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Post by joannekim on Apr 6, 2013 3:17:35 GMT -5
I actually wonder why some would like to read tragedies...since all protagonists die in the end, they did not really overcome the difficulties, and we should not be like that. It is depressing to see how evil people or problems drive others to death. I guess people somehow can connect themselves with characters who are going through hardships since everyone goes through hardships in life. People can understand that they are not the only one going through difficulties.
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Post by elijahlee on Apr 7, 2013 9:37:25 GMT -5
I feel like people connect with tragedies very well. I think that many people end up viewing their own lives very negatively, and this results in the close connections with the plays. Also, tragedies are not normal within the storytelling genre, because people don't normally tell stories when the good people all die. It's different, and stimulating.
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Post by minchoi0923 on Apr 7, 2013 13:03:42 GMT -5
I think people read more tragedies because people, in general, like to see other people crumbing. This may sound a little bit too greedy and selfish but whenever I see people suffering like those characters from Shakespeare's tragedies, I feel bad for them but at the same time, I feel "phew, at least that's not happening to ME". I feel quite safe and glad that I am not involved with such chaotic situations. Also, it's more easy to feel connections to those tragedies than those happy stories because usually it's more realistic.
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Post by tha0ism on Apr 11, 2013 17:46:39 GMT -5
I actually dont really understand qhy people that like them because it's so depressing. Everyone dies at the end. But like other people said maybe people like it since it's so different from the typical story at was out there in the world. All of Shakespeare's tragedies are pretty similar since all the characters die in the end.
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