Poetic style

The Hamartia of Blindness in Death of a Salesman and Oedipus Rex “Tragedy is an imitation not of men but of a life, an action…” (Aristotle). Tragedy is not about learning of certain characters, but rather learning about life itself. The inability to confront reality is a matter that takes place both in everyday life and in both plays. Despite the differences in both plays, Death of a Salesman and Oedipus Rex, the theme of being unable to confront reality is revealed through the protagonists’ shared

Death of a Salesman” is a play written by Arthur Miller in the year 1949. The play revolves around a desperate salesman, Willy Loman. Loman is delusioned and most of the things he does make him to appear as a man who is living in his own world away from other people. He is disturbed by the fact that he cannot let go his former self. His wife Linda is sad and lonely; his youngest son Biff is presented as a swinger/player while his eldest son Happy appears anti-business and confused by the behavior

Flannery O’Connor’s novel Wise Blood is set in the small 1950’s southern town of Taulkinham. The main character Hazel Motes, a war veteran, arrives trying to figure out what to do with his life. He experiences different events which trigger in him a spiritual change, helping him discover what he believes. However, O’Conner leaves it up to the reader to decide whether Haze was a comedic or a tragic character. In this paper, I will examine Hazel Motes to determine if he controlled his future or had

Death of a Salesman can be described as modern tragedy portraying the remaining days in the life of Willy Loman. This story is very complex, not only because of it’s use of past and present, but because of Willy’s lies that have continued to spiral out of control throughout his life. Arthur Miller puts a modern twist on Aristotle’s definition of ancient Greek tragedy when Willy Loman’s life story directly identifies the fatal flaw of the “American Dream”. Willy Loman’s tragic flaw can be recapped

Modern day drama has roots in the beautifully structured Greek theatrical culture. In the sixth century, ancient Greece, and more specifically Athens, overflowed with artistic talent. The Dionysian Festival materialized from Athens and this is where we first saw comedies and tragedies on stage. The Greek, as with many other cultures, honored their gods and did much to please and placate them. The Dioynsia Festival, which honored their god Dionysus, is proof of this. Sophocles, the well-known playwright

Discuss the principles of tragedy as defined in Aristotle’s Poetics. Illustrate these principles by examining Sophocles’ play Oedipus the King, in order to establish the link between the theory and practise of tragedy. Analyse the genre of tragedy as one that reveals dilemma and paradox. The advent of modern theater as we know it today began with the worship of Dionysus: the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness, fertility, theater and religious ecstasy in Greek mythology

Aristotle’s Poetics argues that a successful tragedy is determined by its “plot, character, diction, reasoning, spectacle and lyric poetry”(50a8). According to Aristotle, plot is essential to a great tragedy: the most effective tragic device is conveyed through the work’s plot. Yet, having a protagonist of “not outstanding moral excellence or justice” undergoing bad fortune due to own error instead of “moral defect or depravity” would distinguish a good tragedy from a poor one. Additionally, Aristotle

Many characters fall into the same category of the tragic hero, described over the decades in a variety of ways and spans different languages and cultures. In greece they followed the model of Aristotle in defining the tragic hero. His definition included a variety of different traits and events in the character's life that allowed writers to model and Aristotle’s vision of the tragic hero. Among these traits include hamartia, peripeteia, anagnorisis, and catharsis for the audience (Ohio State University)

Tragedy and comedy are used in Mean Girls in order to allow viewers to approach a new meaning about the characters and plot in the film. The movie Mean Girls uses the aspects of a tragic hero, such as tragic flaw, free choice, downfall, and discovery and change to add depth to the main character and to teach a valuable lesson about life. As noted by Johnson and Arp, a tragic hero is someone with good and powerful intentions or traits, but also a few flawed traits (1294). Cady is sweet, kind-hearted

Centuries after being originally drafted by Shakespeare,the play Julius Caesar continues to stir controversy as scholars debate over who better embodies the characteristics of a tragic hero, Julius Caesar or Marcus Brutus. As defined by Greek philosopher, Aristotle, a tragic hero is one who, through their hamartia, inflicts upon themselves their downfall, evoking a sense of pity and fear in the audience. Because the play clearly introduces his hamartia, peripeteia, anagnorisis, and catharsis, I believe