There is no essential difference between the material of comedy and tragedy. All depends on the point of view of the dramatist, which, by clever emphasis, he tries to make the point of view of his audience.
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I did know Ted Hughes and I partly wrote the book to explain to myself and others the complexities of a marriage that was for six years wonderfully productive of poetry and then ended in tragedy.
Live in the present. The past is gone the future is unknown -- but the present is real, and your opportunities are now. You must see these opportunities they must be real for you. The catch is that they can't seem real if your mind is buried in past failures, if you keep reliving old mistakes, old guilts, old tragedies. Fight your way above the many inevitable Traumatizations of your ego, escape damnation by the past, and look to the opportunities of the present. I don't mean some vague moment in the present -- next week or next month, perhaps. I mean today, this minute.
The great challenge is to refuse to let the bad things that happen to us do bad things to us. That is the crucial difference between adversity and tragedy.
I'm a word man. See, there's this theory about the nature of tragedy, that Aristotle didn't mean catharsis for the audience but a purgation of emotions for the actors them selves. The audience is just a witness to the event taking place on stage.
It's never enough, given the magnitude of the tragedy, solidarity is never enough,
Plot, rules, nor even poetry, are not half so great beauties in tragedy or comedy as a just imitation of nature, of character, of the passions and their operations in diversified situations.
Prom and graduation season is here again. This is a time for celebration. Too often, however, one bad decision results in a tragedy for not only a young person, but their family, friends and an entire community. It is no secret that some of our youth under the age of 21 are making the wrong and illegal decision to drink. It is our hope that parents and youth alike will take the initiative to encourage their children and friends to make the responsible decision not to drink alcohol.
(I-Newswire) - Spending 5 billion a year on tobacco cessation for 25 years would profoundly improve the health of Americans, ... This is why it is such a tragedy that the Justice Department backed away from their original cessation remedy. Can you imagine what would happen if, as we projected with this plan, one million smokers quit each year - 33 million over time
Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is a beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, singit. Life is a struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it. Life is an adventure, dare it. Life is luck, make it. Life is life, fight for it.
It was a tragedy, ... I wish it had never happened.
In times of tragedy and disaster, children sometimes display symptoms that are akin to post-traumatic stress disorder.
It was a really great time for her. She was single and dating and beautiful in New York in the '60s ... You don't have to be completely consumed or subsumed by the tragedy.
In normal cases, when you solve a murder and bring closure, you're very ecstatic you're very happy and proud. But this is very somber for us because there are victims on every side of the fence in this situation. it's a senseless tragedy.
Traffic stops always have the potential to be dangerous, which is why they always have to be handled extremely carefully. What would make traffic stops safer would be if everyone followed the Move Over Law. That is the easiest way to avoid this kind of tragedy.
And if they the United States Senate start going on a vendetta against Roberts in the Senate, it's just going to hurt them. ... And I think they know that, so, I mean, Judge Roberts can, maybe, you know, be thankful that a tragedy has brought him some good.
You've got to keep in mind that Albee says he is working towards a new definition of tragedy,
This is a commemoration of the losses on both sides. It's to call attention to the tragedy that is Iraq and to bring the troops home and to stop the killing.
It was one of the most significant art colonies in the South. It's a tragedy.
Everyone at Panther Racing feels like it's only fitting that we support our country during this time of tragedy. Back in 2001 we made a donation and put an American flag on the engine cover after the tragedy on 911. So we feel a 10,000 donation and bringing awareness to the American Red Cross is the least we can do, and hopefully people in Chicago and watching the race on ABC will do the same.
Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy.
Defendant does not intend to profit in any way from the Oklahoma City bombing tragedy and in the event this court imposes no fine, or a nominal fine, and does not order restitution to exceed 4,100, the defendant will sign and file with the court an agreement and promise not to profit from the Oklahoma City bombing tragedy.
When you reflect on Sept. 11 and the tragedy of that day, one of the things that came out of that was the goodness of humanity,
Children seldom have a proper sense of their own tragedy, discounting and keeping hidden the true horrors of their short lives, humbly imagining real calamity to be some prestigious drama of the grown-up world.
In terms of human lives lost, it is the tragedy of the decade for Mexico. It's a very serious situation for the country,
The generosity of the Aspen Institute has enabled him and the members of his family to begin to recover from the tragedy and trauma of recent months, ... Juan Miguel is very grateful for this time of peace and privacy with Elian.
A tragedy is the imitation of an action that is serious and also, as having magnitude, complete in itself ... with incidents arousing pity and fear, wherewith to accomplish its catharsis of such emotions.
I am delighted that president Bush has accepted to play this role. I know the Pakistan authorities are too. We know that he is going to bring extraordinary leadership and attention to this terrible tragedy.
We've taken extensive action at the Toledo refinery since the tragedy of Texas City.
It's a terrible tragedy, ... I don't know if my house there is still standing.
There are a lot of us who think that some of the information we share with the public probably should be restricted in some fashion, ... We may have to take a look at these kinds of issues from a different perspective because of the tragedy of September 11.
So many dead ... It's a tragedy, ... Excuse me, but I must return home right away.
Offering thanks in the midst of tragedy is an American tradition, ... even during a bloody Civil War.
For the people who experience it, it's a tragedy, but for the country as a whole, we can absorb it.
It was a national tragedy. It would not be appropriate to have champagne because of the nature of the event.
We think there's a history of domestic disturbances here. There were some marital problems, culminating in the tragedy that happened today.
This tragedy was the direct result of terrorism hundreds of innocent people, mostly women and children, have died because of the fear and panic that terrorists are sowing in Iraq,
That was a tragedy but what it said to me was that the real tragedy was how deeply racial profiling had seeped into the police department.
The problem of land mines is a global tragedy. In all probability, land mines kill more children than soldiers, and they keep killing after wars are over.
Obviously, it's a tragedy for the family and friends of this individual. Train tracks are not places for shortcuts and recreation. It's a very unforgiving environment.
There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt.
Well, my definition of a tragedy is a clash between right and right.
Many people could have been killed or seriously injured by this terrorist attack, and it is only through the speedy and efficient action by the security forces that a tragedy has been averted,
The whole of this country feels for the people of the Gulf Coast of America who have been afflicted by what is a terrible, terrible natural tragedy,
The real story with this bill is that you had a tragedy occur that disrupted refiners and laid bare that the U.S. is dependent on this consolidated industry and, in a couple weeks, the industry was able to get a bill in the House and get the Congress to actually vote for it,
Only a great mind that is overthrown yields tragedy.
Tragedy in life normally comes with betrayal and compromise, and trading on your integrity and not having dignity in life. That's really where failure comes.
It hit all of us like a sledgehammer. The kids were so happy. ... They were wonderful. You just can't imagine going from a beautiful moment to it's all over. It's a tragedy all the way around.
The fact that Mark Fuhrman is a racist and lied about it on the witness stand does not mean that we haven't proven the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. It would be a tragedy if with such overwhelming evidence, ladies and gentlemen, as we have p
In the initial response to the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, particularly in Louisiana, governments at all levels failed in this obligation,