Tragedy

Tragedy can strike at any moment. That is what the many insurance commercials say. If tragedy strikes, the victim is not automatically considered a tragic character though, at least not in the classic sense. Aristotle put forth a notion that a tragic hero must possess three characteristics, and Oedipus, being a person of high estate, acquainted with hamartia, and falling from his position and happiness would easily be considered an Aristotelian tragic hero. Aristotle, in his book, Poetics,…

Not All Hero's Avoid Tragedy I. Introduction Hero's are merely viewed as big muscular strong guys seen in movies however, my type of hero never needs to be recognized other than by themselves. My type of hero is having their story told in a book written by someone else, not doing all they can for shiny capes and seeing their faces on the news. Othello from Othello and Okonkwo from Things Fall Apart are tragic heroes. The definition of tragic heroes is those who have a fatal flaw that leads to…

recorded Greek theater built was around 530 B.C. The actual name of the theater was a “theatron.” In the early starts of the Greek theater were festivals honoring the gods, and the genre of the play was tragedy. Thespis is considered to be the first known actor of Greek theater and mainly did tragedy acts. In early Greek theater they were mainly done for honoring their gods of the city it was conducted. Athens was the centerpiece for theatrical drama. When Greek theater first started the actor,…

the widespread hysteria of the witch trials, ends up dragging him to court where he tries to clear his wife from the accusations of witchcraft. Proctor’s life has changed. He had a good life before the adultery, now he is faced with misfortune and tragedy. During this reversal of fate, called Peripeteia, John sets up his own downfall in order to set Elizabeth free. John is accused of witchcraft himself by…

anybody else because he does not want to admit when he is wrong. He does this out of pride and it eventually ends up accidentally killing the ones he loves most and leaves him with nothing. Creon’s loved ones died because he was doomed to face a tragedy because he was the tragic hero of the story. The tragic hero of the story is Creon because he was born into nobility and is part of the upper class, he has a tragic flaw that will lead him to his disaster, and he realizes at the end of the story…

death. Iago’s death immortalized him because he will always be remembered for the tragedy he caused as well as the evil, manipulative behavior used in order to achieve the power he sought over everyone and the situation. Iago was able to gain even more power when he refused to speak at the end of the play so that he could control the known details of the tragedy he caused. Iago’s actions caused many catastrophic tragedies such as the death of multiple characters-Othello, Desdemona, and…

over dramatizes his own life and woes as well as those of others, leading to more action, revenge, love, and hatred occuring in the life of Othello. Iago is a key factor in keeping the storyline moving, without his evil plan, it can be assumed that tragedy of this degree would not…

returned to watch it over because of the fascinating special effects. The audience members were able to escape their daily lives and be entertained by a play which contained intriguing special effects. One contemporary theatergoer stated, during a tragedy, it was “common to see members of the audiences ‘weeping and mourning’ along with the actors” (Currie 66). During comedies, he remarked that the audience “generally take up a wonderful laughter and shout together with one voice” (Currie 66).…

What’s Right? & What’s Wrong? One of the world’s wisest philosophers once said, “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light” (Plato). In The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, Miller demonstrates how the Red Scare of the 1950s is similar to the devastating Salem Witch Trials of 1692. When Arthur Miller put The Crucible into writing, the world was a scary place, even in such a great nation such as the United States of America.…

Zoya Siddiqui Antigone’s Rule What would have happened if Antigone had come into power in Sophocles’ famous play, Antigone? Would she have been able to restore Thebes to its former glory? The answer in no. Antigone’s inherent nature would have prevented her from ever being a successful ruler of Thebes. However, this is not necessarily her fault, it is simply the way she is. However, this would have led to Antigone’s leadership being tainted with rash decisions and…