“Why do tragedies give pleasure?”

April 9, 2024 2:06 AM

That well is classical Greek tragedy, understood as a dramatic portrayal of a character who, while navigating the inevitable contingencies of an embodied, time-bound life, is suddenly brought low by extreme suffering unrelieved by God, the gods, or any other transcendent source of meaning. The key to tragedy is the degree to which that character bears the torment without succumbing to despair. From that crucible emerges the steel of virtue. from The Character of Tragedy by [Hedgehog Review]
posted by chavenet (2 comments total)

shall I make a list.
posted by clavdivs at 6:23 PM on April 9 [1 favorite]

The Eumenides

I love and always cheer for the furies, no mansplaining.
and when Athena cast the thumbs up, I always get hints of Drummer from The Expanse.
posted by clavdivs at 6:35 PM on April 9 [1 favorite]