This opinion is supported in the statement: "The most famous ancient tragedies are probably the Oresteia of Aeschyles, Sophacles, Oedipus Rex and "Trojan Women" by Euripides. ... (Aristotle, Online) Aristotle once stated: "He must be better than we are; a man who is superior to the average man in someway."...
This is a strong theme in the play: that not only men and women, but all humans, are equal and, as such, must treat each other with the respect and sincerity that one's equal deserves, regardless of one's gender or social status or what one might have done in the past. As DiYanni points out, "Ibsen insisted that the play was less about the rights of women [. . .] then about the need for individuals of both sexes to treat each other with mutual respect- (1053). In The Six Elements of Tragedy, Aristotle defines a tragedy as, "a process of imitating an action which has serious implica...
According to Aristotle, there are three elements in stage two of catharsis (The cathartic moment), which includes the highest of misery, the fall of shields, which protected him from an ultimate truth about himself, as well as the hero's moment of enlightenment. ... Not only are all of the necessary elements of the cathartic moment present in Oedipus, which conforms almost perfectly to the true tragic form as outlined by Aristotle, but also, Oedipus, who is the king of Thebes, is of a high social status compared to the average reader. Aristotle's requirement of a single tragic flaw i...
In Greek theatre, the famous playwright, Aristotle defines tragedy to be reserved for an individual of noble stature. ... He believes his other son, Happy, is successful yet Happy even says, "My own apartment, a car, and plenty of women, and still, goddamit, I"m lonely." ...
The optimism should be felt by women and for women, who even today feel oppressed in many ways. The tragedy of Medea provides perfect examples to back up Miller's definition of tragedy, especially that it can occur to a common person, which goes against Aristotle's definition. ...
When Nowye begins to speak ill of women Okonkwo is pleased and attributes the sudden change in his son's behavior to Ikemefuna's presence. ... Aristotle in his "Poetics" conveys that we as people undergo a catharsis after viewing tragedy. ...
