The calamities of tragedy do not simply happen, nor are they sent; they proceed mainly from actions, and those the actions of men.We see a number of human beings placed in certain circumstances; and we see, arising from the co-operation of their characters in these circumstances, certain actions. These actions beget others, and these others beget others again, until this series of inter-connected deeds leads by an apparently inevitable sequence to a catastrophe.
If we are to include the outer and the inner struggle in a conception more definite than that of conflict in general, we must employ some such phrase… - A. C. Bradley
If we are to include the outer and the inner struggle in a conception more definite than that of conflict in general, we must employ some such phrase…
- A. C. Bradley
Macbeth's deed is done in horror, and without the faintest desire or sense of glory- done, one may almost say, as if it were an appalling duty; the i… - A. C. Bradley
Macbeth's deed is done in horror, and without the faintest desire or sense of glory- done, one may almost say, as if it were an appalling duty; the i…
Research, though toilsome, is easy; imagination, though delightful, is difficult. - A. C. Bradley
Research, though toilsome, is easy; imagination, though delightful, is difficult.
The story depicts also the troubled part of the hero's life which precedes and leads up to his death; and an instantaneous death occurring by 'accide… - A. C. Bradley
The story depicts also the troubled part of the hero's life which precedes and leads up to his death; and an instantaneous death occurring by 'accide…
The suffering and calamity are, moreover, exceptional. They befall a conspicuous person. They are themselves of some striking kind. They are also, as… - A. C. Bradley
The suffering and calamity are, moreover, exceptional. They befall a conspicuous person. They are themselves of some striking kind. They are also, as…
The calamities of tragedy do not simply happen, nor are they sent; they proceed mainly from actions, and those the actions of men.We see a number of … - A. C. Bradley
The calamities of tragedy do not simply happen, nor are they sent; they proceed mainly from actions, and those the actions of men.We see a number of …
The centre of the tragedy, therefore, may be said with equal truth to lie in action issuing from character, or in character issuing in action. - A. C. Bradley
The centre of the tragedy, therefore, may be said with equal truth to lie in action issuing from character, or in character issuing in action.
A total reverse of fortune, coming unawares upon a man who 'stood in high degree,' happy and apparently secure,-such was the tragic fact to the media… - A. C. Bradley
A total reverse of fortune, coming unawares upon a man who 'stood in high degree,' happy and apparently secure,-such was the tragic fact to the media…
Such exceptional suffering and calamity, then, affecting the hero, and-we must now add-generally extending far and wide beyond him, so as to make the… - A. C. Bradley
Such exceptional suffering and calamity, then, affecting the hero, and-we must now add-generally extending far and wide beyond him, so as to make the…
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