Tragedy Tragedy is the art form created to confront the most difficult experiences we face:death,loss,injustice,thwarted passion, despair...as well as seeking explanation for them. Tragedy attempts to stage what might otherwise,by virtue of its extreme,harrowing nature,be considered unstageable. Tragedians have traditionally used the pattern and "order"of aesthetic form in order to test whether such "order"exists in the world they present
Tragedy Tragedy is the art form created to confront the most difficult experiences we face: death, loss, injustice, thwarted passion, despair…as well as seeking explanation for them. Tragedy attempts to stage what might otherwise, by virtue of its extreme, harrowing nature, be considered unstageable. Tragedians have traditionally used the pattern and “order” of aesthetic form in order to test whether such “order” exists in the world they present
American tragedy The prime focus of American tragedy has been the family. One of the main traditions has centered upon the family house,the yard,the living room... The attention upon the family and its boundaries is a means of exploring the relationship between the private family and the wider society,the connections between the small group of people witnessed by us on stage and the imagined wider society beyond theatre itself
American tragedy The prime focus of American tragedy has been the family. One of the main traditions has centered upon the family house, the yard, the living room… The attention upon the family and its boundaries is a means of exploring the relationship between the private family and the wider society, the connections between the small group of people witnessed by us on stage and the imagined wider society beyond theatre itself
From Classical Tragedy Unity of time--the final 24 hours in Willy's life Unity of action-the play is complete unto itself Unity of place the stage setting doesn't change
From Classical Tragedy Unity of time -- the final 24 hours in Willy’s life Unity of action - the play is complete unto itself Unity of place – the stage setting doesn’t change