The Greek drama is the earliest type of play making one expect a plethora of plays both modern and classical that are based on the structure of a Greek drama Cat on a Hot Tin Roof has several elements of the Greek drama that add to its charm Among these elements are the unities the modes of persuasion and the tragic flaw The unity of time is applied by Tennessee Williams in this play The unity of time states that the time span of a play should be close to that of the time for the events of the
It is said that self inflicted pain is the worst to have for one must blame that pain only on himself In the Greek drama Oedipus Rex Oedipus the protagonist and tragic hero is full of hubris which is arrogance resulting from excessive pride Many times throughout this story the readers not only get to take a glimpse at Oedipus pride and hunger for power but they get to watch as it becomes his downfall as well Oedipus pride is revealed to us when as king he takes the responsibility to find the po
In literature many writers use a tragic hero in a drama Sophocles uses Antigone as the tragic heroine of this Greek drama A tragic hero is a person who has too much of one quality in their personality Examples of a tragic heros qualities are extreme happiness or extreme sadness A surplus of one quality can manufacture an issue or problem in a situation I chose Antigone as the tragic hero of the play Antigone She is a brave respectful and recalcitrant woman These qualities make the story of Anti
Sophocles Oedipus the King is one of the most recognized tragedies of Greek drama written about 430 B C and performed in Athens Briefly in the play Oedipus the main character accidentally kills his father King Laius and marries his mother after solving the riddle of the Sphinx and taking the seat of the king Mainly the play is all about Oedipuss tragedian story This last finally ends up paying very harshly for what has happened Throughout the play especially in its first part and the title itse
Epiphany and Revival in The Dead James Joyce was born in Dublin he was the most prominent writer of English prose in the first half of the twentieth century Many critics maintain that his verbal facility equaled that of William Shakespeare or John Milton and his experiments in prose as a virtuoso redefined the limits of language and the form of the modern novel The Dead the final story of Joyces collection Dubliners is considered one of the most beautifully executed stories in the English langu