Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Julius Caesar Help? Act 5?

Act 5 #2 Cius' death is not tragic. He was a murderer and he had it coming. In the Poetics, Aristotle says that a bad man getting his just desserts is not tragic. It does satisfy the moral sense, but it does not arouse feelings of pity and fear. You should have the same sense as you get when you see Darth Vader pitch the Wicked Emperor over the edge to his death.

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