Tragedy

In most current literature, there is a clear division between the protagonist and the antagonist. For example, in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, it is obvious that Scout Finch is the protagonist or hero while Mr. Bob Ewell is the antagonist or villain. The division between these two characters is prominent and unchangeable. However, in Oedipus Rex, this is not true. In Sophocles’ play Oedipus Rex, Sophocles portrays Oedipus as both a villain and hero to impact the audience’s ability to…

the myth of him and the Minotaur. I feel like this is a good myth for a tragedy because there is a small number of characters at play, chiefly Theseus, his father Aegeus, the Minotaur itself, King Minos’s daughter Ariadne, and Daedalus who helps Theseus defeat the labyrinth. This small character list would fit the need for only three actors. I also think this particular myth has a lot of the features needed for a Greek tragedy as there is the needed feminine and masculine elements with Theseus…

Throughout the play “Hamlet”, Ophelia grows mad as a result of constant tragedies that she is afflicted with. Act 4, Scene 5 is knows as “Ophelia’s mad scene” because it is in this scene where suddenly begins to go mad. In the scene, she speaks about her father’s death and how he lays in the cold ground. As learned earlier in the play, Hamlet killed Ophelia’s father, Polonius, with the intention of killing his own Uncle. Instead he takes the life of one of the most important people in Ophelia’s…

drama Antigone was very opinionated on what she felt was right. Eteocles and Polyneices (Antigone’s brothers) killed each other in a battle because Polyneices was considered as a traitor. However, this is not just a Greek drama, it is also a tragedy. A tragedy is revealing with tragic events and having a disappointing ending, specifically one concerning the disadvantage of the main character. Antigone is considered a heroine because she is a female who rebels against the kings’ rule without…

Could the story have ended differently? The Tragedy of Julius Caesar was written by William Shakespeare, and the play displays the characters being jealous, flawed, violent and disloyal. The emotions the characters felt led to Julius Caesar’s downfall, as well as the characters, which also shows how the causes of the characters decision had its negative outcome. The characters in the play had their choices, and their choices led to all the tragedies that took place in the story. The audience…

To lack good judgement is one of the major themes Shakespeare explores in his masterpiece King Lear, a tragedy concerning the aftermath of the abdication of King Lear. The plot carries a character development; a descend into madness as a result of an act of folly. This paper further examines the origin of Lear’s madness, how the madness is externalised and finally puts the play and theme into historical context. The cause of Lear’s madness can be pinpointed to several places, depending on your…

Medea vs. Oedipus: Comparison of Reactions to Tragedy In many Greek tragedies, we are introduced to characters that are faced with many hardships within the tragedy itself. When faced with such tragedy and difficulty, we all vary in how we react and respond to said circumstances. In this paper, I will be looking at two characters from our writing; Sophocles’ Oedipus of Oedipus the King and Euripides’ Medea from Medea. In these two characters, we can see two reactions to difficulty and…

Everyone has family problems at one time or another, yet there 's one certain royal family that has the worst problems of them all. In the Greek tragedy called Antigone , written by Sophocles, the new king , Creon and his son, Haemon are in a conflict over how to rule the kingdom. More specifically , they 're fighting what to do with Antigone who defied her uncle, the king, and buried her brother against the law. Creon resents Antigone for disobeying his law and going against him,however on the…

Macbeth and Walter White Although The Breaking Bad seems like a comedy at the first sight with all the music used in the background of the cooking scene, it is actually a tragedy for every single one in the story. Interestingly, I agree that the stature of Macbeth is very similar with the one with Walter White. And we can see the consensus is actually based on the Shakespearean scope. First of all, take a look at the background of both Macbeth and Walter White. Second of all, the…

Caesar, not to praise him.” That was Mark Antony’s (a character and one of the main antagonist in William Shakespeare's tragedy Julius Caesar) first statement in his speech that completely turned a weeping mourning crowd into an angry mob. This crowd had just heard that news that their beloved leader Julius Caesar had been put to death. Brutus (a main protagonist in the tragedy) had spoke before Mark Antony and made them sad and mournful about Caesar's death: Mark Antony spoke after Brutus and…