| [Visitor (112.0.*.*)]answers [Chinese ] | Time :2023-10-17 |  Greek tragedy originated with the celebration of Dionysus, the god of wine. In the long evolution of the ancient Greek world, this primitive ritual gradually developed into an artistic style with choir accompaniment, actors performing and relying on curtains, backgrounds, masks, etc. to shape the environment, which is the prototype of Western theater.
Ancient Greek drama was mostly based on myths, heroic legends and epics, so the subject matter was usually serious. Aristotle devoted his Poetics to the meaning of tragedy. He believes that the purpose of tragedy is to arouse the audience's pity for the characters in the play and fear of the vagaries of fate, so as to purify the feelings. The conflicts depicted in tragedies are often irreconcilable and fatalistic. The protagonists in tragedies often have a strong and unyielding character and heroic spirit, but they always encounter defeat in the process of fighting fate. Thoreau mentioned Greek tragic characters several times in Walden to confirm his views. |
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