What were the main ideas we learned this week?
This week, we continued to analyze tragedy in literature through our reading of the play, "Oedipus." I learned about the element of tragic irony and how it strongly relates to "Oedipus." We also read "The Tragic Fallacy," by Joseph Krutch and explored how tragedy relates to humankind. One interesting think that I realized through my reading of this article is that tragedy is not all about sadness and devastating events, but there are positive messages about human nature that come with this sorrow. This idea can be connected to our lives in that we all face trials and hardships. When we are feeling down and alone during these times, it is easy to feel like the word will end, or that there is no hope and nothing positive can come out of that experience. But truly, these events are tragic, meaning they are sad and heartbreaking, but there is hope. There is hope and faith in mankind and the power of our strong will and ability to love one another. For example, when a loved one in a family is lost, the family will grieve and experience the negative, outward effects of this tragedy, but they will also see the inward victory of overcoming such a hard time together and will grow in their relationships and love for one another through this process.
I really enjoyed the poem that we read and analyzed this week, "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time," by Robert Herrick. I loved the message of the poem and how the word choice and structure of the poem helped to convey the message. I agree that it is important to not take anything we have for granted, but live life to the fullest and enjoy every second while we are still young and well. I thought the way in which the first two stanzas were written with subtle symbols was very interesting because if the third and fourth stanzas had not had such literal meanings, we may have interpreted the first two stanzas literally too. I also really like the word choice, such as "smiles" and "race," used in the first two stanzas because they give the poem deep meaning.
This week, we continued to analyze tragedy in literature through our reading of the play, "Oedipus." I learned about the element of tragic irony and how it strongly relates to "Oedipus." We also read "The Tragic Fallacy," by Joseph Krutch and explored how tragedy relates to humankind. One interesting think that I realized through my reading of this article is that tragedy is not all about sadness and devastating events, but there are positive messages about human nature that come with this sorrow. This idea can be connected to our lives in that we all face trials and hardships. When we are feeling down and alone during these times, it is easy to feel like the word will end, or that there is no hope and nothing positive can come out of that experience. But truly, these events are tragic, meaning they are sad and heartbreaking, but there is hope. There is hope and faith in mankind and the power of our strong will and ability to love one another. For example, when a loved one in a family is lost, the family will grieve and experience the negative, outward effects of this tragedy, but they will also see the inward victory of overcoming such a hard time together and will grow in their relationships and love for one another through this process.
I really enjoyed the poem that we read and analyzed this week, "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time," by Robert Herrick. I loved the message of the poem and how the word choice and structure of the poem helped to convey the message. I agree that it is important to not take anything we have for granted, but live life to the fullest and enjoy every second while we are still young and well. I thought the way in which the first two stanzas were written with subtle symbols was very interesting because if the third and fourth stanzas had not had such literal meanings, we may have interpreted the first two stanzas literally too. I also really like the word choice, such as "smiles" and "race," used in the first two stanzas because they give the poem deep meaning.