Many people enjoy watching tragedy for the reason that they can relate to the emotions that characters go through without having to actually deal with the circumstances, results and effects of the ongoing evens. One may feel as the emotional pain of day-to-day life is unique to an individual. However, when we see others go through the same emotions we feel at ease that somebody else went through the same experience, or worse. Many people enjoy watching drama because characters in the plays undergo the same stress as people that watch them. When tragedy is dissected into parts, it is very similar to life itself, full of ups and downs and familiar emotions, suffering and sacrifice, sad endings and loss. In tragedy audience see characters facing the obstacles of real life. Therefore, tragedy gives people a chance to experience the range of painful emotions and see the high human values in action through images on stage. Watching tragedy satisfies people's natural curiosity, at the same time connecting them to the events on stage. Tragedy gives people a chance to relate to the characters and what they are going thorough without being hurt in real life. " Sex and the City," " Desperate Housewives," "House"- why do you think these shows are so popular?
While looking at tragic art, people see the highest human values in action and admire or judge characters. They either highly respect characters or they hate them with passion and get upset with actions of those characters onstage. Overall, drama provides a chance for people to feel the range of emotions without being exposed to the real-life consequences.  Labels: drama, sex and the city, shows |
