The ability to understand and share the feelings of another, or empathy can be found while examining the play Legend by Stanisław Wyspiański. The play depicts a story of self loss , family loss, and the loss of a hero. These three forms of loss in combination with the various devices used in the play that are character, dialogue, detail, and perspective all work conjointly to evoke a feeling of empathy in the audience. Each type of loss can be associated to a specific moment in the play, these specific scenes grab the attention of the audience and promote self reflective questions to be raised based on the each individuals own experiences of loss. This link intensifies the feeling of empathy between the audience and the piece.
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At this moment of time however he’s far from the mighty king he used to be due to an deathly illness. During this moment of Krak’s demise the city is being invaded by an army of Germans, this presents two simultaneous crisis’ for Krak. The first loss Krak faces is one of self loss through his realization of his impending death. This is significant because what was once known throughout Kraków as the legendary dragon slayer is now a sickly old man on the verge of death. “ I am already worn out the lust for deeds, some brave, the liveliness of the past has gone-away”, (Wyspiański p.3). Here Krark's dialogue appeals to the feeling of empathy by providing the notion that the legend surrounding Krak as the mighty dragon killer has long wilted away. This scene resonated the feeling of empathy in myself …show more content…
This loss can be found when the city of Kraków is on the verge of being captured by the invading Germans. In order to save the city, the daughter of the Vistula River Wanda sacrifices herself to Lywa the goddess of life in order to gain mystical powers and defeat the Germans. “Hey, rocks of the cliffs smash them, stir up the foamy bank, hold the raft, strike the oars, so it sinks to the shoals on the bottom”,(Wyspiański p.68). At this point Wanda is sent back to the depths of the Vistula River by a water elf after saving the city. One can get a sense of the self sacrifice felt by Wanda as well as the pain the citizens of Kraków experienced by witnessing the death of the hero
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At this moment of time however he’s far from the mighty king he used to be due to an deathly illness. During this moment of Krak’s demise the city is being invaded by an army of Germans, this presents two simultaneous crisis’ for Krak. The first loss Krak faces is one of self loss through his realization of his impending death. This is significant because what was once known throughout Kraków as the legendary dragon slayer is now a sickly old man on the verge of death. “ I am already worn out the lust for deeds, some brave, the liveliness of the past has gone-away”, (Wyspiański p.3). Here Krark's dialogue appeals to the feeling of empathy by providing the notion that the legend surrounding Krak as the mighty dragon killer has long wilted away. This scene resonated the feeling of empathy in myself …show more content…
This loss can be found when the city of Kraków is on the verge of being captured by the invading Germans. In order to save the city, the daughter of the Vistula River Wanda sacrifices herself to Lywa the goddess of life in order to gain mystical powers and defeat the Germans. “Hey, rocks of the cliffs smash them, stir up the foamy bank, hold the raft, strike the oars, so it sinks to the shoals on the bottom”,(Wyspiański p.68). At this point Wanda is sent back to the depths of the Vistula River by a water elf after saving the city. One can get a sense of the self sacrifice felt by Wanda as well as the pain the citizens of Kraków experienced by witnessing the death of the hero