Okay, well I don't know that I did this text rendering worksheet correctly, so I'm once again just going to elaborate on what I did find in this article. Although the article is about business and such, it surprisingly brings in classic Greek tragedy. For my phrase and sentence that describe the article, I chose ones that connect to tragedy, mostly because I didn't understand the rest of the article; business and economic things are practically another language to me. The phrase I chose, "hero's downfall brings catharsis", resonated with tragedies to me; often heroes are portrayed by generally good people who are just trying to do the right thing, so that when they fall, the readers feel strong feelings of sympathy and sadness for the character. It is catharsis because these are feelings that we may not feel so strongly on a regular basis; that's what I think anyway. The sentence I chose came just before the phrase I chose in the chronology of the article and it said, "Greek tragedies, as Aristotle explained, rely on the punishment of successful but flawed heroes who reach for godly heights." In another post, I elaborated on the idea that the heroes of tragedies try to imitate nobility, and reaching for "godly heights" is basically the same thing I believe. The hero is trying to be better than they are by imitating or reaching for characteristics that are exemplified by nobility or gods.
The first "Tragedy of Tragedy" was that tragedy is inevitable; another "Tragedy of Tragedy" is that the we strive to be good people, but our success in this venture can end in our fall from grace, so to speak; being good doesn't always end well.
The first "Tragedy of Tragedy" was that tragedy is inevitable; another "Tragedy of Tragedy" is that the we strive to be good people, but our success in this venture can end in our fall from grace, so to speak; being good doesn't always end well.