PPT-Scottsboro : An American Tragedy

Important Words for This Unit Prejudice to have an opinion about people before you know them Tolerance to accept people who are different Compassion feeling sorry for others who have bad things happen to them. Aristotle’s . Poetics :. Aristotle (384-322 B.C.E). Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and educator. He had many students who would follow his philosophy and openly debate and discuss his teachings. . 1 “An American Tragedy.” Mel Tapley , “An American Tragedy.” Cartoon. Courtesy Alexander Gumby Collection, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Columbia University and The Scottsboro . Circumstances. Riding the Rails During the Great Depression. Many teens left their homes or lost their homes and were forced to leave home in search of a better life. They crisscrossed the country illegally riding freight trains looking for work and begging at back doors for food and shelter. This existence was very dangerous for young black men when they traveled through the south. . 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. By: Kyle . Esty. Scottsboro Trial . B. ackground. The Scottsboro Trial was a trial involving nine African American teenage boys accused of raping two white teenage girls. . They were arrested on March 24, 1931 . A Brief Timeline. On March 25, 1931 - Nine black teenagers were arrested on charges of assault, they also had rape charges added after being accused of allegedly raping two white females. . March 30,1931 - All of the boys are indicted of rape. Nick . Deloyola. Gurbakhs. . Bhandal. Gary Sandhu. Incident at the Train. March 24, 1931 Black and white youths. Ruby Gates is touched. Convicted of Rape. Arrest and Lynch Mob. Taken to Scottsboro Jail. Nick . Deloyola. Gurbakhs. . Bhandal. Gary Sandhu. Incident at the Train. March 24, 1931 Black and white youths. Ruby Gates is touched. Convicted of Rape. Arrest and Lynch Mob. Taken to Scottsboro Jail. 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). . arouses . pity and fear in the audience so that we may be purged of unsettling . emotions…. This emotional release can be pleasurable and exhilarating, not depressing. This emotional release is known as . Learning Targets. :. Students will be able to list common . Tragic Flaws. of a . tragic hero. .. Students will be able to identify what makes a character the . tragic hero. . Students . will . be aware of . Gregory L. Riley, Sr.. Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice. Norwalk Community College. Norwalk, CT. Scottsboro Boys. Timeline. N. ine African-American teenager, Haywood Patterson (age 18), Olen Montgomery (17), Clarence Norris (19), Willie Roberson (16), brothers Andy Wright (19) and Roy Wright (13), Ozzie Powell (16), Eugene Williams (14), and Charley Weems (19) leaving home for the first time in search for work and better opportunities, boarded a freight train traveling between Chattanooga and Memphis, Tennessee.. 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. . ‘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 .