Compare and Contrast Tragedy and Comedy A tragedy is defined as beginning with a problem that affects everyone, i.e. the whole town or all the characters involved, the tragic hero must solve this problem and this results in his banishment or death [run-on sentence]. A comedy is defined as also beginning with a problem, but one of less significant importance. The characters try to solve the problem and the story ends with all the characters uniting in either a marriage of a party. Although
judge literature. These expectations or criteria also allow us to compare with other literature in the same as well as different genres. In spite of these expectations, genre does not dictate a set of rigid rules; in fact, genre is more descriptive than prescriptive. Problems in defining genre often arise because there are frequently sub-genres: romantic comedy might be considered a sub-genre of comedy, revenge tragedy of tragedy and gothic horror of horror. It becomes increasingly difficult
The classic tragedy, as defined by Aristotle, has six major parts. These parts include a plot, characters, theme, melody, spectacle, and language. All stories, according to Aristotle must have a beginning, middle, and end, and must follow a logical sequence according to these six elements. The plot is the series of events, or sequence in which the action of the play occurs. Plot must follow a cause and effect relationship, which follows a logical pattern. Characters are the people in the play, who
chanting .Indian tribal literature is the best example as far as oral literature is concerned. Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary defines literature : “Pieces of writing that are valued as works of art, especially novels, plays and poems (in contrast to technical books and newspapers, magazines etc. Chief Characteristics of Literature The Chief Characteristics of literature: We are now in a position to enlist some of the essential qualities of literature. They are- (i) Literature is artistic:-
The Character of Life in As You Like It and King Lear Through comedy and tragedy Shakespeare reveals the vast expanses and profound depths of the character of life. For him they are not separate worlds of drama and romance, but poles of a continuum. The distinction between tragedy and comedy is called in question when we turn to Shakespeare. Though the characters differ in stature and power, and the events vary in weight and significance, the movements of life in all Shakespeare's plays are
in that relation, the root of tragedy the women narrow and limited view, they don't believe in themselves. Works Cited 1. Williams, Tennessee. "A Streetcar Named Desire" a New Directions Book, copyright 1947. 2. KLEB, William. “Marginalia: Streetcar, Williams, and Foucault.” in Philip C. KOLIN (ed.), Confronting Tennessee Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire, Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1993, 27-43. 3. Kernodle, George R. "The Theater Of Exaltation: Modern Tragedy And Poetic Drama." Kernodle,
Shakespeare’s famous works and writings. Works Cited Spurgeon, Charles E.. Shakespeare's imagery and what it tells us. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1935. Print. Shakespeare, William. Mr. William Shakespeare's comedies, histories & tragedies: a facsimile of the first folio, 1623. New York: Routledge, 1998. Print. "William Shakespeare." Poets.org. Academy of American Poets, n.d. Web. 5 May 2014. . Works Cited
Tartuffe or Racine’s Phaedra. The neoclassical ideal really focuses on preserving the ideals of the classical period of tragedy. These characteristics include the appearance of a tragic hero, the tragic flaw that is present in our hero, evoking pity and fear for the hero, the recognition scene, and how the pace of the play follows the actions of the protagonist. Tartuffe is a comedy, but it still follows these characteristics. Firstly the appearance of a tragic hero. In this play, our tragic hero is
The theatrical works of 5C Athens represent a very significant advance on Homer's Iliad It is difficult to compare the works of Aristophanes and Homer, and make a decision as to whether or not Aristophanes' plays are more advanced than Homer's writing, as they serve a different purpose and are told conpletely differently. Aristophanes's stories are meant to be performed in the form of a play. Homer's Iliad is an epic, and through his language the reader can only picture the scene. They cannot
read and understood, however, one can start to compare and contrast different plays. The ways in which Shakespeare’s two plays King Lear and Much Ado About Nothing are similar out numbers the instances they are different, even though one is a Shakespearian tragedy while the other is a comedy. Each play has a sub-plot that combines with the main plot toward the end, and the two sub-plots contribute to the overall outcome of each story. Lear is a tragedy, where two men, one a king and the other a nobleman