The Birth of Tragedy

Love Canal Sophie Albright The Love Canal tragedy, in 1942, caused conflict and stirred up arguments, socially, economically, and environmentally. Unwanted chemicals from various experiments and projects from different companies and groups were dumped at a waste site in Niagara Falls, New York, thinking the landfill would cause no harm. The chemicals were then, out of sight, out of mind. When the area was turned into a neighborhood, it then became evident those discarded…

Oedipus the King is a play of tragedy written by Sophocles. Aristotle says that tragedy is “an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude.” A tragedy is meant to evoke both pity and fear unto the reader or audience. An example of this would be when Oedipus gouges out his eyes; you feel pity for him and also afraid. Aristotle wrote that tragedy should afflict a mostly good character who makes a big mistake. For instance, if the character is bad and makes a big…

Bai has burnt herself alive on her husband’s funeral pyre while thousands of villagers—including her two sons—shout out slogans and did nothing to stop it. Even pregnant wives cannot be exempted, for they will accomplish their “duty” after giving birth. In other regions, widows live the rest of their lives with humiliation and disgrace. Some are kicked out of their house, and others live as a servant for their mothers-in-law. Most of widows, especially those in higher castes, do not dare or even…

one another in a futile attempt to stay in contact despite each of their tragedies. As their letters unfold, Danticat draws readers into the lives of adolescent, separated lovers. The young man flees for his life aboard a ship while his lover remains in Haiti as soldiers bearing orders bound with hatred for humanity and community pillage her homeland, taking with them lives and dignity. Aboard the ship, a woman gives birth to a stillborn baby at sea; one in which came into existence via horrific…

to this topic, “Its scary to think so much is out of one’s control.” This quote is taken from the film Match Point forces someone to look into the tragedy that consumes the listener. The existence of this type of madness can be understood through an examination of Aristotle’s elements of definition towards tragedy. As according to Aristotle, “A tragedy is the imitation of an action that is serious and also, as having magnitude, complete in itself; in appropriate and pleasurable language… in a…

Flawed But Not Forgotten Every human has a flaw, but some can be the cause of their own demise. The flaw of Marcus Brutus in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare causes his own downfall as the tragedy unravels. Brutus is the tragic hero because he has all of the necessary traits a tragic hero needs, according to Aristotle. Aristotle defines a tragic hero as a man of noble stature or high position who causes his own destruction for a greater cause or principle. A flaw cannot be…

Drama Paper A tragedy is “a dramatic form, [which] is designed to evoke powerful emotions..through catharsis, to serve a salutary political, moral, and ethical purpose.” (1031). In my eyes, a tragedy is when the protagonist suffers some hardship, leaving the drama with no happy ending. Aristotle, who is a good source of information since “no one before or after Aristotle has had more firsthand knowledge of Greek tragedy” (1028), follows a criteria for a tragedy piece, which contains many…

These genres include Comedy, Tragedies and Histories. The type of tragedies that Shakespeare wrote about are plays that end in one or more main characters dying for a cause, or for none at all. Histories are plays that explain a point in time from the past, and displays the stories/writing that he read…

According to Taylor & Francis Group Abortion, Partial-Birth Abortion, and Adolescent Access to Abortion: An Overview for Social Workers (2012). Social workers deal with many issues and work hard to resolve their clients’ problems. There has always been a great controversy on abortion, many adolescent women make the mistake of getting pregnant and find the easy way out by committing abortion this is their easy route out of mother hood. A teenage pregnancy is seen as a crisis for both teens and…

writing Greek tragedies. According to Aristotle, who defined tragedy as a story that begins with the protagonist being someone who is extraordinary compared to the typical heroes that audience are used to or a great hero’s reversal of fortune. The character’s personality leads to his or her own downfall at the end resulting in a more terrifying ending. Aristotle admired Sophocles because of his work on Oedipus the King, which represents Aristotle’s visual manifestation of a Greek tragedy as well…