Aristotelian Tragedy Essay

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    forms were ancient Greek and Roman myths and plays that told stories of magnificent heros and their quests of self fulfillment. They became so prevalent in culture that a certain formula for writing them was developed. This formula, called The Aristotelian Tragedy, would be used for thousands of years after the Greeks came up with it. One of the most obvious uses of this “formula” is a play titled Hamlet by English playwright William Shakespeare. His use of ideas like blood vengeance, coming of age,

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    spiritualist and passionate critic of the arts, spent many years studying human nature and its relevance to the stage. His rules of tragedy in fact made a deep imprint on the writing of tragic works, while he influenced the structure of theatre, with his analysis of human nature. Euripides 'Medea', a Greek tragedy written with partial adherence to the Aristotelian rules, explores the continuation of the ancient Greek tales surrounding the mythology of Medea, Princess of Colchis, and granddaughter

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    Hamlet’s indecision to revenge his father’s death led him to his own grave. This also occurs in many Shakespeare tragedies such as Romeo and Juliet, for Shakespeare based most of his ideas of a tragedy off of Aristotle's point of view. In an Aristotelian tragedy the protagonist(s) are of high importance, with some flaws that lead them to their death or ruin. Just like in an Aristotelian tragedy, Romeo and Juliet experience danger, anguish, and death through their several tragic flaws. One flaw that

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    Flaws In Othello Essay

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    Research Essay: Othello by William Shakespeare Was Othello a victim of circumstances or his own flaws? by Alijaeh Go 9B4 First performed in the court of King James I on November 1 1604, The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice was written by William Shakespeare between 1601 and 1604. The basic premise of the play is the protagonist’s (Othello’s) marriage with the daughter of the senator, Desdemona: Their marriage, unfortunately, is sabotaged by the envious Iago, insinuating to Othello

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    Macbeth and Death of a Salesman: Aristotelian Tragedies? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a tragedy as a composition marked by drama and sorrow, and yet it has a far deeper and systemized meaning. Famous Greek philosopher Aristotle marked certain uses of plot, character, thought, diction, and spectacle that together form a complete tragedy. Plays such as William Shakespeare’s Macbeth accurately present the Aristotelian perception of tragedy, while works such as Arthur Miller’s Death of a

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    An Aristotelian tragic hero is a literary character who makes a judgment that ultimately leads to his or her own destruction. An example of a true Aristotelian tragic hero is Creon from Sophocles’ play, Antigone. Creon is the tragic hero because he goes through the five stages of a tragic hero which lead to his destruction. His tragic flaw is him being afraid to admit that he has made a mistake. He is too proud of his power and his ability to make laws which leads to his son and wife committing suicide

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    Heroes come in all forms, and one of the oldest and most famous is the tragic hero. Tragic heroes were often used by Aristotle, and he is credited for perfecting the character type with his rules of the Aristotelian Tragedy. Another of trail of tragic heroes would be created when the playwright Arthur Miller came in with his “New Age” tragic heroes, and even since they didn’t fall into all the base rules, Miller defended their place. Although Arthur Miller claims his characters are tragic heroes

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    Macbeth Peripeteia Essay

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    distinction between great Aristotelian tragedies and inferior works by informing his audience that every great Aristotelian tragedy includes the effectual and successful use of peripeteia and anagnorisis to create a greater cathartic effect, which Aristotle outlines in Poetics. Aristotle believes that these two concepts are essentials in highly-respected works of tragedy because they contribute to the plot and increase the cathartic effect that is created throughout the tragedy. Aristotle believed that

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    thrive, but will eventually, be their demise as well. Florian is able to accomplish this by applying Aristotle’s notions of catharsis to Boxing the Compass. According to the Aristotelian notions of catharsis, a successful tragedy would need to impart the feelings of grief and fear onto the audience. Therefore, the Aristotelian notions and application of catharsis are what enable Florian to develop her central theme of ephemerality through the use of an elaborate analogy of mourning the death of one’s

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    Othello (The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice) is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603. Shakespeare based the play on a story “of the Unfaithfulness of Husbands and Wives.” The story revolves around its two central characters: Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army and Iago, his unfaithful ensign. This play has withstood the test of time, and because of its lasting themes of racism, love, jealousy, betrayal, revenge and repentance, it is still

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