THTRFLM 1T03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Vladimir Propp, Russian Formalism, Augusto Boal

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Theatre & Film Studies
• Course: THTRFLM 1T03
• Professor: Peter Cockett

Document Summary

Tragedy is the imitation of an action . 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. In theatre and film analysis we generally refer to the hero as the protagonist: the hero may face obstacles such as, antagonists, situation, social circumstance. Formal elements of the action of a play. Films and plays often feature several of these. In possible world of the play or film. In relation to cultural discourses of the creators" society. In relation to the cultural disclosures in our own society. In tragedy, an empathizing audience will share in the pain and suffering of the protagonist. Arguing that we see through human eyes is not acceptable. There is always a perspective created because of the choice of the protagonist. They have a beginning, middle and an end.