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Hamartia- tragic flaw which causes a character's downfall

Mimesis- An artistic imitation or representation of reality

Catharsis- A purifying or figurative cleansing of the emotions

Anagnorsis- a moment of recognition,

Peripeteia- a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances

Catastrophe- A disaster

Spectacle- (n.) an unusual sight or public display

Chorus- A group of characters in Greek tragedy (and in later forms of drama), who comment on the action of a play without participation in it.

Prologue- introductory part to a book, play, etc.

Tragic hero- A literary character which makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw that, combined with fate and external forces, brings on a tragedy

Monologue- A speech by one character that is addressed to another character or characters

Aside-  A device in which a character in a drama makes a short speech which is heard by the audience but not by other characters in the play

Soliloquy- a character talks to himself or herself or reveals his or her thoughts without addressing a listener.

Comic relief- comic episodes in a dramatic or literary work that offset more serious sections.

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O.J. Simpson was born on July 9, 1947 in San Francisco, California, USA as Orenthal James Simpson. He is an actor and producer, known for The Naked ...

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A Nevada parole board decided Simpson should be freed after the former NFL star apologized for his role in a 2007 armed robbery, said he'd been a model prisoner, and promised that he'd have no conflicts if released.

Simpson's appearance before the board garnered wall-to-wall coverage from cable news shows, coverage that recalled the "trial of the century," and the many months more than 20 years ago when it transfixed a nation.

"I've done my time," Simpson said. "I've done it as well and as respectfully as I think anyone can."

Now 70, Simpson's energy seemed little affected by his time behind bars. He was alert, engaged, and quick to smile, even letting out a hearty laugh when parole board Chairman Connie Bisbee accidentally said he was aged 90. "I feel like it," he said.

Simpson has served nine years of a nine-to-33-year sentence for an armed robbery and kidnapping in Las Vegas. He is expected to be released as early as October -- and said he plans to move to his home in Florida.

An entire generation of Americans has come of age since Simpson seemed an almost inescapable public figure. But for one afternoon, it felt like 1995 again.

That was the year he was acquitted of murder charges in the grisly slayings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman.

Thursday's parole hearing followed renewed interest in his story, which was explored last year in the award-winning documentary "O.J.: Made in America" and the FX true-crime drama "The People v. O.J. Simpson."

Though it's been 22 years since the not guilty verdict, the murder trial's themes of criminal justice and race, trust in police, celebrity and domestic violence remain remarkably resonant in modern culture. "We talk about O.J. as though the story is O.J.," journalist Celia Farber says toward the end of the "Made in America" documentary. "The story is O.J. and us."

Parole board vote unanimous

For his part, Simpson seemed remarkably unaltered. He repeatedly avoided taking full responsibility for the Vegas crime.

At one point, he said he had lived a "conflict-free life," a statement that perhaps bemused anyone whose memory stretches back more than two decades.

"Juice," as he was known in his heyday, said associates misled him during the Vegas robbery and then turned on him in court.

One of those associates is Tom Riccio. Simpson testified that Riccio is the one who called him, persuading him to take part in the robbery. Simpson said Thursday he regretted ever taking Riccio's call.

But, according to Riccio, Simpson did a lot more than that.

"He should wish he didn't make all those calls after my call," Riccio told CNN. "After he took my call he did a lot of things he shouldn't have done."

Riccio added that Simpson was the one who orchestrated the robbery.

"He plotted it all and gathered up men with guns."

Simpson said Riccio avoided punishment by throwing him under the bus.

"Unfortunately, they got a get-out-of-jail-free card when they said 'O.J. told me (to do it),'" Simpson said. "Nothing I can do about that."

Sufficient remorse is not a relevant factor for parole, and Simpson ticked off several mitigating factors that made him a good candidate for release. He was discipline-free in prison, he has stable release plans, he has family and community support -- and, of course, he has no prior criminal convictions.

The four parole board members voted unanimously to grant him parole, and board member Tony Corda said he was graded a "low risk to reoffend."

Simpson smiled, said "thank you," and then put his head down for a few moments silently.

'My best friend'

Simpson said in closing remarks that he had been a peacemaker in the prison and had been a model prisoner.

"I've spent nine years making no excuses about anything. I am sorry that things turned out the way they did. I had no intent to commit a crime."

The parole hearing featured testimony from Arnelle Simpson, the former football great's oldest daughter, who said her father was "my best friend and my rock."

Simpson also said he has taken two "Alternative to Violence" classes, which he said was "the most important course any person in this prison can take."

In addition, robbery victim Bruce Fromong testified that he had forgiven Simpson for the crime at that Las Vegas hotel room, and advocated for his release.

Simpson had also been described by authorities as a model prisoner at Lovelock Correctional Center, a medium-security prison in the Nevada desert.

The robbery

Simpson and an associate were convicted of kidnapping, armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon for attempting to steal pieces of Simpson sports memorabilia at gunpoint.

At his 2008 sentencing, the Hall of Fame running back said he went to the room in the Palace Station Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas to reclaim family heirlooms and other personal items that had been taken from him. He also claimed he didn't know his associates were armed.

"I wasn't there to hurt anybody," Simpson said. "I just wanted my personal things, and I realize now that was stupid of me. I am sorry."

The case, which featured a colorful cast of seedy characters, secret recordings and a Las Vegas heist, read like a low-budget parody of "Ocean's Eleven," CNN wrote at the time.

Simpson's legal team argued that the nine-to-33-year sentence did not match the crime and that it was, in fact, a form of payback for his controversial acquittal in the deaths of Brown and Goldman. Even Bruce Fromong, a victim in the robbery, agreed.

"It wasn't about justice," Fromong said in "O.J.: Made in America." "They wanted the guy that got away with murder in 1994."

Simpson has always denied he killed Brown and Goldman. Their families won a wrongful death civil judgment against him in 1997.

At a parole hearing in 2013, Simpson said he regretted the Las Vegas kidnapping and robbery.

"I just wish I had never gone to that room. I wish I had just said, 'Keep it,' and not worry about it," he said.

CNN's Paul Vercammen, Susannah Cullinane, Paul LeBlanc and Sara Weisfeldt contributed to this report.

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A Nevada parole board decided Simpson should be freed after the former NFL star apologized for his role in a 2007 armed robbery, said he'd been a model prisoner, and promised that he'd have no conflicts if released.

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Character who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads his/her own destruction.

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Why is the application of tragic elements so widely used in news headlines and media today?

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Why is the application of tragic elements so widely used in news headlines and media today?

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Works Cited

“Hamlet.” SparkNotes, SparkNotes, nfs.sparknotes.com/hamlet/page_188.html.

New York Post. “He Killed her out of jealousy”. Januear 1995, https://envisioningtheamericandream.com/2017/07/21/oj-simpson-goes-free-again/

Stafford, Tom. “Future - Psychology: Why Bad News Dominates the Headlines.” BBC, BBC, 2014, www.bbc.com/future/story/20140728-why-is-all-the-news-bad.

The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. “O.J. Simpson.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2017,
www.britannica.com/biography/O-J-Simpson.

Williams, Ray. “Why We Love Bad News.” Psychology Today, Sussex Publishers, Jan. 2014, www.psychologytoday.com/blog/wired-success/201411/why-we-love-bad-news.

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1. O.J Simpson, is most famously known for his outstanding ability to play in the American football field
2.  Even though good news are attractive to the public, many studies have proved that human beings are usually more attracted to negative news.
3. In Hamlet written by Shakespeare, fictional characters can be related to real world characters, due to their tragic flaws that led each individual into their own downfall.

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The moment media heard of the tragic event that occurred to O.J Simpson, individual all over the world were surprised and mind blown. News networks were in charge of creating a spectacle and to change people's perspective towards Simpson. It became a catastrophe to the eyes of those who thought of him as a good person, a elusive since no one understood what was really happening. Due to his way of acting and thinking, his lack of control led him to commit murder. This peripeteia, allowed Simpson to become the target of many individuals, by criticizing  his actions, making him widely known as a notorious person. In the case of the famous Hamlet play by Shakespeare, the character Claudius, felt the necessity to make an incorrect decision over a complicated situation. Both of these characters, acted incorrectly due to the fact that they felt the need to have power over the victims and therefore they became possessive and jealous.

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1. When the news are mor shocking, then more people will want to read it, making the ratings go up.
2. It easier to get inform and it gives the reader a different point of view.
3. The headlines makes it very attractive; therefore, it becomes por interesting.

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The character defect which causes a downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy. This is also known as hamartia.

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1. Possesive
2. Jealousy
3. Not having self control

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Usually, the character is admirable by many. It is typically seen in a heroic stature, and a trig flaw or downfall becomes something tragic to others.

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O.J Simpson is most famously known for his outstanding ability to play in the American football field. In fact, he was often called “Juice” or “orange juice” (due to his initials) since he was extremely energetic when running. Simpson won the Heisman Trophy in 1968, which helped him gain fame as a two-time All American Halfback at his college and setting NCAA records. The following year he was number one draft choice of the American Football league, Buffalo Hills.  Later, Orenthal James enjoyed multiple records leading him to even more fame. An example of this is when, in 1973 he became  first NFL player to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a single season. After retiring from professional football, he decided to join the acting world in 1979. He appeared in films such as The Klansman and The Naked Gun. O.J Simpson once said, “The day you take complete responsibility for yourself, the day you stop making any excuses, that's the day you start to the top”. This quote shows how evident is his amount of dedication and perseverance you have to put into something, in order to be successful in any field. However, after the murder of his ex-partner Nicole Brown, everything he had achieved rapidly went down.

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Even though good news are attractive to the public, many studies have proved that human beings are usually more attracted to negative news. Therefore, the media is in charge to publish the dark side of things, in order to gain more audience. Readers, can easily create their own version of the story while making mystery out of it. O.J Simpson’s incident was fastly widespread through different networks. He immediately became a disappointment for all the fans that  considered him an extraordinary person, due to the news network effects. Different type of negative headings were being created, such as: “He killed her out of jealousy”  (The New York Post,1995). By using a small phrase with directs words, the media creates mystery towards the audience. As a result, the public becomes attracted to this type of news and they start researching deeper, since they want to acquire more information and be aware of what is happening. Consequently, at they eyes of the people around the world, O.J Simpson is a man who possesses a great amount of jealousy, and therefore this leads him to make unacceptable actions.

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Real world characters can be related to fictional characters due to their tragic flaws that led each individual into their own downfall. In the play Hamlet, , Simpson can be compared to Claudius, which is the uncle of the main character, Hamlet. When it comes to Claudius and O.J Simpson, both characters show guilt over the action they have done. This is conveyed in  the line “Oh, my offence is rank. It smells to heaven.It hath the primal eldest curse upon ’t, A brother’s murder. Pray can I not. Though inclination be as sharp as will, My stronger guilt defeats my strong intent, And, like a man to double business bound,I stand in pause where I shall first begin,And both neglect." (Act III Scene III).  In this quote, Shakespeare uses Catharsis to demonstrate Claudius ‘moment’ of emotional relief by confessing his sins. Moreover, he states that at that moment, his guilt is stronger, even more than his own intentions of killing. Similarly to O.J Simpson, in were he wishes to have a second chance and repeat things differently, rather to be stuck in a horrible situation.  Furthermore, this character can be compared with O.J Simpson when Claudius demonstrated his opinion towards Hamlet. He says that Hamlet is not acting in a correct a way and he is concerned about his bad conduct. However, he personally believes that he as well needs protection for himself as shown in the quote. “It will be laid to us, whose providence. Should have kept short, restrained and out of haunt, this mad young man. But so much was our love, we would not understand what was most fit" (Act IV Scene I). The use of pathos that the author uses, allows the audience to feel pity towards the actions Hamlet had done, but also, this quote demonstrates how Claudius also thinks of his personal benefit and he says that his love for him is too much that he would not like to think what he would do to him in a difficult situation.