"In respect of Character there are four things to be aimed at” for a tragic hero according to Aristotle. Theses four traits include moral goodness‚ propriety‚ realism‚ and consistency. He also says that a tragedy must invoke catharsis‚ the purgation of the emotions pity and fear. A good example of an ancient Greek tragedy is the Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. The story of Oedipus Rex greatly supports Aristotle’s claims about tragedy. It’s obvious that to be a hero one must be good. Aristotle adds that
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his book "Poetics"‚ on what makes it a perfect tragedy. So‚ what is "Oedipus Tyrannus is really about"‚ that still keeps fascinating the intellectuals and readers alike. Is it the developing mystery that captivates audience or the feeling of catharsis effect that readers and audience get after vicariously experiencing the horror and the humiliation that Oedipus feeds at the end of the play or is it mankind’s questioning of Gods and prophecy. Which
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really a tragedy if Macbeth acts out of his own ambition for this event to become his own benefit rather than this event causing great sadness as it should in a tragedy. On the contrary‚ Macbeth is shown as a tragedy with Macbeth being cleansed by a catharsis towards the end of the play which balances his emotions and restores some of his noble character as seen from the beginning of the play. Firstly‚ Aristotle started that there should be six components which should be fulfilled in order to create
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to write a great tragedies and/or poetry. Two important topics that Aristotle addresses and believes to be crucial to the art work is the mimesis‚ or imitation of life‚ and that the audience has an emotional response from the work of art‚ or a catharsis. Both William Wordsworth and William Shakespeare were believers in Aristotle’s philosophy concerning tragedies and poetry‚ and employed these two elements within their works of art. The basic definition for mimesis is the act of creating an image
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spectator? Pathos is important to the objective ad purpose of the tragedy because it gives the spectator a feeling towards the tragic hero and their tragedy. Usually feelings of pity or fear. e) Discuss catharsis in terms of the effects tragedy seeks to produce in the spectator? Catharsis helps the spectator understand the tragic hero by helping the spectator be able to experience/relate to the words and the actions of the tragic hero. f) What is the relation‚ if any‚ drawn by Aristotle between
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audience must experience catharsis by encountering feelings of pity and fear. Even though Shakespeare’s Othello does include most of the requirements of an Aristotelian Tragedy it lacks a few elements‚ such as a hamartia and an anagnorises as well as catharsis. Othello’s downfall is not brought upon himself instead Iago’s manipulation is the cause‚ therefore the play does not fulfill Aristotle’s standards of a Tragedy. Although the audience fails to experience catharsis at the end of the play‚ Othello
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revealed. After reading the plays Oedipus Rex‚ by Sophacles‚ and comparing it with Romeo and Juliet‚ by Shakespeare‚ Oedipus Rex is the better tragedy because Oedipus endures uncommon suffering‚ experiences reversal of fortune‚ and the feeling of catharsis for the audience is much greater. Oedipus Rex’s suffering was far more uncommon than that of Romeo and Juliet’s. “I was doomed to lie with my mother” (Sophacles 6). It was destined that Oedipus would marry and sleep with his mother after taking
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which the main character‚ who is highly renowned and prosperous‚ is brought to ruin as a consequence of a predominating weakness or tragic flaw. According to Aristotle‚ the fall of the protagonist creates pity and fear in the audience‚ thus evoking catharsis. Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman does not‚ in full‚ fit Aristotle’s definition of tragedy; therefore the play should not be classified as a tragedy. Willy Lowman is not a tragic hero because he does not meet the requirements of a successful
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however found the universal in particular things ‚ which he called the essence of things ‚ while Plato finds that the exists apart from particular things . Catharsis: catharsis is a Greek word meaning purification cleansing or clarification . it is derived from the infinitive Ancient Greek. Dramaturgical uses Using the term ’catharsis’ to refer to a form of emotional cleansing was first done by the Greek philosopher Aristotle in his work Poetics. It refers to the sensation‚ or literary effect
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In. USA: Holt‚ Rinehart and Winston‚ 1999. <br><li>Bidwell‚ Lee D. Millar‚ and Brenda J. Vander Mey. Sociology of the Family: Investigating Family Issues. MA: Allyn & Bacon‚ 2000. <br><li>Bushman‚ Brad J.‚ Roy F. Baumeister‚ and Angela D. Stack. "Catharsis‚ Aggression‚ and Persuasive Influence: Self-Fulfilling or Self-Defeating Prophecies." Online Posting. 17 July 2001 <http://www.apa.org/journals/psp/psp763367.html>. <br><li>Grigsby‚ Channing. "A Course in Self-Esteem: 5. Sources of Low Self-Esteem
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