The Birth of Tragedy

What role do the Apollonian and Dionysian drives play in tragedy? The Apollonian and Dionysian is a philosophical and artistic idea, or polarity, in light of specific elements of old Greek mythology. Numerous Western philosophical and scholarly figures have conjured this division in basic and innovative works. In Greek mythology, Apollo and Dionysus are both children of Zeus. Apollo is the lord of reason and the discerning, while Dionysus is the divine force of the nonsensical and mayhem. The…

William Shakespeare the marvelous writer was born on April,23,1564, In the town of Stratford near the avon river. We do not have any birth records on him, however we do have church records, providing us with the information that during this time most people got baptized not long after birth. These Church records gave us information that Shakespeare was baptized April,26,1564 three days after being born. He was the son of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden who married in the year of 1564…

would most likely emphasise with are motivated only by good virtues such as personal insight, honesty or charity. Nevertheless, it remains difficult not to just feel a notion of sympathy with Edward as he has been branded with bastardy even before his birth. He suffers from something that he cannot change or have ever been at fault for. This sympathy, however, gets justified when Edward realises the error of his ways and in one last gesture of repentance gains a sort of personal redemption, ‘ask…

I think that Oedipus’s greatness comes from his soul. He leaves his home to avoid a horrible prophecy and protect his family only to walk strait into it. His greatness is present in his actions, when he defeats the Sphinx with his cunning and ability to solve the sphinx’s riddle. I think his cunning and loyalty to his city are part of his greatness but they also lead to his downfall. His needs to know the truth and stop the plague that has befallen his city, but this leads to the truth of the…

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He has greatness about him. In a tragedy, the hero usually have elements that include: of noble birth, hamartia (tragic flaw/sin that leads to the hero’s downfall), hubris (overarching pride), peripeteia (reversal of fortune). The hero himself is of no ordinary quality, but one of outstanding excellence. However, although…

The genres of tragedy and epic have many similar components, however, they are not the same genre. Certain elements differentiate the two genres from each other. While both are very similar, they are both imitations of great deeds, heroes, and tragic suffering, the way these elements are conveyed is different. Tragedy portrays all this through action, while epic depicts all this through language alone. By reading and analyzing the Oresteia, Gilgamesh, and the Odyssey a reader is able to…

Tragedy plays were popular in the Renaissance period. In England, from fifteenth till seventeenth centuries, the Renaissance referred both to the historical period and the widespread movement. Revenge tragedy is the most famous form of tragedy in the Renaissance period. According to Aristotle, the elements of tragedy is “the downfall of a basically good person through some fatal error or misjudgment, producing suffering and insight on the part of the protagonist and arousing pity and fear on the…

If Oedipus had not learned of the prophecy and fled from his hometown, he would not have encountered Laius and killed him. This mistake of killing Laius sets in motion the tragedy of Oedipus. After a harrowing journey of trying to find out if he is indeed the killer, the prophecy is proved right. Oedipus seeks to kill his wife whom he now knows is his biological mother, finding she hanged herself in her chambers. In his despair…

Motherhood is an extensively explored subject within Greek tragedies. Most mothers in Greek tragedies play pivotal parts in the plot and contribute to the theme of the play as a whole. In the Greek tragedy King Oidipous by Sophocles, Jokasta’s role and influence as a mother shows that she is featured in the tragedy as an instrument of fate and to show how the role of a wife can conflict with being a mother; consequently, Jokasta’s roles are a major part in the meaning and outcome of the play.…