Throughout the history of entertainment and literature, many different genres have been introduced to the public eye. Some of these include: comedy, drama, action, mystery, tragedy, etc. Perhaps the most perplexing of all is the tragedy. Not only are tragedies entertaining to watch or read but they also provide the audience with valuable life lessons. There are three different types of tragedies today. These include: the Aristotelian, Elizabethan, and modern models. Arguably the most well known tragic model is the Elizabethan, or Shakespearean model. These tragedies, written by William Shakespeare, had a unique way of allowing individuals to become drawn into the story of the tragic hero. In the Shakespearean tragedy, the main character (the …show more content…
Although he spent his earliest years as an ordinary child, the small town lifestyle did not remain a constant for him. Jackson and his siblings would spend hours in their backyard singing and dancing with each other. Their father, Joseph Jackson, was a guitarist who put aside his musical aspirations to provide for his family. Immediately, he recognized the immense talent that his children possessed and molded his sons into a musical group in the early 1960s (Jensen). Suddenly, young Michael Jackson’s life took a turn. The singers, known as the Jackson 5 almost immediately became world famous, but Michael stood out (Sirota). He was often described as a shining star and a musical sensation. Beyond his initial status as a famous child, Jackson also had noble characteristics. He had a natural ability to captivate audiences and convey complex emotions. Even as a child he displayed immense maturity as he once said, “I will never stop helping and loving people as Jesus said to,” (McKeen). This is notable because although Jackson had high status as a child star, he did not allow the spotlight to blind him. He held high morals and enjoyed helping people out of the kindness of his heart. In fact, Jackson and his brothers used their fame to promote kindness and the love of all people wherever they went. (Jensen). In the early years of his fame, Michael Jackson introduced the world to something new; a young child who was blessed with talent and a heart of
Through out his career one era that stood out was his family band called The Jackson
Most people have heard of Michael Jackson in their lifetime, his songs have been played in countless of movies, “Thriller” is played every October, but people might not know how he reached his fame. They might also not know what started his downfall. It all started out great, but a few rumors can ruin anyone’s reputation; Michael Jackson was a great example of this. Michael Jackson was known as The King of Pop, and one of the greatest singers and performers of all time, but a few mistakes made him go down as one of the most controversial modern tragic heroes.
Coming from nothing and working his way up to a chart-topping career, he makes his mark but does he hold the same effect today? Michael Jackson grew up in an abusive home but talent filled Michael found a way to work past the abuse and found a way to make a career that put the world in awe. Jackson has, needless to say, a heart-shattering past, an amazing music career, and an interesting way out of it all that still leaves people wondering: who really is Michael Jackson?
Most readers are aware of the many famous deaths or acts of death within the Shakespearean plays. And when the main characters die in Shakespeare’s plays, indeed, the readers would categorize the play as a tragedy. The problem with any tragedy definition is that most tragic plays do not define the tragedy conditions explained or outlined by Aristotle. According to Telford (1961), a tragedy is a literary work that describes the downfall of an honorable, main character who is involved on historically or socially significant events. The main character, or tragic hero, has a tragic fault, the quality that leads to his or her own destruction. In reading Aristotle’s point of view, a tragedy play is when the main character(s) are under enormous pressure and are incapable to see the dignities in human life, which Aristotle’s ideas of tragedy is based on Oedipus the King. Shakespeare had a different view of tragedy. In fact, Shakespeare believed tragedy is when the hero is simply and solely destroyed. Golden (1984) argued the structure of Shakespearean tragedy would be that individual characters revolved around some pain and misery.
Imagine at the age of eight you are the lead singer of one of the most popular bands at the time with multiple songs reaching number one and produces incredibly popular albums, and at the age of around twelve you start a solo career, ("Jackson 5"). Michael Jackson's life was just that, including many multi-million selling songs across two music groups the Jackson 5 at the age eight and going solo at the age of twelve and having many adoring fans it contributed to Jackson being the best pop singer of all time. Although there were rape allegations which people suggest that Michael Jackson should be stripped of his title of the "King of Pop". Michael Jackson even with the faulty allegations, the popularity
According to Aristotle, a tragic hero is described as a literary character of noble birth who makes a judgment error which leads to his own tragic demise. Despite the tragic hero’s defeat, humanity is validated and the audience is taught a valuable lesson. Three main theories of tragic heroes are the Aristotelian model, the Shakespearean model, and the modern tragic. Each model has five defining characteristics: which are nobility, hamartia, downfall, anagnosis, and suffering. In the Shakespearean mode of tragedy, the play Romeo and Juliet best models the tragic hero.
In a tragedy, a tragic hero is described as a literary character of noble birth or heroic qualities that makes a judgment error which leads to their own tragic downfall. Despite the protagonist's defeat, their story shows humanity and readers learn a valuable lesson. Three main theories of the tragic hero are the Aristotellian model, the Shakespearean model, and the Modern Day tragic hero. Each model has five defining characteristics, which are nobility, hamartia, downfall, anagnorisis, and suffering. In the Shakespearean mode of tragedy, the play Romeo and Juliet best models the tragic hero.
The Jackson 5 were one of the biggest phenomenons in pop music during the early 70s . He started out as the lead singer of the Jackson five , a band made up of his brothers and sisters . Of course he was the youngest in the group , but his fame rose by the time he was 10 the band had a record deal . First four singles were a hit. Michael stayed in the band but also had a solo career . His first solo hit was in 1972. According to https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/michael-jackson/biography Michael Jackson was eager to sing as a solo artist. Jermaine Jackson’s
Michael Jackson was born on August 29 in 1958. He was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. He was a legend and named the "King of Pop", he was one of the most popular entertainers in the world. Jackson's contributions to music and dance made him a global figure in popular culture for decades.
Bruno Mars set the gold standard for music yet again with his new album “24K Magic,” released November 18th, 2016. This album features nine tracks with a mix of R&B, electronic, and pop sounds. It’s title track has been filling Mars’ fans with anticipation since early October. This is Mars’ third album and he believes that it has topped his first two.
Did you know that Michael Jackson won 8 Grammy awards in one night? Michael Jackson is a pop singer that loves to make his fans happy. He was a person that also wanted to show the world that even though you're a different color then the person next to you, it doesn’t matter because we’ll still love you anyways. He didn’t care what people thought of him or how he danced or dressed. He showed the world that even though people talk about you or think of you as different, that doesn’t change who you are. Michael revolutionized the world by leading a path of racial equality, being the first African-American artist to ever achieve such a high level of success, and changed the relationship between music and television.
Aristotle’s Poetics is often considered the blueprint to a successful tragedy; his outline has been used for hundreds of years. Aristotle defines a tragedy as “an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude… in the form of an action, not of narrative; through pity and fear effecting the proper purgation of these emotions” (House 82). Aristotle believed that the most important part of a strong tragedy was the plot, and from that, the other elements such as character, diction, etc. would emerge. Aristotle states, “the principle of tragedy – the soul, if you like – is the plot, and second to that the characters” (Whalley 27). Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Hamlet essentially mirror this definition. While it is true that both plays do not always follow every detail of Aristotle’s rules, they hold true in so many ways that the relation between the works and theory cannot be ignored.
As a child star, this inappropriate amount of exposure to children of Michael’s age became his everyday routine – there is something valuable to audiences about “children presenting themselves like adults” (Warwick 244). The innocence of a young Michael Jackson was also compromised in the way Motown wanted to present him as a crossover star (Warwick 247). While maintaining the appearance of a clean-cut, wholesome young boy, Jackson was also required to ooze sexuality and masculinity as a child evidenced by the types of performances he was in and the songs he sang – these were characteristics that even an adult Michael Jackson had trouble balancing, let alone a prepubescent Michael Jackson who only understood that his job was to entertain (Warwick 246-247). Most notably, Michael’s vocal performance of “Who’s Loving You” demonstrates the stark contrast between a boy who has not yet experienced the intensity of love and heartbreak and a boy who is able to channel the raw emotions that the song requires (Warwick 248). “Who’s Loving You” happens to be one of my favorite songs that the Jacksons have ever performed, but it is challenging to fully appreciate a song containing such a large amount of emotional depth when there is an obvious polarity between the artist and the lyrics; thus the question of authenticity comes into play (Warwick
The tragedy of Hamlet, Shakespeare’s most popular and greatest tragedy, presents his genius as a playwright and includes many numbers of themes and literary techniques. In all tragedies, the main character, called a tragic hero, suffers and usually dies at the end. Prince Hamlet is a model example of a Shakespearean tragic hero. Every tragedy must have a tragic hero. A tragic hero must own many good traits, but has a flaw that ultimately leads to his downfall. If not for this tragic flaw, the hero would be able to survive at the end of the play. A tragic hero must have free will and also have the characteristics of being brave and noble. In addition, the audience must feel some sympathy for the tragic hero.
In 350 B.C.E., a great philosopher wrote out what he thought was the definition of a tragedy. As translated by S.H. Butcher, Aristotle wrote; “Tragedy, then, is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude; in language embellished with each kind of artistic ornament, the several kinds being found in separate parts of the play; in the form of action, not of narrative; with incidents arousing pity and fear, wherewith to accomplish its catharsis of such emotions. . . . Every Tragedy, therefore, must have six parts, which parts determine its quality—namely, Plot, Characters, Thought, Diction, Spectacle, Melody. (http://www.cnr.edu/home/bmcmanus/poetics.html)” Later in history, William Shakespeare wrote tragedies that epitomized Aristotle’s outline of a tragedy. Shakespeare’s Hamlet is one such tragedy.