Shakespearean Tragedy Essays and Term Papers
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Behind the Scene of the Exxon Valdez Tragedy
Behind the Scene of the Exxon Valdez Tragedy By Kyle Knott Period 3 If you haven't heard of the Exxon Valdez then I will fill you in on what it was. The Exxon Valdez was an oil tanker that hit the Bligh Reef off the coast of Alaska. Because the ship hit the reef, 11 to 30 million gallons of oil spilled into the ocean. Well I was there for it all. The main cause
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A Small Good Thing’s Character Development: Tragedy or Anger Driven?
“A Small Good Thing’s” Character Development: Tragedy or Anger Driven? Raymond Carver’s story “A Small Good Thing” is a story of the struggles a family undergoes when their only son, Scotty, is fatally injured in a car accident. Carver’s characters go through many emotional changes as a result of this terrible ordeal. Each stage of the story causes them to change emotionally in some way, and these changes eventually lead to entirely different people in
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Who or What Is Most Responsible for the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet?
“Who or what is most responsible for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet?” Why is it that we as human beings feel the need to blame someone for every negative situation, which occurs? If we really look at the situation with any great depth, we may discover that an almost endless amount of things may be 'blamed' for the tragedy. Blaming an individual is pointless - only fate can really be blamed. The tragedy of
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The Catcher and the Rye: Tragedy or Comedy?
The Catcher and the Rye: Tragedy or Comedy? In the novel The Catcher and the Rye by J.D. Salinger, I viewed the novel as a tragedy. This novel is based on a sixteen-year-old boy named Holden Caulfield who has not decided what he wants to pursue in life. From the beginning of the novel you get an assumption of what state of mind Holden is in. He began saying in the text “ IF YOU
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Othello Vs. Macbeth - Battle of Tragedy
In Shakespeare’s plays Othello and Macbeth the audience is presented with two great heroes who both poses a certain character flaw that inevitably leads to their downfall. This is the idea behind a tragic hero; a person of great importance comes to a tragic end because of a serious flaw in his character. Both Othello and Macbeth find themselves on top of the world one moment and being crushed beneath it the next. The next
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Greek Tragedy - Antigone
Greek Tragedy The play, Antigone, by Sophocles, is full of unexpected twists and family tensions. Antigone is a Greek tragedy because it fits Aristotle’s definition of an ideal tragedy. One of Aristotle’s five points is, to be a tragedy, there must be a tragic hero. Creon, a character in Antigone, best fits the definition of a tragic hero. Creon is an Aristotelean tragic hero because of what others say, Creon says, and Creon’s actions.
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The Tragedy of Othelo
The Tragedy of Othello Life is like a road in which one encounters different people without realizing their real motives. It becomes very difficult to find genuine and trustworthy friends. In the Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, William Shakespeare uses the elements of character, irony, and dialogue to advance the theme that some people in society are eager to destroy the fortune of others. In the play, the writer uses characters to display
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Comedies and Tragedies a Contrast in Protagonists
The relationship between the audience and the protagonist differ in a tragedy and comedy because the audience has different feelings for each protagonist. Comedies are meant to make the audience feel happy overall, but there is little emotion the audience feels from the protagonist. For example, after a Greek trilogy was played, a comedy was played, so people wouldn't feel so downhearted. Tragedies tend to emotionally move people because the audience can identify with and
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Tragedy of the Commons
Tragedy of the Commons Have you ever read the Essay, The Tragedy of the Commons, by Garret Hardin? Although it was written in 1968, it is still quite useful today. The main point of Hardin's essay is to show the conflict between the short term interests of individuals in society and the long term effects those interests have on society itself. Hardin hints to this very simply even in his title. The Commons were similar
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Barkov’s Hamlet: A Tragedy of Errors
William Shakespeare authorship: The text of Hamlet contains indications that Shakespeare portrayed himself as an allegedly dead university graduate. HAMLET: A TRAGEDY OF ERRORS, OR THE TRAGICAL FATE OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE? by Alfred Barkov To the contents When the text of William Shakespeare: a mask for Hamlet - Christopher Marlowe? William Shakespeare Hamlet is read attentively, and no details are disregarded, it becomes evident that William Shakespeare included in it something quite different from what
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Who Is Responsible for the Tragedy in the Play?
Who is responsible for the tragedy in the play? Othello the tragic hero is responsible for his own downfall due to his imprudent choices. It was the wrong choices that made Othello weak. Othello, the main character in this play is known for his moral nobility, highlighted by the fact that he is of a different race from those around him. Despite this, Iago manipulates Othello into believing that his wife, Desdemona had pursued a
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Gender Identities in Tragedy and Romance
It is a peculiar feature of Shakespeare's plays that they both participate in and reflect the ideas of gender roles in Western society. They reflect existing notions about the 'proper' roles of men and women, they can be said to be a product of their society. However, since they have been studied, performed, and taught for five hundred years, they may be seen as formative of contemporary notions about the relationships between males, females, and
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Tragedy
Tragedy by today’s terms is quite different from the tragedies of decades and centuries past. Although the simple definition of tragedy is an event that causes great sadness, the term tragedy has taken on a much deeper meaning throughout the centuries. In past centuries and/or decades, tragedy may have fallen on an entire group of people or on one individual or family. However, a large portion of the population felt the sadness whether it was
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How the Holocaust Contributed to the Tragedy of War
Tragedy, defined as “a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster,” (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tragedy) was prominent between 1939 and 1945. An alternate definition, “a disastrous event, especially one involving distressing loss or injury to life,” was also prominent during these 6 long years, due to the Holocaust’s estimated death toll being that of 9 to 11 million. The Holocaust, (Holocaust derived from the Greek word “holos,” meaning completely, and “kaustos,” meaning burnt), refers to Germany’s
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What Makes a Successful Romantic Tragedy?
What makes a successful romantic tragedy? Romantic tragedy can be a very successful genre to work with for film directors although, in some cases, the making of the film goes haywire somewhere along the line and ends up being a rather catastrophic rendition of a romantic tragedy. When I pursued a study of this genre, I found that there are several factors which can make or break a film, depending on how well these factors
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Tragedy of King Lear
The Tragedy of King Lear King Lear is a tragic story by William Shakespeare is a story of a man King Lear and his decision that led to his fate and the fate of others. With every tragic story comes a tragic hero. The tragic hero of the story is King Lear. According to the definition of a tragic hero one must be born into nobility, endowed with a tragic flaw, doomed to make a
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Over 400 years ago “The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark” was written by William Shakespeare. One of the most important parts of the play is Hamlet’s “Dram of Evil” speech. This is where he outlined the three types of “moles” a human might suffer from. The first is where the person has no control over their innate deficiency, the second is an imbalance in humours, and the third is where the person is overindulgent
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Tragedy
Tragedy Essay Irony is the most widely employed literary device in today’s literature. According to Jack C. Gray, author of Irony: A Practical Definition “There are almost as many different kinds of irony as there are instances of it, and it can produce emotional and intellectual effects in endless variety” (Gray, 220). One example of irony of irony found in tragedies is dramatic irony, which creates a double audience. The double audience is a literary
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Immigrant Tragedy in Пїѕthe Cariboo Cafпїѕпїѕ
Immigrant Tragedy in пїЅThe Cariboo CafпїЅпїЅ Helena Maria Viramontes grew up in Los Angeles where relatives used to stay and live with her family when making the transition from Mexico to the United States. This is where she got her first taste of the lives of immigrants in this country within the urban barrios. ViramontesпїЅs writing reflects this theme along with expressing her political opinions on the treatments of immigrants, especially Chicanos and Latinos. In
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A Comparison of Two Tragedies
A comparison of two tragedies William Shakespeare was the creative mind behind some of the world's greatest plays and tragedies. Two of his most famous tragedies were Romeo and Juliet and Julius Caesar. One definition of a tragedy is that it depicts serious incidents in which characters undergo a change from happiness to suffering, often involving the death of others, as well as the main characters. This definition proves true in both Romeo and Juliet
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The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet - Critical Lens Essay
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Critical Lens Essay Someone once said, “All literature shows us the power of emotion. It is emotion, not reason that motivates characters in literature.” This means that all literature is an expression of emotion and it is the emotion that is the main character, and often the setting and theme as well. It is not the reasoning within the story that draws you in, but rather how the story
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The True Tragedy of Vietnam - a Look into Tim O’brien’s Emotional Anti-War Message
The True Tragedy of Vietnam: A look into Tim O’Brien’s emotional anti-war message The Vietnam War was a war of great ambiguity. Flowered up with the illusive ideas of heroism and triumph, millions of America’s innocent youth were drafted to fight a war in Vietnam. The consequences for this war were grave and dire. Millions from both sides lost their lives for a seemingly unreasonable cause. In his novel “The Things They Carried”, Tim O’Brien
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Shakespearean Theatre
STAGING: My interpretation of this scene reflects the values of Jacobean Society. I would choose to present my interpretation on stage in the reconstructed Globe theatre and using similar techniques for drama as Shakespeare did in the early 1600s. The most significant character of this scene is Lear. By centering him in the middle of the stage, all focus is set to this character. Additionally, I would place Cordelia lying down in front of him
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Gambling: The Problems and History of Addiction, Helpfulness, and Tragedy
Recently there have been a lot of studies on the subject of gambling and games play. The average uninformed individual might wonder “Why, it really is not that big of a deal?” and think that it is just a small poker game or a little bet over a sporting event. There are so many more aspects to gambling than just the little games and bets. That is just a fraction of all of the problems
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A Farewell to Arms - Modern Tragedy
A Modern Tragedy Throughout the history of American literature, stories of the white knight saving the damsel in distress and riding off into the sunset to live happily ever after have plagued our shelves for centuries. The birth of the modern tragedy came in the late 19th century and early 20th century with novels such as Red badge of Courage, and All Quiet on the Western Front. They show the realism of war and
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