Talk:Tragedy
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Rickbender1940 has added links to so-called "Customized classics" editions to many literary pages, and I've tried to remove these links everywhere I've found them. "Customized classics" are a range of "gift" editions that put your picture on the cover, add a happy ending to Romeo and Juliet, and replace the names in the texts with the names of your choice: "Oh, Brad, Brad, wherefore art thou Brad?" Rather than "editions", they're toys and, well, gifts. Try if you will to imagine EB referring to this type of product in its articles about literary classics. You can't? Well, Wikipedia is a serious encyclopedia too. Bishonen 07:18, 15 Sep 2004 (UTC)
I think someone should add Aristotle's definition of a tragedy somewhere in this article. --Phoenix Hacker 03:14, Apr 26, 2005 (UTC) To define tragedy as something with a sad ending is to trivialise the great tragedies in which the protagonist struggles with a fatal flaw in personality which ultimately contributes to or causes downfall. This is very much what happens in the great Shakespearean tragedies. Historically though, the opposite of the fatal flaw has never been celebrated, the vital virtue, the operation of which has a positive life effect. Modern advances in psychology and developments beyond theism in theology have pointed towards this possibility in dramatic expression.[Lyall Chittleborough, 25 September 2005]
No offence but how is that relavent?! create your own page about the 'vital virtue' if you feel the need,but that is not needed on a page about tragedy.
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[edit] Hubris
Shouldn't the section on Greek tragedy also explain the cycle: Hubris; error, downfall; wisdom. Isn't that the core to every Greek tragedy? SOme nice stuff there http://cdis.missouri.edu/studentinfo/coursedata/2210/lesson01/lesson01.asp --Duncan 20:22, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] How do you write tragedy stories?
How would you write them? Thats all i want to know, if anyone can give me any information or help, email Jenifer Tiren at virgochicmain@yahoo.com -k-, thanx!
[edit] Tragœdy
Shouldn't this be spelt with a ligature?Cameron Nedland 22:06, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] origins of word
Would it right in stating that tragedy lierally means song of the goat and thus -goats bleat when they are about to be slaughtered even though they may be aware of their fate they are unable to to anything about it? And thus the true meaning of tragedy?Joan Gos 04:26, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Help
Can anybody help me get hold of a coupe of ancient Greek tragedy stories where fate plays a big role? It would be very nice of you, as I need it for a project I am doing. I am sorry if this is the wrong place. 80.213.189.129 11:30, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Reservoir Dogs
I added Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs to the list because the narrator of the DVD commentary says one of the critics who viewed R. Dogs compared the movie to a Greek tragedy. So, it's at least the opinion of one critic and not of a viewer. I hope those who have the R. Dogs DVD will help me verify this fact. Regards, 199.29.6.2 20:18, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
