PPT-The Tragedy

of Macbeth Act Three Scene One Enter  BANQUO BANQUO Thou hast it now king Cawdor Glamis all As the weird women promised and I fear Thou playedst most foully for t Yet it was said. Phaedra. , or. . .. “The Explosion. of Evil”. “The content of Roman tragedy is not ‘tragic.’ ”. Brill’s. on Roman Tragedy. Agenda. Is It Tragedy?. Is It Relatable?. City and Empire. Part A. Before Twentieth Century. . Western theatre originated in Athens and its drama has had a significant and sustained impact on . Western culture. as a whole.. City-State of Athens 550-220 B. C.. Unit: Greek Theatre History. Questions Asked. Why are there only two types of Greek plays?. What was the most famous Greek play. ?. What was the last known play?. What was more popular, comedies or tragedies?. Drama where the central character(s) suffer disaster/great misfortune. Definition:. A drama in which a character (usually a good and noble person of high rank) is brought to a disastrous end in his or her confrontation with a superior force (fortune, the gods, social forces, universal values), but also comes to understand the meaning of his or her deeds and to accept an appropriate punishment. (. Objectives:. To . understand. the features of a tragedy.. To . predict. what you think that ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ will be about.. Features of a tragedy. Tragedy. is a form of . drama. based on human . What is a tragedy?. A tragedy is a drama which, according to Aristotle, depicts . the downfall . of . a. . basically . good person . through . some . fatal error . or . misjudgment (hamartia), . producing suffering and insight on the part of the protagonist and . “All men by nature desire knowledge.”- Aristotle. Tragedy. Tragedy - . Tragedy dealt with the big themes of love, loss, pride, the abuse of power and the fraught relationships between men and gods. Typically the main protagonist of a tragedy commits some terrible crime without realizing how foolish and arrogant he has been. Then, as he slowly realizes his error, the world crumbles around him. The three great playwrights of tragedy were Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. . Tragedy . It is a . serious. work of Drama that presents the . downfall. of its . protagonist. / . hero. (person better than ourselves) who through . some error in judgment. , . weakness of character. Elizabethan. Jacobean. Revenge Tragedy. Elizabethan Drama is simply the genre of theatre originating in England during the latter half of the 16th Century, being written and performed chiefly during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I from 1558-1603. It includes, but is in no way limited to, the works of William Shakespeare (his historical plays and comedies as well as his tragedies). . What is a tragedy?. A tragedy is a drama which, according to Aristotle, depicts . the downfall of . a. . basically good person through . some fatal error or misjudgment, producing suffering and insight on the part of the protagonist and arousing pity and fear on the part of the audience. “. The medium . is. . the. . message. .“. Marshall McLuhan (1911–1980) . The Medium is the Message. Narratives . come. in different . forms. . Greek. Tragedies (. theatre. . plays. ). Aristotle’s Poetics. Definition . Tragedy is . an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude; in language embellished with each kind of artistic ornament, the several kinds being found in separate parts of the play; in the form of action, not of narrative; through pity and fear effecting the proper purgation of these emotions. . Aristotle (384 – 322 BCE). Greek philosopher born in Macedonia. Son of Nicomachus, physician to the king. Entered Plato’s Academy at age 18. c. 342 BCE began tutor to Alexander the Great. Founded the Lyceum. ‘As . practised. in Renaissance England and in classical Greece and Rome, . tragedy is an intense exploration of suffering and evil . focused on the experience of an . exceptional individual. , distinguished by rank or character or both. Typically, it presents a steep .