Ernest Hemingway’s Portrayal of Frederic Henry in "A Farewell to Arms"
Christopher Marlowe’s Tragic Art in the Death Scene of “Edward II”
Human Language and Other Systems of Animal Communication -- Understand the Similarities and Differences Between the Two
The Character of Johnsy in O' Henry's Short Story “The Last Leaf”
Kinds of Poetry: Narrative, Lyric, and Dramatic
Introduction:
Kinds of poetry:
Narrative poetry:
Lyric poetry:
Dramatic poetry:
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Poetic Justice in Shakespearean Tragic Plays
William Shakespeare |
By poetic justice means that the virtuous should be rewarded and the evil doer will be punished. It means that prosperity and adversity are distributed in proportion to the merits of the agents. Judging as such there is no poetic justice in Shakespeare’s tragedies. Prosperity and adversity are not properly distributed in his tragedies. Such 'poetic justice' is in flagrant contradiction with the facts of life, and it is absent from Shakespeare's tragic picture of life. Thus Dr. Johnson accuses that, in the Plays of Shakespeare, especially in his tragedies there is a lack of poetic justice, that he sacrifices virtue to convenience, and that the major figures suffer more than they deserve because of their faults. The punishment inflicted on them is disproportionate to their sins or wrongs. In actual life this sort of poetic justice is not possible. Shakespeare was a realist and therefore, poetic justice in its pure form is not present in his plays. In fact, Shakespeare mastered the knowledge of his time and stands out as the greatest interpreter of the ideals of Elizabethan Europe. There is no poetic justice in the deaths of Ophelia, Cordelia, Lear, Gloucestr, and Banguo. However, THERE IS POETIC JUSTICE IN THE DEATHS OF GONERIL, REGAN, ORNWALL, AND ADMUND. But the murder of lady Macduff and her children is most tragic unjust. In the same way, in hamlet, there is no poetic justice in so many deaths on stage. However, the deaths of hamlet’s mother, his uncle, and even of Ophelia’s father can be justified as coming under poetic justice. But the deaths of Hamlet and even of Ophelia’s brother do not fall under poetic justice.
- Poetic justice is a common theme in Shakespearean tragic plays. It refers to the idea that characters in the play ultimately receive what they deserve based on their actions and behavior throughout the story.
- It serves to reinforce moral lessons and societal values.
- It provides closure and satisfaction to the audience when characters receive the consequences of their actions.
- Poetic justice often involves the downfall of the tragic hero or heroine due to their tragic flaw or fatal mistake.
- The punishment or consequences that the characters face are often directly related to their actions and choices.
- The audience is left with a sense of closure and satisfaction when poetic justice is served, as it reinforces a moral lesson about the consequences of one's actions.
- The use of poetic justice in Shakespearean plays also serves to reinforce societal values and norms.
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