"In this age few tragedies are written" which to me, makes complete sense because when individuals think of tragedy they don't necesarly think of the literally device, where it orginated from. However, tragedies are probably the most relatable stories in the world in some sort of way. "Century after century, are the tragedies". This has yet to change.
We as humans experience tragedy in our lifetime and sometimes everyday on lesser levels. This is the same in literature, we can relate to the characters in the piece of writing and feel the emotions they are feeling, especially when they fell "terror and the fear that is classically associated with tragedy". Theses emotions that we; the common man experience everyday. Long ago though, tragedies were about Kings, and Gods and that does not pertain to todays society. Arthur Miller said it best " Among us today this fear is as strong, and perhaps stronger, than it ever was. In fact, it is the common man who knows this fear best". Why write a story where the audience cannot connect? The majority of people in this world are the common man and they themselves experience tragedy the most. "The tragic right is a condition of life", we can't escape this-- so authors need to write what we know. This is due to tragedies "applying to everyone in similar emotional situations". An author needs to connect with his audience, and that is done best by doing something that they are familiar to. What's more familiar to man than tragedy? The response of this can be great.
Tragedies much like stories of humor can be difficult to talk about. It is then the author's job to find a way to connect the two in less harsh ways. "But tragedy requires a nicer balance between what is possible and what is impossible". make it so the common man can relate but do not go to dig to deep, or emotions will be too real. Now more than ever we want to reach the humanity of the man, who he is and what he stands for. Tragedies and gone from kings, gods and people of higher power to "following it to the only place it could possibly lead in our time--the heart and spirit of the average man".
We as humans experience tragedy in our lifetime and sometimes everyday on lesser levels. This is the same in literature, we can relate to the characters in the piece of writing and feel the emotions they are feeling, especially when they fell "terror and the fear that is classically associated with tragedy". Theses emotions that we; the common man experience everyday. Long ago though, tragedies were about Kings, and Gods and that does not pertain to todays society. Arthur Miller said it best " Among us today this fear is as strong, and perhaps stronger, than it ever was. In fact, it is the common man who knows this fear best". Why write a story where the audience cannot connect? The majority of people in this world are the common man and they themselves experience tragedy the most. "The tragic right is a condition of life", we can't escape this-- so authors need to write what we know. This is due to tragedies "applying to everyone in similar emotional situations". An author needs to connect with his audience, and that is done best by doing something that they are familiar to. What's more familiar to man than tragedy? The response of this can be great.
Tragedies much like stories of humor can be difficult to talk about. It is then the author's job to find a way to connect the two in less harsh ways. "But tragedy requires a nicer balance between what is possible and what is impossible". make it so the common man can relate but do not go to dig to deep, or emotions will be too real. Now more than ever we want to reach the humanity of the man, who he is and what he stands for. Tragedies and gone from kings, gods and people of higher power to "following it to the only place it could possibly lead in our time--the heart and spirit of the average man".