In the first essay of his book On the Genealogy of Morality, Friedrich Nietzsche discusses the origins and the evolution of morality. ... Master morality according to Nietzsche is the system of values and principles that is held by noble or powerful people[GM,I,3]. ... Aristotle values the idea of consequences whether good or bad to be the driving force behind the events that occur [Poetics, VII, 1450b20-31]. ... Aristotle's methodical approach to a tragedy displays a lot of "slavish" qualities while Euripides' showmanship is "masterful". ... This can be seen th...

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Aristotle who comprised his poetics through the analysis of plays and poetry was highly interested in Sophocles' work and the concept of tragedy as a whole. ... "(Aristotle Chap.VI) This idea of the law of probability and necessity fit perfectly with Oedipus the King in terms of the on-going struggle with fate which proves far more effective over the physical struggles that arise. ... I shudder at the sight of you.... We know that everybody has different imaginations and for example would picture events from a book different to someone else. ... For example I find the tragedy in Oedipu...

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In Aristotle's book, Poetics, the philosopher defines a tragic hero as someone of high status, flawed, afflicted with hamartia (tragic flaw) and hubris (arrogance), is punished severely, and in the end gains wisdom. ... According to Aristotle, the tragedy that affects the classical tragic hero is the result of his human flaws as opposed to the interference of an exterior force. ... Creon states, "Never, while I rule, will a criminal be honored higher than a man of justice. But give me a true friend of this city and I will pay him full honor, in death or life.... I do not disagree w...

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I am never sure as I re-read the novel's conclusion, however, as to whether Henchard satisfies the eighth point, except that his fate enriches Elizabeth-Jane's understanding of the human condition. ... Hardy himself seems unclear about the nature of Henchard's hamartia when he quotes Novalis: "Character is fate"--certainly a useful aphorism for a Victorian novelist, though something about which Aristotle in The Poetics does not address. ... http://www.goldenessays.com/alphabetic/1/book-rep/mayor-of-casterbridge.htm In Thomas Hardy's The Mayor Of Casterbridge, Mich...

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