I think Arthur Miller's 'Death of a salesman' is a tragedy and it is a modern tragedy. Arthur Miller's play 'Death of a Salesman' is based on such a dream-breaking story. An American salesman has always dreamed of financially comfortable and debt-free living for himself and his family, but that dream ends with his life. The lifelong dream of the...
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According to Sophocles, one must not only see something but also understand it. The only ones who can truly see are the blind. This is a popular theme, especially in Oedipus Rex where Sophocles rears the idea that in real vision the eye is not needed to see the surface things. Sophocles uses the theme of light vs darkness in...
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Prokofievās Romeo and Juliet and Bernsteinās West Side Story have a number of elements in common, they are both based on Shakespeareās Romeo and Juliet however, they were written at different times which gave them each their own unique style which also meant that they had to face a number of different obstacles when composing their pieces. Romeo and Juliet...
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In our daily lives, we encounter people who hold themselves above others, and not often do we find ourselves wanting to be around these people. This feeling is frustrating in the fact that these people see themselves as better than others, and that pride is what makes them insufferable. The topic of pride in abundance is not a new idea....
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Sophocles is properly recognized for his plays, and Oedipus is one of his early Western tragedies. This Greek mythology-based play became popular in Greece and inspired other scholars in the twentieth century. Dodds used to be one of those pushed 20th-century students who published On Misunderstanding the Oedipus Rex, a book that broadcasts his personal viewpoint. Dodds claims that in...
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It is in the human nature of every man alive to develop an eager, as well as an exorbitant desire for power and supremacy. From this greed, arises the need of the individual to prioritize his own requirements in order to find the right actions to make, to then be able to obtain what he desperately wants. By working hard...
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Sophoclesā Oedipus Rex is, according to Aristotle, the ideal tragedy. Various reasons influence Aristotleās position on the matter. One of them is the peripeteia, which refers to a drastic turnaround. In Poetics, Aristotle defines the element of surprise that peripeteia denotes as āa change by which the action veers round to its oppositeā (Cain et al. 98). He argues that...
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In the short play Fences, August Wilson introduces an African American family whose life is based around a fence. The play takes place from the 1950s through 1965. The Maxson household has many strained relationships needed to grow here. The central character, Troy Maxson, prevents anyone from interfering in his life by surrounding himself around a physical and symbolic fence...
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āSuicide as a deviant way of success: A study of Psychosocial approach in the Death of a Salesmenā Arthur Millerās āDeath of a Salesmanā portrays the miserable conditions inflicting the lives between lower-class people and upper-class people during the 1940s in America. The story setting takes back to the āfinancial depressionā when the USA is held between the great world...
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Alfieri is a key component in Arthur Miller`s 'A View from the Bridge'. This is because he is the narrator, he comments on the action that happens throughout the play which gives the audience an understanding of the social complexities in Red Hook. He is also the champion of the law, as he is the man who guides the characters...
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The word ākingā makes you think of people in charge, like leaders and high-ranking people. But leadership really isnāt about a certain position; just because someone owns the title of a leader, like the title of king or president, does not mean that person has the qualities necessary to be able to lead people. So, when confronted with the question...
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Throughout The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams utilizes numerous symbols to assist the characterizations of the people in the play. Each symbol provides a distinct meaning to each character. For example, the fire escape represents a path to the outside world for Tom, while it represents Lauraās inability to leave the apartment. Tom, constantly unsatisfied with his situation desires an escape...
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Macbeth was written by William Shakespeare and published in 1673 during the reign of King James I. Macbeth is thought to be the play that most closely relates to his relationship with the king. Macbeth is a General who receives a prophecy from three witches saying, āall hail Macbeth, he shalt be king hereafter!ā prophesying his becoming King of Scotland....
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In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Friar Lawrence doesnāt notice the anguish he has given to Romeo and Juliet. He plays the main role in the midst of their love, all because of his great influence over them and their marriage. Also, his personal reasons to end the feud between the Montagues resulted in the deaths of Romeo and...
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Both Bernstein and Prokofiev share similarities in certain musical elements depicted in their unique compositional skills. Both these composers are of the 20th century, but as their history, purpose, and skills differed we see compositions of different qualities as well. Structure & Form: The structure and form of both Bernsteinās and Prokofievās compositions are similar in their utilization of leitmotifs....
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A man who is virtuous and has many sympathetic traits, a person with flaws people would consider fatal, a person wounded by experience: that person is a tragic hero, and a tragic hero is perfectly shown by Shakespeare's Othello. Othelloās past is the reason he is the way he is today, his past is the reason he is considered a...
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Shakespeare presents Ophelia in Hamlet as nothing more than a reflection of societal gender restrictions. This is shown in Ophelia`s easily manipulated and innocent nature which Shakespeare seems to think is indicative of a woman`s nature. Ophelia is often taken advantage of by the male characters of the play. She isn`t useful until a man needs her, and when she...
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Troy Maxson ā Fences The Characterization and Formation of a Tragic Hero In the play Fences, August Wilson (author) introduces Troy Maxson, a man who truly loves baseball and wanted to pursue baseball as a career since it was his passion. Due to the times, he was living in he couldnāt become a baseball player and it causes him to...
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Romeo and Juliet is a classic story about a pair of āstar-crossed loversā being controlled by fate and destiny. Love is naturally the playās dominant and most important theme as it focuses on the intense passion that springs up at first sight between Romeo and Juliet. In the story, love is depicted as a violent, ecstatic, overpowering force that supersedes...
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When someone is in love, it is natural to behave out of the ordinary. More importantly, many factors lead them to think about things they usually wouldnāt do if they werenāt in love. A great example of this plays out in Shakespeareās play, āRomeo and Julietā. Initially, Romeo was depressed after getting rejected by another girl, but his perspective of...
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A situation, state, or idea is artificial when it has been created unnaturally, and therefore seems unnecessary or insincere. Thus, in many ways, the term āartificialā can be applied to Henrik Ibsenās play A Dollās House, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichieās short stories āJumping Monkey Hillā and āThe Arrangers of Marriageā from her short story collection āThe Thing Around Your Neckā....
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āWhether the spirit of greatness / Or of woman I know not, but it shows / A fearful madness. I owe her much of pityā. Cariolaās choric commentary at the end of Act 1 Scene 1 of āThe Duchess of Malfiā reflects her uncertainty of whether to see the Duchessā bid for self-determination as āgreatnessā of spirit or as āmadnessā,...
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In late 16th century English drama vengeful ghosts, adapted from a Senecan drama, became a common occurrence. William Shakespeare, a well revered writer, āis unique in the fact that he is the only author who fully participates in the popular vogue for presenting ghosts onstageā. According to Stephen Greenblatt, āShakespeare, more than anyone of his age, grasped that there were...
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āDeath is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside while still aliveā (Shakur par. 1). Life is extremely unpredictable; one minute, everything is transcendent; the next, everything goes down in flames. These events are what ultimately shape an individualās character. This matter is very eloquently portrayed in Shakespeareās quintessential tragedy, Hamlet. The theme of...
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Hedda Gabler is a purely modern text and a modern tragedy. Because Hedda cannot distinguish between the ego-inflating show gestures and the tragic death that sublimates the ego to realize the value of life. Expanded and reborn. Her helplessness, unaware of the difference between soap operas and tragedy, explains the gap between Hedda's presumptive view of her suicide and our...
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What is arguably Shakespeare's greatest play, āThe Tragedy of Hamlet,ā is understood to be a revenge tragedy, however, it is quite an odd one at that. Unlike his other plays that came off as deceptive, Shakespeare took a turn when writing Hamlet and added uncertainty. In his opening lines, William Shakespeare writes, āWhoās there?ā¦ Nay answers me. Stand and unfold...
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Death has always been a part of life but is a mystery nobody experiences to tell. In Hamlet, Shakespeare uses loss as a theme, which permeates throughout the play. There are several ways this theme develops throughout, from where the ghost introduces the idea of death and its consequences, to Hamletās preoccupation of death, to the idea of suicide. To...
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It is not unusual for Shakespeareās plays to have a recurring, main theme spread throughout and reflected in the characters, the incidents and situations they experience, and detailed suggestions made in the plays. One of such main themes in the play Hamlet is the theme of loss, be it loss of family, loss of possession, loss of love or loss...
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Hamlet's character in the movie āHamletā is very distinct from the other, more masculine characters. This is primarily due to the fact that he analyses situations rather than jumping into action without considering the consequences. Hamlet is described as a āfloaterā and has a delay in seeking revenge. Throughout the play, Hamlet is put into certain situations where he can...
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At Dovecote's funeral, Coriolanus sings the Panem anthem, 'Gem of Panem,' having learned it from his grandmother. During the funeral, the bullet-ridden body of Brandy is paraded by Peacekeepers, along with the other tributes. The mentors and tributes are then taken for a 'tour' of the Capitol Arena, where Coriolanus again meets with Lucy Gray and learns that the tributes...
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