THE 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Tragicomedy, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Aeschylus
Document Summary
The primary purpose of tragedy is to create the emotions of pity and fear earliest account of the origins of greek drama originated in a chapter in aristotle"s. Oedipus rex is often considered the most perfect of greek tragedies. Modern tragedy looks at the trials and tribulations of the common man. Monologue- speech delivered by a single character. Aside- a device in which the character speaks to the audience. Narration- refers to the telling of a story. Ancient greece time period catholic church revived theatre in the medieval period because bible stories were dramatized.
