In Arthur Miller's play The Crucible, the plot tells a story of cold-blooded revenge, unlawful accusations made on fearful, innocent, law-abiding citizens, and the heavy price paid by strong-willed individuals to tell the people of Salem, MA, the truth. This being, according to the court made by the priests of Salem and the Massachusetts provincial court, silence is a greater crime than any other committed. Within this plot lies a central figure, a hero fighting for the good of the town, and unfortunately being victim to these plot points: John Proctor. In the course of the play, Proctor's cha...

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... wrote an analysis on tragedy called The Poetics. Aristotle's book on tragedy is "still considered one of the most important documents ever written" on tragedy (Aristotle). Aristotle outlines a tragic figure to have five characteristics. Aristotle's outline of a tragic hero can be found in Antigone. In Antigone, Antigone commits suicide after defying the kings law to follow her religion and burry her ... figure must also be of high nobility or high stature. The character's tragic flaw leads him to the third characteristic, the down fall. The character's downfall causes the character to fa...

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... of Ancient Greece was Aristotle. He studied and explored many subjects. His analysis of the ideal form of tragic plays became a guideline for later playwrights in Western civilization. In his definition of tragedy, he stated, it is "the imitation of an action that is serious and also, as having magnitude, complete in itself; in appropriate and pleasurable language;in a dramatic rather than narrative ... to banish both of them. This shows that Oedipus is growing impatient. Destined to find more information, he calls for the servant who escaped the attack on Lauis, so that hopefully he'll...

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... . Moreover, drama can be read, somewhat like a poem or novel. But the word "drama" actually comes from the Greek word meaning "act." Drama as a complete work of art exists in the presentation. Its success depends on interpreters, such as directors and actors, who intervene between the dramatist and the audience. We have to take what is offered from them. Thus, much of the time ... we have to read the drama and re-create in our imaginations something of what the play on the stage would have been like. Since this requires considerable initiation, we must learn from both our theater experie...

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"Ballad of Birmingham": A Poetic Analysis Poetry is a form of expression, a way of invoking feelings from a reader as well as expressing one's own. Dudley Randall's, "Ballad of Birmingham" is an ironic ... also gives insight to the environment they are in. The setting of this poem is during controversial time where peace between races is hanging by a thread. The use of words and phrases such as "freedom march", "dogs", "fierce", "wild", "clubs", "hoses", "guns" etc. depict a hostile setting for this poem. The way the setting is portrayed ... gives the reader a sense of what is going on arou...

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