William Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice' - tragedy or problem play?
William Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice' - tragedy or problem play?
Tragedy:
Many readers and critics consider "The Merchant of Venice" as a tragedy, especially with regard to the treatment of the Jew Shylock during the whole play. The following section presents the criteria of a tragedy. In his Poetics, Aristotle defines the term “tragedy” as follows: The imitation of an action that is serious and also, as having magnitude, complete in itself; in language with pleasurable accessories, each kind brought in separately in the parts of his work; in a dramatic, not in a narrative form; with incidents arousing pity and fear, wherewith to accomplish its catharsis of such emotions.
In essence, a tragedy is the mirror image or negative of comedy. In contrast to comedies, tragedies are more serious in the subject. It is quite usual for tragedies that the story begins with happiness and ends in disaster. The aim of a tragedy is to evoke pity and fear on the part of the audience.
According to Aristotle, a tragedy depicts the downfall of a great person through some fatal error or misjudgment. The great person is usually the “tragic hero” who must be essentially admirable and good. The change to bad fortune which the tragic hero undergoes is not due to any moral defect or flaw, but a mistake of some kind. The hero’s downfall is understood by Aristotle to arouse pity and fear that leads to an epiphany and a catharsis both for the hero and the audience. In his “Poetics”, Aristotle also claims that “[…] the structure of the best tragedy should be not simple but complex and one that represents incidents arousing fear and pity - for that is peculiar to this form of art.”
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Tragedy:
Many readers and critics consider "The Merchant of Venice" as a tragedy, especially with regard to the treatment of the Jew Shylock during the whole play. The following section presents the criteria of a tragedy. In his Poetics, Aristotle defines the term “tragedy” as follows: The imitation of an action that is serious and also, as having magnitude, complete in itself; in language with pleasurable accessories, each kind brought in separately in the parts of his work; in a dramatic, not in a narrative form; with incidents arousing pity and fear, wherewith to accomplish its catharsis of such emotions.In essence, a tragedy is the mirror image or negative of comedy. In contrast to comedies, tragedies are more serious in the subject. It is quite usual for tragedies that the story begins with happiness and ends in disaster. The aim of a tragedy is to evoke pity and fear on the part of the audience.
According to Aristotle, a tragedy depicts the downfall of a great person through some fatal error or misjudgment. The great person is usually the “tragic hero” who must be essentially admirable and good. The change to bad fortune which the tragic hero undergoes is not due to any moral defect or flaw, but a mistake of some kind. The hero’s downfall is understood by Aristotle to arouse pity and fear that leads to an epiphany and a catharsis both for the hero and the audience. In his “Poetics”, Aristotle also claims that “[…] the structure of the best tragedy should be not simple but complex and one that represents incidents arousing fear and pity - for that is peculiar to this form of art.”
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The world is in danger... And we do not care about it...
The world is in danger
the world is in danger and no one cares about it.... why?...did you ever thought about it.? The answer is a big NO...
You will be definitely thinking about evil and enemy of our lives and of our planet... YES... It is but then I am telling you is a different subject, which is our character and behavior.
"Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness"...
Nowadays we didn't even think about what we say, although nice talking with people can change the world in seconds...
“I believe that words are strong, that they can overwhelm what we fear when fear seems more awful than life is good.”
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World's most beautiful place (natural beauty)
World's most beautiful place (natural beauty)
Kumrat is a valley in the Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa the Province of Pakistan. Kumrat Valley is located about 45 minutes away from the town of Thal (That is the name of a place). It is one of the scenic valleys of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and a picturesque spot for travelers.
forest trees located on level ground adjacent the Panjkora river. Although the valley is relatively less green as compared to the Neelam Valley, on the whole, the unique storybook ambiance formed by the Deodar forests has continued to attract tourists for several years.
Kumrat is covered with greenery, snow-clad mountains, the river Panjkora, foggy mounds, and forests are attractions of the region, which serve as habitats for a variety of other fruits and vegetables. It is located in the Upper Dir Kohistan region at the back side of which Swat Kohistan area of Gabriela is located.
The Kumrat Valley's unique selling proposition for the last few years are it's towering Deodar(a tall, broadly conical cedar which has drooping branches and bears large barrel-shaped cones, native to the Himalayas.)
forest trees located on level ground adjacent the Panjkora river. Although the valley is relatively less green as compared to the Neelam Valley, on the whole, the unique storybook ambiance formed by the Deodar forests has continued to attract tourists for several years.
Kumrat Valley is the most scenic, picturesque for travelers in Upper Dir. Its journey of 6-8 Hrs from the Bazar of Dir, Either you can hire a jeep of your own or ride on public transport, which is not frequent. Tents are available in rent for visitors, which costs from 200 Rs to 800 Rs, depending on their availability.
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