Catharsis Essays

Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance is a memoir that follows J.D. through a childhood full of hope, adventure, and physical and mental abuse. This memoir follows not only J.D. through a life of poverty, but examines a culture in crisis, commonly referred to as ‘hillbillys’. J.D. helps examine and identify the characteristics of the culture from the inside, while effectively telling the story of the class’s social decline. J.D. examines the hope his family possesses following the war, however as years

Tristan Coon Mrs. De Leon English II 22 May 2023 Why Tragedy? According to Aristotle, a tragic play or piece of literature must include “incidents arousing pity and fear wherewith to accomplish its catharsis of such emotions.” In works of tragedy by a variety of authors, the main character has a fatal flaw, and at some point, the audience experiences a range of emotions for the character. By doing this, the audience is further immersed in the story, and it makes the story more complex. Another

Murder and death are the driving forces to one character’s motives. In The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare, a play about a young prince, Hamlet, whose father is murdered prior and the trials of confirming who the killer is, go wary after a play sparks the new King’s attention. Hamlet is in and out of a grievous time trying to understand his father’s death while not a single soul mourns the loss. Power is what consumes King Claudius as he plots for Hamlet’s death with unexpected

1. Identify the three stages of Selye’s general adaptation syndrome. Alarm: Refer to the first stage of stress where body prepare organisms to do what they have to do in order of protected itself of survive. Resistance: It is the stage when the “body adapts to the continued presence of stressor” Exhaustion: Occurs when the organism that were useful during the other two stages now starting to become a threat to the body. Now the person is vulnerable to certain diseases and possible irreversible

Poison and Daggers; A Deathly Love Which people should take the responsibility for the tragic deaths of the “star-crossed lovers”? Almost everyone in this tale has either played a little or a major part in their demise, but there are a few people that have a greater role in the fate of Romeo and Juliet. The bulk of the blame is pushed onto Romeo and Juliet themselves, as well as Friar Laurence. The first person that takes some of the burden for the deaths is Romeo because of

The tempest is the last play by Shakespeare. Although it is the last one, it is “the opening play in almost all the complete collections of Shakespeare’s plays ever since the first folio edition of Shakespeare’s plays…The tempest is unquestionably one of the best plays by Shakespeare”, as Zhang Siyang, a famous Shakespeare critic once pointed out in An Introduction to Shakespeare. From this we can see that the tempest assumes an important position in all Shakespeare’s plays. In this tale, every

Tragic Hero Essay One can say that the actions of a hero do not go well with the actions of the misguided, but when the actions of the hero and the misguided come together, they form a tragic hero. In most of William Shakespeare's plays, there is a tragic hero; a person who possess a tragic flaw that eventually leads to his downfall. In the play, Julius Caesar, the tragic hero can easily be identified as Marcus Brutus. When analysing the play, one will find that Brutus is the only one

Nobility is a trait that many men seem to desire. It is not necessarily genetic nor can one purchase it like other traits, such as clothing, but rather earns or demonstrates nobility. What makes one noble is not easily determined, despite being the desire of many individuals. Whether it is nobler, more honorable, and more admirable to live on one’s knees or to die on one’s feet has been a source of debate for centuries. In his tragic play Hamlet, William Shakespeare proves that it is nobler for

I am the Messenger is a novel written by Markus Zusak and published in 2002, it shows the perspective of Ed Kennedy, the main character, about different events that he goes through after his first encounter of a bank robbery, as the novel is displayed in the form of a first person omniscient narrative. Markus Zusak refers to Ed’s ideology when analyzing an event as he interprets what that character may be thinking of, he shows the role of the other characters through Ed Kennedy as he interacts with

William Shakespeare is a well renowned author who is known for showing all human aspects. In the tale of Othello, Shakespeare displays the two most destructive human emotions: vengeance and hatred. In the tale, the two characters, Iago and Othello provide the basis for unfolding tales of lies, deception, intrigue, hate and envy. Iago’s character uses manipulation of multiple people to enact his vengeance against Othello who he believes committed adultery with Iago’s wife Emilia. To plot his revenge

The prime example of an American tragedy can be found within Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. Showcasing a dysfunctional family, the Loman's, and the issues plaguing each of the family members, none of them meet the depressingly low standard of the father, Willy Loman. From an overall drab and tired appearance to the flashbacks that constantly engulf him, Willy Loman stands as the highlight of what a skewed American Dream can do to a person. However, is this the only cause behind Willy Loman's

Redemption, is the action, regaining or gaining possession of something in exchange for payment, or clearing debt. In William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, redemption is a common focus for the protagonist Hamlet, followed by Old King Fortinbras’ son, Fortinbras, and Laertes. These ambitious men embark on a quest for truth and redemption because of the loss of their father’s. In spite of the fluctuations in their quest, their journey for truth and redemption is successful because Fortinbras, Laertes

In the play, ¨Antigone¨ There was a royal family that fought to the death and killed themselves. They were a type of family that knew each other too well. The old king and queen had a baby and the baby ended up marrying the queen at the time. She killed herself and Oedipus, the baby, blinded himself and then died. They had four children, the two brothers fought to become the king but both died in battle. Antigone killed herself and her fiance, Haimon, tried to kill his dad, Creon. Haimon died by

wherewith to accomplish its catharsis of such emotions” (Aristotle’s Poetics). The Greek word “Catharsis” means cleansing or purging. In literature, authors like Aristotle use the word to describe an emotional discharge that one can achieve through a sense of renewal that comes along with a tragedy. An example would be when a loved one dies, the family chooses to spread the ashes in a significant place to feel a renewal of spirit. Despite the completely different plot lines, Catharsis is best exhibited in

part of a precise attack. Orozco used an expressionistic style in the creating of Catharsis. There is major utilization of highly contrasting colors throughout the image. This piece was done during the time of the Great Depression and shows Orozco’s view on America at the time. The way the figures have an expressionistic quality makes Catharsis more of a painterly image than that of American Civilization. The bodies are not mimed perfectly and are twisted. When looking at this piece there is a sense

However, as the world has evolved over time, so has the media. No longer do people seek catharsis in plays, but in video games. Video games were unimaginable at the time of Aristotle and incorporating this media into his hypothesis is flawed in many ways. The factors of participating and not just spectating give reason to why using video games

acting is using all your own stuff and having some kind of personal catharsis while you're working.” This quote comes from Melanie Lynskey, who has been a prolific actor for many many years. She has had the good fortune of getting to do this magical thing, in which she is able to allow other people to have a cathartic experience. This to me feels like a privilege, and the amazing thing is that in return she gets to have her own catharsis. She has the honor of getting to have a cathartic experience in

Rodrigo Jaime Mr. McClenahen English 1 (6) 3 April 2023 Romeo and Juliet Writing Assignment The first two Acts of Romeo and Juliet create catharsis using paradox. Other literary devices, such as dramatic irony and narrative tension, also create catharsis in Romeo and Juliet. Paradox is essential to experience catharsis, by the creational dichotomy and irony laid out by the Montague-Capulet antagonism to make people feel tragedy because the story is relatable. The Capulets and Montagues are enemies

Previous studies have looked at the Catharsis Theory, rumination, and distraction when studying anger and aggression. The Catharsis Theory states that if an individual vents their anger their psychological state will improve. In this theory, by acting aggressively you are purging those angry feelings, thereby, leaving you in a more stable state of mind. The theory also states that viewing aggression has the same effect. Another theory on aggression is the Cognitive Neoassociation Theory. This states

atrocities happen to another and then feeling better about oneself. The misfortune of others gives an individual relief in a comical way. but to what do we owe and why do we correlate the pain of others to one's own relief. The base to the book Catharsis of Comedy is plagued with reasons of how comic relief is is tied to the misfortune of others. But Dana F. Sutton summarizes the book better than i can by stating that comedy helps an individual by purging themselves from negative feeling put on by