Beautiful Tragedy

Tragic flaw: Who’s responsible In “The Birthmark”, both Aylmer and Georgiana was at fault in creating a downward spiral plummeting their happy romance into a devastating tragedy. One was through the obsession with perfection while the other was through love and compassion. In literature, a tragic flaw refers to when the main character ends up dead or defeated by a characteristic flaw that leads to their demise. “Hamartia” which was introduced by Aristotle, means that an error in judgment…

the name of Giraldi Cinthio. The original story, was entitled,” Of Unfaithfulness of Husbands and Wives.” In the original story Disdemona was beaten to death with a stocking full of sand, which is quite a bit different from Shakespeare’s Othello, tragedy still befalls Desdemona. (Gioia, 2017) The story was believed to have been written in 1603-1604 and published in 1622. (Bevington, (n.d)) This story would not be a story without noting that William Shakespeare was the most famous…

try and cope when a situation puts them are under pressure. The audience finds this type of tragedy entertaining because of the way the hero/heroine reacts under pressure. For example in Arthur Miller's tragedy 'A View from the Bridge' - Eddie is under pressure when two immigrants come and live with him, and his main flaw is jealousy. To begin with, A Streetcar Named Desire is considered as a tragedy because it has a tragic heroine. Each tragic hero or heroine has the potential to do, they…

In the tragedy, Hamlet by William Shakespeare, there are many characters that live a tragic life. From the point of the beginning, where Hamlet’s father is devilishly murdered, to the point in the end when basically everyone winds up dead. But in this play, there has to be a character that individuals feel the most sorrow for. If there is, what are the reasons for pitying that character most, and why would someone pity them over any other character, because there are plenty of them to feel sorry…

Tragedy is as prominent today as it was during its origins in ancient Greece. It is a dramatic and literary archetype that instills a dreary ambience within various works of literature. Through the characterization, it “treats in a serious and dignified style the sorrowful or terrible events encountered or caused by a heroic individual” (Britannica). Although, tragedy was originally intended for the stage, it has been utilized by numerous literary works. The origins of the term, Tragedy are…

tongue? Is it the calming warmth of sun on skin? Perhaps it is, but is that memory clear, or has it been blurred? Now, think of something painful, think of all the small series of events that flew across nearly every person’s mind when experiencing a tragedy. What did it mean? Even if the memory itself it not clear, the lesson is--pain shapes people. Collier wrote in her story, “Marigolds”, “Perhaps we had some dim notion of what we were, and how little chance we had of being anything else.…

In all Shakespearean tragedies, the tragic hero must be destroyed by his own tragic flaw. In the play of Othello, Othello’s character changes dramatically from act one to act four. Othello’s tragic flaw destroys him and transforms Othello from the eloquent general to an irrational beast. In act one, Othello is introduced as a valiant, noble, and honoured soldier. Othello is a black, Muslim male who lives in a Venetian society. The people who live in a Venetian society are predominantly white…

1. PLOT is the “first principle,” the most vital piece of tragedy. Oedipus is a man who became king of thebes after defeating the monstrous sphinx that was plaguing the city. He is presented as a great man but as the story unfolds Oedipus is shown to violence and aggression as he approaches the truth of his life. Oedipus was left to die on mountains after it was revelead to his father the king of thebes that his son would kill him and sleep with his own mother. Oedipus is saved and raised by the…

The Bacchae is an ancient and famous Greek tragedy, this play was written by the Greek playwright Euripides around the 410 B.C, and premiered in the 405 B.C., as (Ancient-literature.com, n.d.) says “the story is based on the myth of King Pentheus of Thebes and his mother Agave, who are punished by the god Dionysus for refusing to worship him”. It is considered one of the most remarkable tragedies of all times. Euripides was one of the greatest tragedians of the Ancient Greece. He was born in…

Trust, such innocence and beautiful word that could connect each other, can become anybody nightmare if it falls into the wrong hand. People, sometimes, put their trust on something that they can't even prove or at least try to understand. Othello in the tragedy Othello by William Shakespeare also made such mistake. He chose friendship over love just because of Iago always honest. He had put his faith in Iago's hand instead of believing in his love. Iago always acts as Othello support and…