This week, we continued the tragedy unit. Having defined and explored the idea of what a tragedy is, it only seemed natural that we transitioned into look at examples to prove the point. The first example we explored was modern society. We watched a TED Talk about how our society indirectly tells those who don't achieve the success that it was their own fault. The "American Dream" of hard work overcomes all obstacles means that their is no reason for besides yourself. I felt a direct connection to "Tragedy and the Common Man" while watching this talk, since they were both about not achieving your preferred image in the world. This video also helped me to understand the scope of tragedy, since it was very relatable. It helped me to understand how tragedy different to every person, since everyone has different goals in life. We also looked at the performance version of tragedy. For a summary of the play, watch this. The story of Oedipus Rex is almost as close to the definition of tragedy from Arthur Miller as possible. It was very easy to see Oedipus’s descent into losing his self-image, and the result was very extreme. Analyzing the tragedy of this piece of literature felt very satisfying, as it directly related to the theory of tragedy. Most of what we read involving the ideas of tragedy would talking about the play version, so to actually read a tragic play really helped my understanding. I think I have a pretty good grip on tragedy now, so I am ready to continue this unit while feeling confident.
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