Assignment on “Shakespeare as a Tragedy Writer” Prepared for: East West University Date of submission:11-08-14 Shakespearean tragedy is a form of writing that was written by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare is perhaps most famous for his tragedies. Most of his tragedies were written in a seven-year period between 1601 and 1608. His plays usually involve murders‚ deaths and a terrible ending for the central characters which turns the mode of the play as a tragic one. The hero of
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History 10th Grade Week 5 Day 3 September 4‚ 2013 868 Words Topic: Was Antigone a tragedy? In the late 440’s B.C. the philosopher Sophocles wrote the tragic drama‚ Antigone. The play begins with the lead‚ Antigone distraught because the ruler‚ Creon‚ declared that all who fought the war against him and died did not deserve a proper ceremonial burial. Antigone’s brother fought against Creon and died. She decided she would bury her brother because an unburied soul would wearily wander earth forever
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Aristotelian view of tragedy‚ a tragic hero must fall through his or her own error. This is typically called the "tragic flaw"‚ and can be applied to any characteristic that causes the downfall the hero. Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark can be seen as an Aristotelian tragedy and Hamlet as it’s tragic hero. Hamlet’s flaw‚ which in accordance with Aristotle’s principles of tragedy causes his demise‚ is his inability to act. This defect of Hamlet’s character is displayed throughout the play. <br> <br>In
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The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a play written by the well-known author‚ William Shakespeare. The setting of the play is the 1400’s in Verona‚ Italy. This is a play based on two families who have had an ancient grudge for many years‚ and their children who fall in love. What makes the story of Romeo and Juliet such a tragedy are the various decisions made by the characters of the play such as Romeo. Romeo made many decisions‚ some good‚ some bad; his decisions have a great effect towards other
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philosophers in ancient Greece. In his work ‘poetics’ he defined the rules that need to be followed to write an impactful tragedy drama. He defined the characteristics that are required in a powerful drama. The six constituents needed to be present in a tragedy are Plot‚ Character‚ Thought‚ Spectacle‚ Song and Diction. Sophocles is a Greek dramatist who wrote tragedy plays. Sophocles’ play Oedipus the King is tale of a mythological character called Oedipus who is a king of high morals. He wronged his parents
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Tragedy is one of the oldest types of drama although‚ is not willingly found in modern drama anymore. “In the Poetics Aristotle defined a tragedy as a serious work with a hero who is great and good but has a flaw that brings down destruction on himself or herself” (Hischak‚ Thomas S. “Chapter2/Types of Drama.” Theatre as Human Action: An Introduction to Theatre Arts. N.p.: n.p.‚ n.d. 38 Print). Aristotle feels that regardless of being a king and having a whole kingdom look up at this noble rank the
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Aristotle ’s Rules For Tragedy Laid Down In Poetics As They Apply To Blood Relations By Sharon Pollock Aristotle could be considered the first popular literary critic. Unlike Plato‚ who all but condemned written verse‚ Aristotle breaks it down and analyses it so as to separate the good from the bad. He studies in great detail what components make a decent epic or tragedy. The main sections he comes up with are form‚ means and manner. For most drama and verse‚ Aristotle ’s rules are a fairly
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The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Macbeth‚ Julius Caesar‚ and Hamlet are just a few of William Shakespeare’s thirty-seven plays. Some would argue that Romeo and Juliet is by far his best and most famous. In this tragedy two families‚ Capulet and Montague‚ are feuding. Despite this problem‚ the two young lovers still meet and continue on to get married. Their love for each other is so strong it will eventually lead to their deaths. The amazing work of Shakespeare and how he created it made such
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