THTRFLM 1T03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Vladimir Propp, Russian Formalism
12 Apr 2014
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Aristotle says every good action has a beginning, a middle, and an end . The action of tragedy is that a great person falls to destruction. Analyzed fairy tales and found repeated patterns. Believed all stories have a hero and an object. Hero is trying to get the object. Crucial part of story are the obstacles; the things that get in the way of the object. Story does not start until obstacles are introduced; instigating problem. Formal elements of the action of a play. Films and plays often feature several of these. In relation to cultural discourses of the creators" society. In relation to the cultural discourses in our own society. When simba finds out that scar actually killed his dad. What watching a film/play people often identify themselves with the protagonist. In tragedy, an empathizing audience will share in the pain/suffering of the protagonist. Aristotle called this catharsis and believed it was key to the social function of drama.
