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Poetic justice describes an obligation of the dramatic poet, along with philosophers and priests, to see that their work promotes moral behavior. [10] 18th-century French dramatic style honored that obligation with the use of hamartia as a vice to be punished [10] [11] Phèdre, Racine's adaptation of Euripides' Hippolytus, is an example of French Neoclassical use of hamartia as a means of ...
a Mistaken One; a Victim of the Mistake; a Cause or Author of the Mistake; the Guilty One; The Mistaken One falls victim to the Cause or the Author of the Mistake and passes judgment against the Victim of the Mistake when it should be passed against the Guilty One instead. Remorse. a Culprit; a Victim or the Sin; an Interrogator
Such an event is said to be tragic. Traditionally, the event would require "some element of moral failure, some flaw in character, or some extraordinary combination of elements" [1] to be tragic. Not every death is considered a tragedy. Rather, it is a precise set of symptoms surrounding the loss that define it as such. [2]
The U.S. Department of Defense said Friday it had killed 10 people, including seven children, in a drone strike that wrongly targeted an aid group worker in Afghanistan late last month.
"Sometimes I put the work ahead of [my family], and that is a tragic mistake which won’t happen again." This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times. Show comments. Advertisement.
Kullervo, a tragic hero from the Karelian and Finnish Kalevala. The influence of the Aristotelian hero extends past classical Greek literary criticism.Greek theater had a direct and profound influence on Roman theater and formed the basis of Western theater, with other tragic heroes including Macbeth in William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Macbeth, and Othello in his Othello. [4]
Netflix's "Maria," starring Angelina Jolie, imagines opera singer Maria Callas' last days. The true story of her life was of abuse, drugs, and health issues.
Battle of Flodden Field (1513). [29] [10] A Scottish invasion of England was defeated, resulting in the death of the popular King James IV of Scotland, as well as most of Scotland's nobles.