Drama films

In his essay “Tragedy and the Common Man” Arthur Miller redefines the genre of tragedy and the tragic hero. Miller defines a tragedy as a person struggling against an injustice in the world around him to which he responds forcefully. Miller states that the “wound from which the inevitable events spiral is the wound of indignity, and its dominant force is indignation” (). The wound is described as originating from an environment, but it gets registered by the character as an “indignation” or…

The play, Death of a Salesman written by Arthur Miller, depicts the downfall of a low ranking, unsuccessful salesman, Willy Loman. Willy’s pathological lying and huge ego portrays his life in a false reality that he believes he is living. Multiple characters throughout the play have interactions with Willy that express to the audience his true colors. In Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman is defined by his surrounding characters in the play. Ben is a symbol of success that Willy desperately…

If asked about Greek literature, many works come to mind, yet most of them are a tragedy. Literary tragedy is well known in classic Greek plays and literature as well as the trademark of many famous Greek play righters. Though tragedy is a literary element, other elements contribute to the tragedy found in Greek works such as Oedipus the King. Three common elements that support tragedy specifically in Oedipus the King are hubris, dramatic irony, and theme. One common literary element found in…

Theater Final Reflection While I was in eighth grade and picking classes for my freshman year, I decided to take theater 1 since I had performed in almost every play, musical, and public speaking event offered at the middle school. I had enjoyed these activities, but I understood that due to my dance schedule and homework load with AP and honors classes, I would not have time to continue these performances with the school. Since I had enjoyed participating in these performances, I still wanted…

The role of a tragic hero was a commonplace in many of Shakespeare’s works. The character of Macbeth is a classic example of a Shakespearean tragic hero. There are a multitude of these factors that was contribute to Macbeth was being labelled as a tragic hero. But my opinion I think Macbeth was a really outstanding hero but Macbeth really put his self on the line to save and protect King Duncan’s life. Before we discuss all these factors, it is important to understand what workings make up to…

how entertainment was created Long ago, before Athens was a city, people were restless. There was nothing to do and nowhere to go. People had fire, they had civilization, but they were bored. Without entertainment, the people lost their will to live. They stopped praying at the god’s temples and stopped making offerings to the gods. That made the gods take notice of the humans situation. “Have you seen the humans recently Zeus? They have stopped praying, and the seem to be very unhappy.”…

Shakespeare is a writer that has many great stories like “Hamlet”, “Julius Caesar”, “The Tempest”, and many more, but Shakespeare's stories have similar themes and plots with other famous books. That is the case of the story “Macbeth” and “The story of the fall” from Genesis chapter 3. In both of these stories, the greed and ambition of mankind affects both sets of characters and plots of the Bible story and “Macbeth”. However, the good comparison, Shakespeare used in “Macbeth” from the Bible…

“Great words of the over-proud balanced by great falls taught us knowledge in our great age.” (Antigone 1351) This quote from the end of the Greek play Antigone shows us the value of seeing tragedy. For the modern reader, to understand tragedy he must understand that tragedy is greatness leading to a fall. Once that is comprehended he can better understand the true path of tragedy. The modern reader can learn that greatness leads to power and a desire to use it, situations force quick thinking…

Aristotle once said, “A man does not become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall.” Aristotle believed that a tragic hero was one who was noble by nature yet endowed with a tragic flaw or hamartia. This hero is oftentimes morally equivalent to normal people, allowing the audience to relate to them. Over the course of their life, different virtues show up but they’re eventually matched with an imperfection and that leads them to make an irreversible mistake when faced with a…

Guys and Dolls is a musical play set in the 1950s of New York City. The actors and actresses were not only portraying the characters but also singing and dancing throughout the play without forgetting a line or dance move. The actors and actresses were changing their body language by changing their arm movements or walking away from the scene. For example, in the Havana scene, the ensemble was pantomiming a fight scene and pretending to be drunk. The craps game inside the sewer used pantomiming…