THTRFLM 1T03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Gender Studies, South African Class 19C 4-8-2, Augusto Boal

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Theatre & Film Studies
• Course: THTRFLM 1T03
• Professor: Peter Cockett

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Tragedy is the imitation of an action . Aristotle says that every good action has a beginning, a middle and an end . The action of tragedy is that a great person falls to destruction. Analyzed fairy tales and found repeated patterns. What makes stories interesting are obstacles in the hero getting to the object. In theatre and lm analysis we generally refer to the hero as the protagonist. Formal elements of the action of a play. Films and plays often feature several of these. In possible world of the play or lm. In relation to cultural discourses of the creators" society. In relation to the cultural discourses in our own society. In tragedy, an empathizing audience will share in the pain and suffering of the protagonist. Aristotle called this catharsis and believed it was key to the social function of drama. In comedy, an empathizing audience will share in a.