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Let's go back to the beginning, Greek tragedy.

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In Reply to: RE: Just curious... posted by EBerlin on November 08, 2007 at 19:25:55

One would think the story line of these ancient epics would make for damned depressing fare but the terrible, almost unthinkable ills which befall the characters don't happen to wooden creatures but to flesh and blood that, no matter how hideous the injuries, keeps on living, triumphing over adversity if only for that continuance. Also, each main character generally has a fatal flaw which is exposed and which eventually is recognized by the wiser protagonist at play's end.
To just show depravity, terrible events, and havoc, however, hardly qualifies as art. After all, the world is full of terrors and the grave awaits us all: how hard is it to paint a desperate, depressing picture?
The consummate skill to produce art in a dramatic sense means creating something which uplifts or makes the human seem less... inhuman.

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Your remarkably florid contribution is actually hard to disagree with... - EBerlin 05:10:41 11/09/07 (0)
...as depravity for depravity's sake is pretty pointless and probably self-indulgent much of the time. But Troutbum didn't place "depressing" in that context. It was an offhand reference to depressing without any distinctions being made.

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