Tragedy in Life Essay

to create a tragedy play. Aristotle created a set of rules that are used in what is called the Aristotelian Tragedy, the same rules Shakespeare utilizes in his tragedies. “Macbeth,” a play written by William Shakespeare, is a well-known tragedy that follows this Aristotelian Tragedy. “Macbeth” involves a tragic hero who is persuaded to do evil by the antagonists of the play: his wife Lady Macbeth, and the three Weird Sisters. “Macbeth” is a genuine example of a true Aristotelian Tragedy because…

The Greek philosopher Aristotle once said “At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; seperated from law and justice he is the worst.” The play, Antigone, displays both sides of man. Antigone is an Ancient Greek tragedy. As an Ancient Greek tragedy, the play follows a tragic hero and how his hamartia, fatal flaw, eventually causes his or her downfall. In Antigone, Creon, the tragic hero and king of the story, has declared that one of his nephews should be buried, while the other, should be…

desensitized to mediated violence were less likely in real life to help someone in trouble , call the police, or fell aroused or upset when we witness violence (2011, p.259) This is where I find desensitization difficult to process. While media violence and real violence are different, the process of desensitization appears similar, the more exposure the less effect. However, in my experience even after being exposed a number of times to real life threating situations, the reaction or effect…

the story. However, as the book goes on Othello’s esteem slowly declines as he becomes a tragic hero of a classic tragedy. At first, Othello is a well respected military leader with a great deal of friends, and a loving wife, Desdemona. When Othello suspects Desdemona of cheating, he makes poor decisions that ultimately lead to his downfall of respect and overall destruction of his life and happiness. Many of the leading characters in Othello have formed personal opinions of Othello, some are…

Dramatic tragedies that recount the transformation of tragic heroes from triumph to infamy have withstood the test of time and continue to captivate audiences around the globe. In Sophocles’ Greek tragedy Oedipus the King, Oedipus, the king of Thebes, unearths the truth of his past and confronts the dreadful prophecy he previously tried to escape. Oedipus the King accentuates Oedipus whose stance is noble with good intentions to help the Thebans, as well as a fatal flaw that eventually leads to…

characters in that they worsen their situations through pride, duty, and rage. However, they also vary drastically in terms of morality, fate, and sophistication. Sophocles’ Medea and Euripides’ Oedipus clearly define two opposing sides of Greek tragedy. First, Medea and Oedipus similarly elevate the severity of their predicaments through pride. She clearly feels that she deserved far better from Jason. The play suggests that Medea believes that Jason would not have been successful without her.…

Nietzsche argues that tragedy originated in the chorus of satyrs, a “fictitious state of nature on to which they placed fictitious creatures of nature.” To him, because this fictitious chorus birthed tragedy, tragedy was not held to the expectation of true everyday life. However, he claimed that the world of tragic art was just as real to the devoted Greek as the gods of Olympus. Reason being, the fact that within this Dionysian chorus lives a being whose existence is bound in myth and religion,…

Jane Fonda said it perfectly, “As an actress you spend all your life trying to do something they put people in asylums for.” I’ve always been fond of the performing arts. The stage draws me in. I enjoy exploring methods from Michael Chekhov, like imaginary body, and balance and form. As someone who greatly appreciates the theatre, I feel that it is important to educate others on the difference between a play, and musical. For both a play and musical, dialogue is used to convey the story. Plays…

his advantage tremendously. He was known for the exquisite tragedies, comedies, and satires that he has composed. One of the most dominant epic poems he created was Annales. The epic poem, Annales, contains 18 books about Aeneas’ flight from troy. He…

script, Oedipus the King, the author Sophocles displays a perfect model of tragedy. The main character, Oedipus, experiences a tragic downfall caused by his undeniable fate. Throughout the story key components help to contribute to the idea of a tragedy. Tragedy is describes the downfall of a hero through fate, hubris, and the will of the gods.Throughout the story the closer Oedipus gets to the truth, the closer he is to tragedy. When Oedipus finds out the prophecy of him marrying his mother,…