Catharsis

Hunger Games, and Kelsier from Brian Sanderson’s Mistborn trilogy all demonstrate the deep relatability and authenticity that having a common protagonist can lend to your story. Which is the superior choice? I think that largely depends on the catharsis that the author is seeking to provide. Let’s look at some pros and cons for choosing a noble over a commoner. First of all, the noble/last scion raised in obscurity is an archetype that gets the most hype because it is a natural inclination of…

are also shown through the directing and performer’s acting. In Sarah Johnson’s adaptation of The Long Christmas Ride Home by Paula Vogel, Johnson and her team use design and performance elements to create tension causing a dramatic feeling of catharsis by the end of the play. By using the design element of color, Johnson built a sense of tension as the play progresses. The color red lights up the stage when the father, played by Paul Bisesi, and his wife’s father begin to fight. The fight…

Liberation from Suffering Among the many themes of A Scarlet Letter, there is shame, hatred, and suffering. Three of which are a few of the most intense emotions that humans experience. Hawthorne, being a romantic writer, entertained the ideas of individual, internal hardships over society’s. In order to do this, Hawthorne adopts the use of irony, parallelism, and symbolism to support the idea that, though there is shame, there is an escape from it. In addition to that, in order to liberate…

end of the story, Robert asks the narrator to draw him the cathedral. The narrator had no words to describe it, so he did. Robert placed his hand on the narrator’s as he drew. He told the narrator to close his eyes as he drew. This is the crucial catharsis moment. He experiences what it’s like to be like Robert, to be blind for the first time. Something changes inside him and the experience purges his resentfulness. What makes this part of the story so memorable is its simplicity. Carver is an…

Cortney Laughlin Intro to Literature 3/6/15 Trifles Essay #3 The setting is important in Trifles because the issues taking place at the time the play was written are similar to the issues in the play. At this time, women didn’t even have the right to vote. Society was very male-dominated, and females were assigned to taking care of others and the home. The women’s domain was mainly in the kitchen. In the play the men dismiss work done in the kitchen because it’s the women’s domain. The sheriff…

anagnorisis, and catharsis. Between everything Brutus does for the people of Rome, he shows anyone that he is the most noble of them all. He definitely proves himself to be an honorable man. Out of all the things that describe Brutus, noble is a good choice overall. Brutus is a highly complex character considering that he was one of the conspirators involved in the assassination of Julius Caesar. He is honorable but evil, a villain and a hero, loved and hated all at the same time.…

does it purge emotions that it arouses? The various meanings of word of catharsis seem to suggest the former, but the attention Aristotle gives to fear and pity points us to the latter. In this reading, tragedy would provide a kind of emotional purgation by rousing fear and pity and allowing us to enjoy them, not by removing the fear and pity we bring to the theatre or by altering our general emotional state. Catharsis would describe the proper result of the tragic plot. In a suggestive…

experience the entire scene. Oedipus unleashes a whirl of emotions after everything flows back, resulting in catharsis, or the release pent-up emotions. The anger of the king’s fate coming true after years of avoiding the outcome ultimately left nothing but shame. Formerly, Oedipus regaining knowledge from his downfall, the plot unfolding in one day, and the audience’s experience with catharsis reflects Aristotle’s…

prevalent tragic heroes throughout all works of literature. Macbeth is a tragic hero as he possesses noble stature, a tragic flaw, free choice, an increased awareness of his downfall, and a punishment that exceeds his crimes, all while producing a catharsis in the audience. Macbeth fits the role of a tragic hero in the fact that he has noble stature. Macbeth begins the story a very respectable man, having a title of nobility as the Thane of Glamis. He later becomes the Thane…

performances would include three tragedies, a satyr play and choral poetry. The tragedy competition would last three days and would focus solely on one poet a day. Five judges would make the decision, which was often influence by the audience. • Catharsis – Catharsis, at least as it seems in these plays, is a feeling of peace that comes after some sort of conflict or strain.…