Hamartia-  Unknowing error; a mistake or error 

Anagnorisis- Is a change from ignorance to knowledge, producing love or hate between the persons destined for good or bad fortune

Katharsis- relief

Peripeteia-When a character produces an effect opposite to that of which he intended to produce

Memesis- imitation

Facetious- humorous, not meant seriously

Transitory- temporary, short-lived, not lasting

Amenable- willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible

Elusive- difficult to catch or to hold; hard to explain or understand

Proximity- nearness, closeness

Omnipotent- almighty, having unlimited power or authority

Aesthetic- Relating to beauty or art, a conception of what s artistically beautiful

A humorous imitation of a serious work 

Notorious- widely known because of bad conduct

Pugnacious- eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight

Condemn- denounce, criticize, judge against

vilify- to abuse or belittle unjustly or maliciously

Hamartia- unknowingly scares and abuses Ophelia

Egregious- abusing and scaring Ophelia

Peripetaiea/ Reversal of fortune- Desire to avenge his father in turn makes him appear crazy to the masses

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"Malaysia Airlines MH370: Will Amateur 'Indiana Jones' Solve the Mystery?" The Week UK. 26 Sept. 2016. Web. 04 Oct. 2016.

"Prince." Rolling Stone. Web. 04 Oct. 2016.

               "Mother, you have my father much offended... Go, go, you question with a wicked tongue.You are the queen, your husband’s brother’s wife, And—would it were not so!—you are my mother" (Act 3, Scene IV). 

      With such advanced technology now a days, media runs our lives. In developed countries it is rare to find someone who doesn't use have a smart phone, or someone who doesn't use their phone more then once every other day. Our society has come to depend on the media, for global information, education, work, entertainment our lives are revolve around it. Though, some may use this to their advantage, "the media" often vilifies our dependence on the media. The media has become notorious for inflating stories of people or events in order to increase their audience, therefore make more money. One example of this is with Prince, a musical icon, once known for his amazing talent turned to disgrace and humiliation by the omnipotent media. Prince can be compared to Hamlet, from Shakespeare's  Hamlet. Both characters are looked up to by the masses, as great people or in fact heroes. Though towards the end of their life both heroes make tragic errors that end in tragedy. In hamlets case he fails the people of Denmark by his acting of insanity being spread to society. The people lose their amenability  towards him, deteriorating his omnipotence. Prince who is considered an aesthetically beautiful artist begins a dark trial of drug abuse which the media spreads to the public like a disease, also increasing his notoriety. He, like Hamlet, becomes condemned as a drug abuser, but will still maintain the legacy of a great human being. Tragic elements are used by the media to capture the attention of the masses,  and or to control their emotions, as well as to connect with the audience keeping them for long periods of time similar to how the media abused Princes drug addiction.

                Tragic elements are used to capture audiences by introducing shocking information or by overemphasizing preexisting material. Constantly, we see the media exaggerate a weak story and completely enhance it in order make the audience concerned. This can be seen with "PRINCE DEAD AT 57: Iconic Singer Passes Away Suddenly", although the title contains some truth the media blows it up in order to assure that it is not transitory in the followers minds (Hollywoodlife). Though, Prince's death was a sudden tragedy, it was well known that he was experiencing problems with drug abuse and that fatality was in fact near. Hamlet can also be seen with problems of obsession or abuse, though in his case it is the death of Claudius. Hamlet's thoughts are seized by his desire for Claudius's death, ""When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,Or in th' incestuous pleasure of his bed, At game a-swearing, or about some act That has no relish of salvation in ’t—
Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven, And that his soul may be as damned and black" (Act 3, Scene 3, Page 4). Hamlet's tragic flaw of obsession is eventually blown up by the masses, the media of that time, and it leads to his death. Throughout the life span of the media, tragic elements will be used in order to beckon the public.

           Next, the media uses tragic elements in order to dominate the emotions, controlling them to their liking. The media may want the attention or the feelings of the audience directed in some way that will better benefit their likings in some way. This strategy is apparent in an article about Prince's death, "Prince: Death by Ignorance and Fear" (BoingBoing.net). This article uses Prince's tragic flaw of drug abuse as a prompt to slander him. Obviously, the writer has hatred towards Prince and attempts to aligns the readers emotions with his. A similar case is seen with Hamlet, due to Hamlet's tragic flaw, he murders Polonius. Hamlet's obsession puts him in a crazed state of mind making him pugnacious, "What’s this, a rat? I’ll bet a buck he’s a dead rat now (slay)" (Act 3, Scene 4, Page 2). Hamlet slaughters Polonius by cause of his tragic flaw, this murder is then used by the media to make the public concern for or hate Hamlet. Tragic flaws are effectively used by the media to control emotion.

            Finally, tragic elements are used in media to hold an audiences attention for long periods of time. The media will clench an audiences minds for extended periods in order to keep the attention on their page/studio benefiting their likings. The media used this in the case of Prince, stories about him being sexually abusive were released in limited amounts as to keep the audience returning.  In the article, "' 'Prince made me call him Messiah' (DailyMail) ", little information is given in order for the audience to return to the studio/ website for more. This article displays an example of Prince's effusive behavior certainly obtaining an audience, and keeping them on edge. Overall, the media abuses this tool to keep the gaze of an audience.

          It is amazing to view how effectively the media captures, controls and lengthens the attention of an audience. As seen with Prince, the media enhances his tragic flaws for their own benefit using all three tools. By doing so the media has mass influence on our lives, as we depend on the media. For as long as it lives, the media will continue to abuse the power of tragic flaws for their own benefit no matter the effect on its owner.



                                                                      Work Cited
"Prince." Rolling Stone. Web. 04 Oct. 2016.

                                 -BRAINSTORMING?       TOPIC OUTLINING?            FIRST DRAFT?          REVSISION?     FINAL DRAFT?

                              b. referring to the attached PEER EDITING RUbric BELOW, please comment on:

                                   1. your greatest strength in ONE of the three TRAITS of Writing 

My greatest strength was perhaps developing Prince as a character

                                   2. WHAT do you think you need to IMPROVE in ONE of these three traits based upon the COOL feedback

I need to improve on my sentence structure

Create Flow through concise sentences

Word choice, choosing words that make my writing flow better 

                                      from your partner and your teacher's feedback on the final draft?

Teacher was distracted by improper formating of the essay, though it was a technical glitch

                                   3. WHAT is your GOAL to improve as a writer in UNIT 2?

I want to be able to create concise flowing sentences.