Tragedy

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…

shared more with their students than just how to recite lines. They taught them how to be comfortable in their own skin, how to pick themselves up again after they fall, all while informing them of the rich history of theater. Between comedy and tragedy, theater is the basis of almost all modern compositions. From the origins of theater, to its ever-famous…

actual outcome, but not at all in the way the character intends.”(137) The tragedy, “Oedipus the King” pulsates with dramatic suspense and this is largely due to Sophocles’ effective use of dramatic irony. Dramatic Irony underlines how partial human perception can be even when it is most reasonable and how agonizing it can be to be…

sympathize with Medea and her mental deterioration initiated and accelerated by Jason’s greed, acts of misogyny, and dehumanization towards Medea which, in turn, spreads tragedy and brings suffering to the community. One can either find Medea or Jason to be the tragic hero of this tale. While Medea is obviously the main character of this tragedy, it is easily arguable about who the hero is. However, Jason better fits the criteria of a tragic hero than Medea. Jason is of noble birth, in fact,…

Hamartia, or the first step in Aristotle 's theory of the tragic hero, explains that the play must demonstrate a flaw or error of judgement. The play offers an illustration of "hamartia" throughout its prose, as at the beginning of the play; Oedipus thinks he is free of guilt. However, his rash anger leads him to unknowingly kill his real father, King Lauis, at the crossroads. The murder of Oedipus ' father is one of the essential links in his downfall, which indicates that his anger is a very…

capacity to do so. Without the chorus, this vital connection is lost. As Bernard Knox justly observes, the “complex images and elliptical transitions of tragedy’s choral lyrics were elements” that are integral in relaying the main concept of any Greek tragedy (Knox 208). By representing the voice of the citizens, acting as the mediator within the story, and directing the emotions of the viewers, authors like Sophocles were successful in transmitting their profound and subtle message to the…

that the two main emotions that a tragedy seeks to invoke are pity and fear, but Clytaemnestra appears to be a fully pitiable character. Furthermore, her death by the hands of her son seem to emphasize the pitiable state she is in, but she isn’t simply a character worthy of sympathy. Clytaemnestra’s death is not only justifiable, but also deserved, and she is not a character which should be related to Aristotle’s concept of catharsis. The cathartic nature of tragedy that Aristotle writes of in…

In all Shakespearian tragedies, a tragic hero is a literary character who has great promise, ability, and integrity of character. However, a tragic hero is identified by his tragic flaw. In Shakespeare’s tragedy Julius Caesar, Brutus’ naïve idealism and poor judgement make up his one tragic flaw – his trusting nature. In many instances, Shakespeare shows that Brutus’ tragic flaw lead to his downfall at the end of the play; he fell for Cassius’ sweet words and flattery, he truly believed that…

Since the start of time, people discussed and examined the concept of the tragic hero in stories. A hero is an example of valiancy and intelligence and in times of danger a hero must remain strong, valiant, and fearless. The actions of a hero must be brave and of high caliber. Beowulf and Oedipus are two stories from different times who share similar qualities yet are destined by two different fates. The stories of these characters have been told for centuries and are examples of the…

Othello becomes a tragedy of incomprehension where hate, manipulation and revenge derive from the arrogant and blinded nature of the characters and their interactions with one another. Within the Aristotelian tragedy of ‘Othello’, the attribute of incomprehension creates the ultimate downfall of Othello through Rodrigo’s initial and prevalent manipulation by Iago to further his plans, Iago’s inability to comprehend Othello’s genuine trust for him which fuels his blinded revenge and Othello’s…