESMAN ____________ A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of California State University‚ Chico ____________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts in English ____________ by Angela M. Metzger Summer 2009 THE CRITICAL FORTUNES OF ARTHUR MILLER’S DEATH OF A SALESMAN A Thesis by Angela M. Metzger Summer 2009 APPROVED BY THE INTERIM DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE‚ INTERNATIONAL‚ AND INTERDISCIPLINARY
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a modern rendition of the popular Shakespearean tale. Film techniques in its midst notably play a crucial part in communicating the prominent theme of tragedy in a modern context. This is executed through the use of camera angles‚ soundtrack‚ mise-en-scene. Various camera angles and shots are a major technique used by Luhrmann to indicate tragedy. On numerous occasions‚ a myriad of stimulating cuts‚ pans‚ and angles are demonstrated by the camera to keep interest. This undoubtable variety of camera
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What makes someone a tragic hero? Do they have to have super powers or do they have to save a life? A tragic hero is someone in a dramatic tragedy whose fate is to suffer or defeat. William Shakespeare is one of the best‚ if not the best‚ writer for dramatic tragedy. The Tragedy of Hamlet‚ The Tragedy of Macbeth‚ and The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet are just a few examples of his outstanding pieces of literature. Even the childhood story of Peter Pan can be considered a tragic hero. In modern society
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philosophical or escapist. It can express a wide range of emotions. It can present a world of horrors‚ make us laugh in joy or in ironic despair. In modern theatre playwrights may portray the horrors of life which is traditionally the subject of tragedy while at the same time provoking the laughter we associate with comedy. This results in a disillusioned view of a world without clear meaning; whatever happens seems to do so at random by chance as much as by intention and therefore without pattern
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skilled as a playwright and he could write very good drama. It is a tragedy of Doctor Faustus that is the main point of this story. Before moving on further‚ we should discuss about the definition of a tragic hero. A tragic hero is obviously a hero of a tragedy drama. However‚ a hero of the tragedy should not be an ordinary man but should be some higher and extra ordinary. He is exceptional to other people. Furthermore‚ tragedy proves to overcome the higher and extra ordinary‚ even hero can be brought
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Oedipus the King and Hamlet: Tragedies? Paper #2 Due: Thursday‚ November 14‚ 2002 Jeffrey Shelton C Lit 300 Oedipus and Hamlet: Tragedies? The plays of Oedipus the King and Hamlet‚ although written in different time periods concoct the same form of tragedy. The definition of a tragedy as stated by Aristotle includes a characters hamartia or tragic flow‚ the reversal of the situation‚ recognition‚ suffering‚ natural means‚ as well as pity and fear. Oedipus the King attains
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Hamlet What is a tragedy? A tragedy can be defined as a form of drama that depicts the suffering of a heroic individual who is often overcome by the very obstacles he is struggling to remove (Tragedy 1). Shakespeare ’s play‚ Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark‚ is considered a tragedy in literature and the character of Hamlet in the play is considered to be a tragic hero. In addition‚ Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark is considered to be a type of tragedy called revenge tragedy. Basically‚ this type of play consists
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Comedy and Tragedy as Foils Shakespeare is an author that is known to pair comedy and tragedy together as foils. Susan Snyder‚ a scholar author has stated‚ “The source tales of Romeo and Othello would‚ I think‚ suggest quite readily to Shakespeare the possibility of using comic convention as a springboard for tragedy” (Snyder 123). In most of Shakespeare’s works‚ he uses elements of comedy to lead into a tragic event that will soon happened. Shakespeare also enjoys using tragedy to contrast the
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