Thinking activities

Question 1

How far do you agree with Plato's   to freedom of expression and artistic liberty enjoyed by creative writer nane text ( novel , play ,poems , movie , TV soaps etc. Which can be rightfully objected and banned with reference to Plato's objection)


                    Yes, sometimes I agree with Pleto's objection to freedom of expression and artistic liberty enjoyed by creative writers. Here we find three main objection to poetry are (1) the point of view of education (2) from philosophical point of view and (3) from moral point of view. Another objection is that it is often viewed as potraying either male dominance or female exploitation.  People argue that this should not be the way the world works , therefore it is not truth.

                        Here I would like to put one TV soap KUMKUM BHAGYA. Is an Indian soap opera created and produced by Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms for Zee TV.

                   

This story about  Pragya (Sriti Jha) and Abhi (Shabir Ahluvalia) . The pivotal characters of this show are strong, feisty women , leaving together in an all female matriarchal family. In this serioul we find out the whole story surrounding Pragya and Abhi . And  it is not gives any types of moral. We see that many events are repeating. And this serioul is not followed any rules and regulations of Pleto's theory. And we can not find out exect purpose of this serioul.

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Question 2

Which reference to the literary texts you have studied during B.A programme write brief note on the texts which followed Aristotelian literary tradition. (i.e.his concept of it tragedy catharsis , tragic hero  with hamartia etc.) 

According to Aristotle:

         "Tregedy, then is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete and of a certain magnitude; in the language embellished with each kind of artistic ornaments . The several kinds being found in separate part of the play; in the form of action not of narrative through pity and fear  effecting the proper purgation catharsis of these and similar emotions."

 Catharsis means:

          "Purification , purgation , moderating or tempering of the passions , fulfillment or satisfaction." 

                             

              Here I would like to put the tregedy by Arthur Miller's " All my sons".It follows all rules of Aristotle's treged.Miller has been concerned in the most of his play  socio - economic aura of the  " Depression Age" of the American civilization.In All My Sons, Miller deal with the theme of materialism , wartime profiteering , and man's relationship and compulsion society above beyond the concerns of his own family.

                     

              

             Plot is the logiscal structuring of event. If should be complite and a perfect unit having traceble beginning , middle and end.

                   Arthur Miller's  All my sons (1947) is to be viewed in the light of Aristotle's dramaturgy. By implications , reader everything except the conclusion that is the sucied of the hero  Joe Keller,all the three act of the play are dovetail to a large event. The principle of eikos and ananke spoudaios ,time ,anagnorisis , hamartia , pity and fear catharsis can be explained with reference to All My Sons.Joe is man like us. He is not a king or renowed soldier.His pride proved him tregic.  At the end of the play we find Joe realised that all accident met pilots were his sons materialized fully with the estrangement of Chris and Kate. We feel pity for his nerrow mindedness.

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Question 3

With reference to the literary texts you have studied during B.A programme write brief note on the text which did not followed Aristotle literary tradition.

                     During B.A  programme we was studied this three tregedy ,

            

              (1) Othello

              (2) All My sons

              (3) Tughalaq

  But these all tregedy followes the objection of Aristotle. The All My Sons followes the rule of plot and tragic hero with terms of hamartia and many characteristics.  Othello also  with complex plot ,tragic character and unity of action the beginning ,the middle and the end. And Tughalaq is a one historical play  with tragic end. In Tughalaq we find that beginning of the play the great Tughalaq and at the end of the play we find the mad Tughalaq.

Question 4 

Have you studied any tregedies during B.A programme ?who was / were the tregic protagonist' sin those tragedy? What was their hamartia

             Yes , we have studied the tregedy during our B.A  programme which is Othello by William Shakespeare. 

               

       Othello is a tregic hero with hamartia. The protagonist of the tregedy is a tregic figure because he is a man of great charactera and some virtues  but being  about his own doom due to a tragic flow.  As a tregic character Othello " error of judgement" lies in his faulty understanding of innocent people like his wife.

In the beginning of the tregedy we find

Power of his speech ,gentleness  ,reasonable , patient that's why he wins wife Desdemonas heart . But as a typical tragic character Othello has terrible fault (hamartia)  and at the end of tragedy Othello became madly jealous that's why he killed his innocent Desdemona .

Question 5 

Did the plot of those tragedy flow necessary rules and regulations proposed by Aristotle.(like chain of cause and effect, principle of probability and necessity) 

         We all know that the plot is very important figure of tragedy. According to Aristotle " plot is soul of tragedy" and Aristotle defines  plot as the " harmonious arrangement of the incident ". And in the tregedy plot must be with a beginning ,mid mid and the end. Another thing is the plot must be complite having unity of action. And Aristotle talk two kind of plot:  (1) simple and (2) complex.

              

           In All My Sons we see that the plot as a beginning has a few tragic element that are displayed in third part. All My Sons is the play which is complex plot because the play is about the character of Joe keller. All three act of the play are dovetailed to a large extent. The play about the chequered career of Joe Keller. In this play character Larry  elder brother of Chris is lost perhaps dead . And Joe Keller the catalyst in his tragedy is a businessman ,ships out defective rather cracked cylinders heads of P -40 airplane consequences 21 pilots lost their lives.

                At the end Larry's suicide is tragic because Larry recognize that the lives of the soldiers are meaninglessto those in charge. He sends Ann  the letter to let her know that he is sacrificing his life as a statement against the nature of war . Finally at the end of the play Joe 's suicide is a tragic because it is all he can do in the face of having admitted his past. And we feel pity for his nerrow mindedness.