The Spanish Tragedy

Throughout history audiences have been drawn to stories of tragedy. The plays Oedipus the King by Sophocles and Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller are considered to be the greatest fictional tragedies of their time. While Oedipus the King and Death of a Salesman are very different tragedies, it’s amazing that even with 2,400 years separating them, these plays manage to have many similarities and differences in their stories. Oedipus the King was written around 420 BC by Sophocles which was…

Ignorance and Vengeance caused it. By extension, I guess you'd say it was free will because Montegue and Capulet both used free will to fight and kill and quarrel with each other for who knows how long, but Karma or fate kind of decided the punishment for it, I guess. However, free will allowed both sides to end it at any time prior to Romeo and Juliet's deaths. They just never took it * It was fate that Juliet didn't wake up before he had killed himself. * I think it was circumstance,…

Twelfth Night is a play which does not end happily for all its characters. Did this add to or take away from your enjoyment of the end of the play? In the concluding act of ‘Twelfth Night’, Act Five, there is a mix of emotions for all of the characters. During closing stages of the play, several of the characters are unhappy and confused, whilst others are happy and excited. During the play, one of the main themes is unrequited love. This always means that some would end up being unhappy…

She is the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who were the former king and queen of Thebes and the niece of Creon who is now the king. Creon calls Antigone as a princess even though she is no longer a princess. She has earned a lot of reputation and respect to lose, only because of her high status. People who consider Creon as a tragic hero state that Antigone no longer has a high status in Thebes after her father’s death, so she is not eligible to have a high social position. Although she does not…

The play Antigone was written in 441 b.c by Sophocles, it is an example of a Greek tragedy. King Creon of Thebes dictated over his people, controlling what they did, what they could think about, what they could pray about. Creon is the tragic hero of the play Antigone, showing that having the audience affected by fear, he is endowed with a his own flaw of ignorant pride, and he is responsible for his own fate. As the tragic hero of the play Antigone, Creon shows he isn 't fit to rule, he is…

It can be argued that dominant ‘fatal flaw reading’ of the play The Tragedy of Hamlet; Prince of Denmark that Hamlet was simply a man of inaction, which is incorrect in that Hamlet did not act because of his religious stance on the topic of murder at the time the play was written, and this had a great deal of consequences. The Tragedy of Hamlet; Prince of Denmark, is a tragedy play written by William Shakespeare, published in 1603. The religious teachings of the time were against murder, which…

Throughout the course of human history, reverence to one or many gods has affected the ways of life and literature. Higher powers controlling one’s life are commonly written about, referenced, and even evaded. It can be seen throughout the text Oedipus Rex, that Greek culture greatly influences Sophocles in displaying the thematic message that fate is ultimately unavoidable. Within the text of Oedipus Rex it can distinctly be seen that the Greek time period and lifestyle inspired and affected…

(Add hook) Aristotle 's Theory of Tragedy consists of seven areas that a tragedy must fully consist of: each area breaking into even smaller criteria. Characters, the second category, touches on what the protagonist of a tragedy must have in order to be considered as such. Some of the most noteworthy categories are hamartia, consistency, and tragic downfall. When analyzing the characters of Antigone, the Greek Tragedy written by Sophocles, there a few characters that could appropriately fit into…

Antigone was one of the amazing few who I believe was born with the courageousness that she had proudly showed in this tragedy. Without Antigone’s bravery Polyneices would of just been left for dead without a proper burial, If I had to lay my head down at night knowing I let someone who loved and trusted me down like that I would go insane with regret. Most people when faced…

with situations that lead to their downfall. Most of the characters actions and choices are the source of their ultimate demise. According to Aristotle, a Greek tragedy must possess a protagonist that contains a harmatia, or tragic flaw, that leads to their own downfall. Aristotle believed that the protagonist of a true Greek tragedy would somehow begin the story on a rise to great achievement. It is…