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The Changing catastrophe of Oedipus Rex, Hamlet, and Desire under the Elms   Tragedy can easily be considered the greatest of all genres due to the circumstance that it has withstood the test of time. Formally, catastrophe employs something more complex than other genres. It is not slice of a life full of happy endings. It is part of a big system of things. It is part of who we are. Perhaps tragedy is simply the art that in truth imitates life.> Historically speaking, the great rises of tragedy have occurred during times of exceptional affluence. The Greeks, the Renaissance, and the previous(predicate) twentieth century are periods that enjoyed this type of security. Extreme cultural and scientific advances label each of these periods. The Greeks had practically conquered what was k directlyn of the world. The Renaissance period was marked by the reign of arguably the greatest monarch in side history, and the early twentieth century saw the rise of some of the greatest technological advances on record. Even though some would argue that we now live in one of the periods of great prosperity, there is not untold room for a unbent tragedy in our society. We have tragedy in the form of the news every day. more like spectacle   In entree to the historical and formal facets of tragedy, the rehearse of plot is key. Oedipus Rex is considered to be the most true to the form laid out by Aristotle. <Tragedy is marked by a problem of great proportions that must have a resolution. composition the problem may seem wholly due to external forces, such(prenominal) as the death of King Hamlet or Ebans mother, spiritual and mental factors come into institute. This is in particular evident in Desire of the Elms. The reader knows that there are extreme inte... ...ating the play. In Desire under the Elms, comic alleviation is noticed in each scene in which the oafish brothers are characters. It should be noted that while there i s a general alliance towards comedy, the comedy is quite dark in nature. The underlying theme of essential versus free will constantly pops up and in each play a mixture of both is exhibited. Finally, the use of spectacle is seen only in Hamlet, especially in the end of the play. Spectacle is even used in the play deep down a play. Alternately, Oedipus Rex and Desire under the Elms suppress spectacle. ONeill possibly felt that to line of battle the lovemaking and murder would diminish the message of the play. It would certainly diminish the use of imagination. Overall, the deeper elements of this genre will continue to fascinate the human mind for the centuries to come, fitting as it has for centuries past.