Catharsis

The Tragic Destiny of Oedipus Oedipus the king by Sophocles is a distressing play filled with transgression, grief, and tragedies. The unfortunate incidents that the tragic hero, Oedipus, goes through invoke catharsis in the readers. He has been prophesied a dreadful fortune and feels as though “...no one suffers more than [him]” (Sophocles 27).Foretold destiny cannot be derailed as fate will always interfere and insure that the prophecy is fulfilled. Moreover, every tragic hero has a tragic…

This was my most practiced speech and it did not feel that way. Even the thought of having to go back and essentially relive those 7 minutes was not something I was particularly excited about. Nevertheless, I knew that I would achieve some form of catharsis if I took this assignment as seriously as a possibly could. From watching the persuasive speech, it is a recurring theme in my process of watching myself speak that I am much more sympathetic of myself after given said speech. What I…

In this social behaviour essay the main topic will be aggression. Aggression is two types of behaviour: Anti-social and Asocial. Anti-social is to intentionally cause harm to someone, where as Asocial is avoiding others and not being social. In aggression there are two theories: instinct theories and biosocial theories. Instinct theories suggest that aggression is an innate drive, where as biosocial theories suggest that aggression is an innate drive with specific conditions to stop it. The…

Introduction We are currently in the era of the Postmodern. In turn, this era had to originate from another era with some kind of revolution of the mind as well as draw from that of several influences to strengthen and allow the notions and characteristics of the era to grow. Some of these influences came from that of the art world, especially with playwrights such as Sarah Kane. Kane was born in Britain, 3 February 1971 and died on the 20th February 1999. She was known for her plays that were…

greatness. They are typically a good person with good morals under normal circumstances but end up making errors in judgement. The tragic hero struggles with their conscience and themselves.They also must provoke both pity and fear from the audience (catharsis). Unfortunately, in the end, they must die. This is the tragic hero’s fault because of his actions and misjudgements but is not always…

Poetry is an ancient form of art that has been around since writing has become widely used. People throughout history have used it to describe emotions, the natural worlds, and stories and events. Poetry has been one of the main descriptive mediums in many cultures, with different cultures using different types of poetry, from haikus from the Japanese, or epic poetry made most famous by the Greeks with Odysseus. According to many famous philosophers and poets, poetry contains certain units that…

Passing affected Layton because she “got caught up with her new identity that she slapped one of her white roommates in the face during one of their highly volatile college catharsis meetings” (Layton 55). Layton was becoming a violent person for the reason that she could not stand white people. Layton even explains the hate towards white people “I became incensed when Jenessa stood up, her blond hair coiffed...confident in her…

If Othello hadn’t realized how immensely misguided he was, then the tragedy would have lacked catharsis, a vital part to the emotional and literary aspect of the plot. Through Othello’s recognition of what misfortune has just occurred, the audience receives some release of tension and justice as the truth is sorted out. Right after Emelia communicates…

of his ancestors if he did not reconcile his current self with his traumatic childhood. Much like the emphatic repetition of the “old blues song” that Pilate sings, in order to solve the mysteries of their family’s origin and carve a place for themselves in America, Milkman and his family uses music to heal themselves and eachother. Music and musical terminology are used to promote healing in the novel; but the recurring use of Pilate's “old blues song” creates a vein of psychotherapy that is…

Tragedy is an unescapable abyss that not only haunts heroes, but also the common man. In the play “Oedipus the King”, Sophocles tells the story of Oedipus, who strives to defy his prophecy, to ultimately show that fate is predestined and cannot be avoided. Upon hearing his destiny, he ignorantly puts the foretelling aside and suffers from dramatic irony as well as elements of astonishment and great change throughout the play. Thus, “Oedipus the King” is a prime example of a tragedy with the…