Oedipus is perhaps one of the foundations of Greek tragedy writing, but he also comes with controversy. Despite the timing of its writing and the way in which it fits Greek tragedy, the question is still raised among literary circles as to whether he is a tragic hero. Willy Loman of “Death of a Salesman” ...
Critics have hotly debated the question of whether Willy Loman is a tragic hero or whether Death of a Salesman is a tragedy. Dramatic tragedy was invented and defined by the Greeks. Aristotle said a play has to have four elements to qualify as a tragedy: 1) noble or impressive characters; 2) the main character’s ...
In the Greek tragedy “Antigone,” Sophocles tells the tale of a good woman whose loyalty to divine law unfortunately equates in disloyalty to civil law, resulting in her untimely death. Initially, the people of Thebes and the King of Thebes insisted Antigone should die for her sins, and remained in total awe and bewilderment at ...
Sophocles’ tragedy “Oedipus the King” is considered by most to be the greatest tragedy ever written. Even in his own time, Sophocles won the Dionysia Festival over twenty times, a feat that shows just how well expected he was. In order to follow the play, it’s helpful to know the back story. King Laius, ruler ...
Opera is one of the more popular and accesible forms of classical music. An opera is a theatrical presentation in which dramatic perfromances are set to music. It is like a play, except that instead of speaking lines, the performers sing their lines. Operas can be dramas, comedies, and/or farces. Many people think of opera ...
In 441 B.C. a well known playwright by the name Sophocles wrote the Greek tragedy entitled Antigone. Sophocles was an undisputed master in writing the Greek tragedy; in fact, he has six others that survived and are studied today. Even though only seven remain today, Sophocles was believed to write over 100 plays in all. ...
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