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Modern Tragedy
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Comparison of Tragedies
Modern
Greek
Tragic hero of noble birth
Tragic Flaw (Hamartia)
Change of fortune (Peripetia)
Modern Tragedy
- Can change time periods
- Characters don’t have to be of noble birth
- No masks
- Women are allowed to perform
- Can connect to people of all classes; universal suffering
- Lack of mythology
- No political statements
Recognition
Nemesis
Catharsis
Roman
Modern
- No masks
- Women
Operatic
Modern
- Diction
- Masks
- Characters driven by passion (ex: revenge)
- Elaborate speeches
- 5 Acts
Renaissance
Modern
- Script
- Subplots
- Comic relief
- Libretto
- Orchestra
- Chorus
- All in song
Modern
Bourgeois
Neoclassical
Modern
- Women
- Anyone can be the main character
- Diction
- Masks
- Noble
Characters of any class
- Complex scenery
- Many visual effects
Characters of middle class
More generalized
- Subplots and comic relief
- Added personality traits to characteristics
- Appeal to all classes of people
- Individualism
- Irony
- Death of main character
Not always death
- Subplots
- Comic relief
- Individualism
- Main character can be of any class
- Can change time period (flashbacks, dreams about the future)
- Main character is of noble birth
- Created for the wealthy class
- Happy ending; good triumphs evil
- One singular location
Always ends in death
Less generalized
Criteria
Main character is not of noble birth
- Main character is an ordinary person with a fatal flaw
Realistic events
- A person in high position (but not royal) falls to great depth
- Central characters are faced with impossible and inescapable dilemmas
- Dark scenes, dark humor, and dark ending
- All main characters die in the end
Bibliography
"Modern Tragedy." Modern Tragedy. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 May 2015.
http://www.abwag.com/modern_tragedy.htm
Sewall, Richard B. "Tragedy | Literature." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 21 May 2015.
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/601884/tragedy
Stratford, Michael. "The Difference Between a Classical & a Modern Tragedy in Literature | The Classroom | Synonym." The Classroom. Demand Media, n.d. Web. 06 May 2015.
http://classroom.synonym.com/difference-between-classical-modern-tragedy-literature-3710.html
"Tragedy in Drama: Classical to Modern." Study.com. Study.com, n.d. Web. 06 May 2015.
http://study.com/academy/lesson/tragedy-in-drama-classical-to-modern.html
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