https://padlet.com/richardmi/j9yrw7wt12s0 Made with no regrets, whatsoever en-us 2017-10-18 17:58:09 UTC 2017-10-18 18:10:35 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/richardmi/j9yrw7wt12s0/wish/198390861 The Miller piece discusses how there must be "the possibility of victory" in tragedy, so there is one last piece of hope. When Gatsby is trying to get Daisy to run away with him at the end of the novel, he holds onto hope, up until the minute he's killed. On the contrary, "Some Thoughts" says that in order for something to be deemed a tragedy, the hero must realize his mistakes and also not have enough time to fix it. ]]> 2017-10-18 17:59:55 UTC https://padlet.com/richardmi/j9yrw7wt12s0/wish/198390861 https://padlet.com/richardmi/j9yrw7wt12s0/wish/198390893 In "Some Thoughts About Tragedy," the author discusses the key element of a tragedy- the tragic hero. The admirable trait of the hero that makes them seemingly perfect is the "same admirable trait that causes the hero's downfall." The same concept is discussed in "Tragedy and the Common Man," in which the author discusses how a character's "tragic flaw" is always revealed throughout the course of the story. For example, Macbeth's ambition is admirable to the readers, but is what ultimately leads to his downfall. ]]> 2017-10-18 17:59:59 UTC https://padlet.com/richardmi/j9yrw7wt12s0/wish/198390893 https://padlet.com/richardmi/j9yrw7wt12s0/wish/198390974 Both agree that you can track where the mistakes were made leading up to the tragedy. The "Some Thoughts" document mentions how there actually are no tragedies... they are just the failure to recognizance of facts leading up to that tragedy. The "Tragedy and the Common Man" states how the "tragic right" is a condition of life. Everyone has their own tragedies, and if we were to analyze the life of that person, we would be able to follow the events and mistakes that lead to the tragedy. Everything is avoidable but ignorance is often bliss.]]> 2017-10-18 18:00:09 UTC https://padlet.com/richardmi/j9yrw7wt12s0/wish/198390974 https://padlet.com/richardmi/j9yrw7wt12s0/wish/198390994 Nowadays, most stories are comedies, yet tragedy affects us in ways that comedy cannot. Comedy makes us laugh but only really projects feelings onto us while tragedy reflects what we feel on the inside. However, not all tragedy has to be depressing. A story can still be funny in the most while the overall message is sad or nihilistic.]]> 2017-10-18 18:00:11 UTC https://padlet.com/richardmi/j9yrw7wt12s0/wish/198390994 https://padlet.com/richardmi/j9yrw7wt12s0/wish/198391284 In "Some Thoughts", Carson- Newman  believes that "the hero must be somebody of great social importance." Arthur Miller thought otherwise though. He believed that the common man could be the hero in a tragic story even without being of great social importance. ]]> 2017-10-18 18:00:40 UTC https://padlet.com/richardmi/j9yrw7wt12s0/wish/198391284