According to the ancient Greeks, a tragedy is a serious drama therefore a Greek drama. The play Antigone is considered to be one of those serious dramas. Whereas Trifles by Susan Glaspell is a more modern drama. The theater and its various genres has been around for as long as time can tell. It has always been a form of entertainment but within that amusement it has also been a way to teach and show people life lessons and values.
And the opposite is true as well. Give a talented actor a poorly written character and he can go beyond the bad script and make the character more than the writers could dream. I have seen Jensen do this with other roles (i.e. Dark Angel, Smallville, Devour). Jensen has the range and subtlety to play a complex, multi-layered character with seeming ease, allowing us to share in Dean's pain, anger and happiness.
Characterizing King Creon A tragic hero is defined in most cases as a literary character of great power whose morals lead to tragedy yet self-awareness brings that character to make right decisions. A tragic hero in the Greek world is different from today’s prospective of a hero. In today’s world we consider a hero as Spiderman, Superman and etc. A tragic hero is an average person who still has flaws and performs bad actions yet comes to realization of their wrong and attempts to better themselves. Creon shows his character throughout the play as he recognizes his weaknesses, downfall and controlling demands.
Antony is described as a "demi-atlas" and "man of men". Do you agree that Antony is a tragic hero? (– 1795 words) “Demi-atlas” and “man of men” these are great accolades to be placed on any man but for Mark Antony they were received in recompense for his worthy behaviour. I believe it fit for Antony the epitome of the tragic hero. Aristotle defined tragedy as something having “great magnitude” we can apply this to “Antony and Cleopatra” as it includes themes such as forbidden love.
The costumes determined the power and personality of the characters. For example, in “Phaeton”, Apollo wore a bright colored, large length Greek toga which showed absolute power and charisma while in “Baucis and Philemon”, Baucis and Philemon wore old, wrinkled garments made up of cloth which symbolized their poverty. Additionally, I believe props determined the amount of realism of the scenes. For example, beds in certain stories personally gave me a more realistic feel because of their existence in the present day. However, scenes with god like or demon like puppetry showed the mythical part of the play and then I could conclude that it’s more symbolic than
Being the only example with complete surviving works he is therefore taken as representative of Old Attic Comedy. A running theme within his writing is the political satire of current events, such as the Peloponnesian war which heavily influenced his plays such as The Wasps and Lysistrata. Now, almost considered to be literary relics, the works of Aristophanes along with other famous classical writers are held as an opportunity to learn more about the ancient world. However, his plays are not just examples of timeless literature, as it may be perceived today, but vital components of entertainment in ordinary Athenian life during the Peloponnesian war. Theatre in Aristophanes’ time was very different to what an audience would experience in the twenty-first century and this was characterised not only by the nature of the writing and the performance but also the physical
What role or function did tragedy serve in Greek society? Why was it so elaborately supported by that society? Tragedy is a form of drama that depicts the suffering of a heroic individual who is often overcome by the very obstacles he is struggling to remove. I believe the reason that tragedies were written was to teach the Greek people the importance of having good morals and to show them the consequences of what could happen if they behaved in an immoral fashion. Greek tragedies were written by a small group of male playwrights, who each prided themselves on being the best.
Definition of Distinctive Voices A distinctive voice may be interpreted as one that is unique in its context as it resonates in the audiences’ mind due to its effective use of literary techniques. Definition of Distinctive voices in Pygmalion George Bernard Shaw’s ideas can be considered as a distinctive voice because he was one highlighted the issue of genteel poverty and the notions of strict social hierarchy that was a characteristic of early 20th C. British Culture. Shaw’s purpose in all of his artistic endeavours was to enlighten his audience about the inadequacies of the old morale code pertaining to social discrimination and, thereby sought to encourage a change in approach to the social perceptions of class. Examples of how the definition of DV is portrayed in Pygmalion The play captures the setting of Shaw’s contemporary era: the very early 20th century in London. During this time society was divided into distinct classes and Shaw staged his first production of Pygmalion in 1914 at His Majesty’s Theatre in London.
Foil Characters in Shakespeare’s Hamlet By : Sassi Saddam Outline : • Introduction • Hamlet • Foil Characters in Hamlet • Conclusion I) Introduction : William Shakespeare is the most read, studied and famous English playwright. The majority of his plays share one very important aspect which allows them to be considered masterpieces: Rich and deep characters. Shakespeare’s characters are usually deep, because he takes the time to develop them throughout the plays; they are more real, less predictable, less linear in their behaviour. That is one characteristic that takes Shakespearean Drama one step away from Classic Drama where the plot and characters, as brilliant as they might be, were most often Manichean. This brings us to another trait these characters share: They are incredibly rich; their unpredictability and randomness makes it easy to make them behave in almost any way, his heroes are not super and omnipotent people, his antagonists are not the devil himself, hence, there is black and white, good and evil everywhere in Shakespearean Drama.
Shakespeare is one of the great writers depicting tragedies. The genre of tragedy is rooted in the Greek dramas of Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles (Shakespearean Tragedy). One of the earliest literary criticisms by a Greek philosopher named Aristotle discussed about tragedy based upon these three plays. According to Aristotle, the tragic hero is a character who occupies a high status position and embodies nobility and virtue as a part of his/her character (Aristotle). One thing can be said about a typical heroic figure and a tragic hero is that both characters do show greatness.