Death of a Hero in Modern Tragedy

The death of the main character in contemporary tragedy * The work is not cited Is there anything that can bring out more emotions from the audience than the fall of the hero? The most effective script in the history from the most famous "Oedipus" to "Romeo and Juliet" of all tragedies always has the greatest emotional influence on the audience. Many critics believe that the tragedy can no longer be effectively written in today's world. These critics believe that "the tragedy model is old and suitable only for high places, kings and kings", so can not exist in the modern world (tragedy 1).

According to the contemporary concept of tragic heroes, heroes of anti-heroes and Byrons may also be tragic heroes. But in order for a tragic hero to exist, he or she must be part of a tragedy, and the story ends in death or destruction. Anti-Heroes and Byron Heroes are not mere tragedies, but there are various kinds. Anti-heroes in action movies, such as the first dead pool movie dead pool, are not tragic heroes. His story is generally very pleasant. But you can say that Macbeth is an anti hero (or at least the first hero to turn into an anti hero over time), and he is definitely a tragic hero.

In the tragedy of Shakespeare, the hero usually dies with the opponent. The death of a hero is not an ordinary death; it involves the loss of an intelligent, sincere, intelligent, noble, and kind person in particular. In tragedy, this loss is called "tragic waste" when good and evil are destroyed together. The tragedy of Shakespeare always contains a kind of tragic waste. Hamlet is a perfect example of tragic waste. Even if Hamlet succeeded in eradicating the evil of Denmark, he sacrificed his death. In this case Shan (Hamlet) was destroyed with evil (Claudius). They did not win either. Instead, they failed together.

Traditionally, the tragic heroes die by dying, creating a catharsis that the audience needs to fully experience the purpose of their tragedy. If the hero attempts to do it correctly, but fails inevitably due to its flawed nature, a classical tragedy will occur and the audience will feel pity. The contemporary tragedy happened when their morals violated the moral reasons of society despite their sympathy and struggled to reestablish their position in the world because the audience felt pity. .

"This is the figure of the hero (tragedy)." The definition of classical and contemporary tragedies by Ford and Stan pine (part 4)