Introduction :
The elements of Greek tragedy. A tragedy is a drama which, according to Aristotle, depicts the downfall of a basically good person through some fatel error or misjudgment, producing suffering and insight on the part of the protagonist and arousing pity and fear on the part of the audience.
Main element and features of Greek tragedy :
(1) The character has to be good and relatable but is someone whom makes mistakes, this is in contrast to include nobles and authority figures in the play; people who are not the average person.
(2) majority of the plays consist of someone dying. This usually results from a flaw in the character or as a result of the characters action.
(3) Tragic and unexplained deaths .
(4) powerful matriarchs
(5) many characters are about to die /think they're about to die address the sun. The sun is a strong metaphor for death.
(6) some characters are held in the past with it usually expressed by their dialogue.
The Greek tragedy :
1. Tragic hero : at the center of the main character or protagonist.
2. tragic flaw: an error in judgement or a weakness in character such as pride or arrogance.
3. Catastrophe : A tragedy ends with a catastrophe.
4. Chorus : throughout a tragedy a chorus a mass group of actors, observe and comment on the action through song.
5. Fate : The ancient Greeks believed that idea of fate or destiny preordained by the gods on matter what actions a person takes in the present.
How it is different from Elizabethan English tragedy :
Introduction :
A distinctly English from of tragedy begin with the Elizabethan. The translation of senseca and the reading of Aristotles poetics were major influences. However it was romantic tragedy which Shakespeare wrote .
Different : whereas the plots of Greek tragedy and Shakespearean tragedys can be fairly similar, consideration of the actors and stagin will yield some of the main differences .
- Greek tragic actors wrote masks that covered their entire faces, whereas Shakespeare play did not.
- Greek tragedy also had a smaller humor of actors who spoke in a single scene than in Shakespeare's play.
- The theaters themselves were also different. How much of a stage was present in ancient Greek is a matter of debate.
- This is not the case in Shakespearean theaters. Also, Greek plays were always staged outdoors and during the day.
- Again, Shakespearean tragedies could be performed in indoor theaters.
- we should also note that Greek tragedy were performed as part of religious festival devoted to the God Dionysus.
- Shakespearean tragedies do not have this religious alignment.
Conclusion :
For the ancient Greek, honoring the gods via the plays plot was extremely important. For a human being to think that he can escape the fate good have laid out for him or that he can avoid a prophecy delivered by one of Apollo's oracles is he ultimate in hubris .
For Shakespeare's audience however, such a focus would be much less palatable. His audience wanted to feel like
Name : Kinjal Barariya
Roll. No: 04
Subject : English
Name : Kinjal Barariya
Roll. No: 04
Subject : English
