Tragedy in Life Essay

physical cures and medicine. Epidaurus is considered “the cradle of modern medicine and the mother sanctuary” because of its effect on medicine in Ancient Greece and modern medicine., The Greek religion influenced almost every part of a person’s daily life in Ancient Greece. Ancient Greeks believed that illness was a punishment from the gods and that being healed was a gift from the gods. People believed that if they became ill, then it was because they angered the gods, so people began to…

In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet, Shakespeare depicts the indecisive and seemingly suicidal character of Hamlet who has chosen to act insane. Hamlet has previously been told that his uncle Claudius was the one who killed his father and is urged by his father’s ghost to seek revenge. Hamlet, however, is not completely convinced and plans to act mad to lower suspicion of himself, so he can investigate the truth of the matter. Shakespeare uses literary devices such as imagery, word choice,…

and cryptic motifs. From the tragic trilogy The Oresteia by Aeschylus to the comedic The Frogs by Aristophanes, Greek plays demonstrate tragedies and comedies that today’s society would deem beyond belief. Of these prominent theatrical works is the scandalous tragedy of Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. This drama combines incest and murder to attribute to the calamitous life of Oedipus Rex, king of Thebes. With a prophecy that predicts Oedipus’ doom, this Theban king creates chaos for himself, brings…

misfortune of unluckiness and tragedy. If it wasn’t for the incest of Oedipus and Jocasta, the parents of Antigone, Ismene, Polyneices and Eteocles, Oedipus would have never gouged his eyes out and given over a shared kingship to his sons. If they hadn’t of been greedy and unable to share the kingship, then there would have been no edict forbidding the burial of Polyneices. Therefore, being a kin of Oedipus’ family, Antigone fell into a trap and was destined to fall into a tragedy. The…

only heroes to a few such as a family relative or celebrity. In Sophocles’ Antigone, the debate of who the actual tragic hero is has been discussed for quite some time. It is very unlikely for there to be more than one tragic character in a Greek tragedy. Creon, the other main character in the play has some of the traits that make up a tragic character but not enough to make him the main one. Antigone on the other hand embodies all of the features that are necessary to be a tragic hero. There…

Shakespeare is known throughout literature for his plays and poems, most consisting of tragedy, death, love, or all three. In his pieces, Hamlet especially, a major theme at work is death, how it plays into a characters actions, personalities, etc. This paper will explore how death and several other things play into Hamlet and may be connected to the aforementioned work of Shakespeare. During the Shakespearian time period, death was a common occurrence. Lives were short due to the constant…

individual. In the tragedy Macbeth written by William Shakespeare this is exactly what happens, Macbeth is a relatively normal man who is currently fighting for his country however, after many self induced events that took place throughout the play in order to make Macbeth successful he falls into the state where he is unable to tell real from unreal and loses all sanity that he once had. Furthermore Macbeth believes the acts and murders he is committing are helping him lead to a better life as…

Shakespeare’s tragedies are all built with protagonists that follow a similar pattern of a dramatic fall after a significant discovery or an anagnorisis. Anagnorisis, by definition, is a pivotal discovery made by the protagonist. That discovery can be a fatal flaw, such as Richard II discovering how his mismanagement has led to him being dethroned by Bolingbrook. It can also be the catalyst to revenge, such as Hamlet’s discovery of his father’s murder or Titus’ discovery of Tamora’s treachery.…

is willing to give in exchange his soul and body to the great enemy of mankind”. (Hazlitt, William, Lectures on the Age of Elizabeth, 1820). As for a tragedy,…

tragic hero. They are of noble stature, consider great, partially their fault, misfortunate, and fall not a pure loss. Tragic define as “a very bad event that causes great sadness and often involves someone’s death”merriamwebster.com. “Aristotle on tragedy depicts the downfall of a noble hero or heroine, usually through some combination of hubris, fate, and the will of the gods”www.academia.edu.…