Conventions Of Tragedy In Frankenstein

When one thinks of tragedy, he thinks of the dictionary definition of tragedy: an event causing great suffering. Possibly they would the movie section that displays sadness as the main plot of the story. Tragedy is sadness, but there are more intricacies than just an emotion: tragedies provide more than just an emotional response from the audience. Tragedies have a set format that has changed from the Ancient Greeks to the modern time. Many scholars from ancient Greece and the modern times have looked into the main purpose of tragedies, but what really drives the main purpose of Tragedies?
An example of a tragic novel is Frankenstein. Frankenstein is about a man named Victor Frankenstein. Since he endows himself with a rich, dark past of depression …show more content…
The actors and chorus would sing and dance accordingly to the situation. They used singing and dancing as a way to show emotions of the characters. On the other hand, they would also speak in dialogues in order to drive the plot. There needs to be a balance between singing and dialogue because tragedy is highly emotional and plot driven. Also, the actors would wear masks as a way to portray the character. The masks gave ancient dramas an advantage, so the identity of characters were visible, and a person can play more than one role in the drama. Overall, Ancient Tragic dramas used the same format, but a different story and plot.
Oedipus the King by Sophocles was an example of an Ancient Tragic Drama that followed the Grecian format: including actors, choruses, songs, dances, dialogues, and masks. Oedipus the King is about a man the King of Thebes who experiences disastrous events to the people of Thebes. The only way to solve the plight is to find the murderer of Laius, the former king of Thebes. Oedipus realizes that he is the murderer of Laius and gouges his eyes out as a punishment for being blind to what actually happened. He lives a lonely life because his family died, and he eventually