#m*rvel movies could never do this because they want you to be surprised
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shakespeare snobs still aren't ready for this conversation but revenge of the sith is the closest western media has to a modern equivalent of a shakespearean tragedy
- entertainment created for mass appeal
- effectively utilizes comic relief despite overall serious tone and/or subject matter
- the audience knows it's a tragedy going in
- utilizes, as shakespeare did, the elements of the greek tragedies which came before him, ie:
- the tragic hero is virtuous but for a fatal flaw
- the audience fears for and roots for the hero despite said flaw and their knowledge that the story is a tragedy
- in his attempts to escape his destiny, the hero unknowingly runs toward it, even brings it about himself
- it's entertainment for the masses even though the masses know it's a tragedy before it even starts
#matthew stover nothing can be done to change it quote etc etc etc#star wars#im just saying i think both the ancient greeks and elizabethans would have gone apeshit for star wars#people are the same as theyve always been#if anyone 'well actuallys' me and diverts this post to a marvel movie just know i will haunt you#m*rvel movies could never do this because they want you to be surprised#thats why they change scripts when the internet essayists guess things correctly#star wars shakespearean tragedies and greek tragedies dont give a shit if you know whats going to happen#i have to go back to school i need to write a thesis on this#shakespeare
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