Keywords
Coriolanus, Shakespeare, Tragedy
Abstract
One of the many parameter that Aristotle placed on tragedy when he defined the genre was that it exists only in the individual. The plethora of tragedies that have been written since have largely followed this rule. While many of William Shakespeare's tragedies follow the rules as defined by Aristotle his Roman tragedies, written later in his career, tend to challenge and expand the basic ideas of the genre. Specifically looking at Coriolanus I argue that Shakespeare transcended the classic idea of tragedy established by Aristotle by taking away the emphasis on the individual and placing it on society as a whole.
Description
Intensive reading, discussion, and (in some sections) viewing of plays from the comedy, tragedy, romance, and history genres.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Kesler, Steve, "Transcending Tragedy: Shifting Tragedy From the Individual to Society at Large In Shakespeare's Coriolanus" (2013). Student Works. 107.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/studentpub/107
Document Type
Class Project or Paper
Publication Date
2013-04-12
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/3085
Language
English
College
Humanities
Department
English
Course
ENGL 382
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