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Types of Drama - TragedyTypes of Drama - Tragedy

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DEFINITION OF A DEFINITION OF A CLASSICAL TRAGEDYCLASSICAL TRAGEDY

Comes from AristotleComes from Aristotle::

AeschylusAeschylus EuripedesEuripedes Sophocles--OEDIPUS THE KINGSophocles--OEDIPUS THE KING --ANTIGONE--ANTIGONE

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Classical TragedyClassical Tragedy A TRAGEDY OCCURS INA TRAGEDY OCCURS IN

FIVEFIVE ACTS ACTS AND AND CONTAINS A HERO WHO CONTAINS A HERO WHO FALLS FROM A FALLS FROM A HIGH HIGH PLACEPLACE TO A LOW ONE TO A LOW ONE DUE TO DUE TO ONE FATAL ONE FATAL WEAKNESSWEAKNESS IN HIS IN HIS CHARACTER, ONE CHARACTER, ONE TRAGIC FLAW. HIS FALL TRAGIC FLAW. HIS FALL INVOLVES A DISASTER INVOLVES A DISASTER FOR A WHOLE GROUP OF FOR A WHOLE GROUP OF PEOPLE WHOM HE, IN PEOPLE WHOM HE, IN SOME WAY, REPRESENTS. SOME WAY, REPRESENTS. 33

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DEFINITION OF A DEFINITION OF A CLASSICAL TRAGEDY (con’t)CLASSICAL TRAGEDY (con’t)

AFTER THE TRAGIC AFTER THE TRAGIC HERO’S FALL, THE GODS HERO’S FALL, THE GODS SHOW HIM NO MERCY. SHOW HIM NO MERCY. AT THE END, THERE IS AT THE END, THERE IS OFTEN A OFTEN A RESTORATION RESTORATION OF THE RIGHTFULOF THE RIGHTFUL ORDERORDER OF THE OF THE UNIVERSE. THE UNIVERSE. THE AUDIENCE MUST FEEL AUDIENCE MUST FEEL BOTH BOTH FEAR FEAR AND AND PITY PITY DURING THE TRAGEDY DURING THE TRAGEDY AND MUST EXPERIENCE A AND MUST EXPERIENCE A CATHARSISCATHARSIS AT THE END . AT THE END .

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