Poetic diction

When we think of a tragedy we usually think of a real disaster or a life where someone loses someone that they are close to or love. Williams Shakespeare’s play “Othello, the Moor of Venice” is a perfect drama play that gives you a little bit of tragedy. Shakespeare wrote the play during the renaissance in Venice and Cyprus. It was believed to be written around 1603. There were many details in this play to make it such a perfect drama. The play is about the story of Othello. Who was a Moorish…

John Proctor, the protagonist of the crucible, he qualifies as a tragic hero because he has a tragic flaw. Tragic hero is a man of noble stature. He is not an ordinary man but a man with outstanding qualities and greatness about him. His own destruction is for a greater cause or principle. Like in the play John Proctor will not give up his name because he believes his name is his pride and joy. In the play Rebecca Nurse says, “No, you cannot break charity with your…

All tragic plays consist of a tragic hero who is destined for negativity and an eventual downfall. Oedipus in Sophocles’ Oedipus the King does not believe in the infallibility of the gods and has all the characteristics of a classic, tragic hero. He displays these characteristics throughout the course of the entire play. As a result, his downfall is inevitable. Hubris is the most well known trait among the palette of a tragic hero’s characteristics. Hubris is defined as being overtly pompous.…

In the play, Cyrano de Bergerac, by Edmond Rostand, The main protagonist, who is Cyrano, has many problems in his life including a grotesque appearance. He fights for what he wants, then doesn’t get it, he commits great acts, then becomes impoverished. He doesn’t end the way he should have ended, But did he lead a good life with his wit and intelligence? He may have had a noble and fulfilling life, but it wasn’t the best one. In this drama by Edmond Rostand, Cyrano, after his meeting with…

A tragic flaw is an error in judgement or a weakness in a character, such as pride or arrogance. (Literature 1058) Creon the tragic hero has a tragic flaw of hubris or excessive pride that leads to his terminal downfall. Sophocles develops the tragic hero in the Greek Tragedy Antigone to be Creon because he suffered the most, he recognizes his own error after it's too late and his downfall is caused by his tragic flaw of hubris. Creon, the tragic hero, suffers the most after his whole family…

Tragic Hero To be a tragic hero a person must be high born, have a tragic flaw, a flaw that causes their downfall and have a catharsis. In the story “Antigone” by Sopholes a tragic hero is described exactly by those four components. A person can not be defined as a tragic hero unless they consist of all those components. In “Antigone” a character by the name of Creon is born into a royal family and eventually becomes king over his capital. Even though he was already a king he decided to take…

In the play “Death of a Salesman” Is about a salesman who goal in life is just to succeed and also wants the same for his children especially the oldest son Biff which is also his favorite. Biff is expected to be a salesman like his father but comes to the conclusion that is not what he wants in his life he would rather work with his hands outside on a ranch someday. In this play every character when through some sort of tragic event but to me, Biff Loman suffered the most because his father…

Throughout high school, Shakespearean plays have been integrated in English classes teaching students about the classics written before their time. Plays such as Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Othello, Hamlet, and Julius Caesar are all examples of Shakespeare’s tragedies. A tragedy is a play with an unhappy ending and in most occasions, the protagonist dies. A classic example of a tragedy is Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Shakespeare exposes Hamlet’s fatal flaws, one of the many characteristics that make a…

Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a well-known tragic play which is structured according to Aristotle’s sequence of events: reversal of intention, recognition, and catharsis. It focuses on the main character Macbeth and the effects that selfish ambition can have on a person. Over the course of the play, Macbeth demonstrates nihilistic qualities and begins to believe that there is no meaning to life. He misunderstands human nature and thinks that he is free to act however he pleases. Although it is clear…

At first, the Great Gatsby look as if to be a disaster. Gatsby, is showing as a depressed fake and his cleverly made up life falls apart, windup in killing. However, is there the chance to see this original as a comedy? There are surely many comedic incidents during the novel, for example the part where Owl Eyes goes to the library because he believes books will make him sober. If you had to pick, would you categorize this original as a comedy or tragedy? Books like The Great Gatsby interest…