Shakespeare’s Tragic Flaw....... [a Literary Treat] Poem by Abha Sharma

Shakespeare’s Tragic Flaw....... [a Literary Treat]

Rating: 5.0


‘POETICS’ concocted with decent science
When ARISTOTLE the noble treatise design,

Brooded the BARD with ionic pen
Borrowed the flaws from Poetic’s den,

Undulating HAMLET stammered the verse
‘To be or not to be’ became Denmark’s curse,

Arrogant LEAR donated British crown
Stormed by sinners, with Kent and his clown,

MACBETH’S foul, the fair ambition abide
The prophetic witches cajoled the Scotland’s pride,

OTHELLO’S suspicion awakened death
His jealously fetched, virtuous Venice’s wrath

Medical metaphor purgated the tear
Abducted the emotion of PITY and FEAR

The TRAGIC FLAW cathartically connived
Endowed the ‘vent’ for passionate Mankind.


NOTE: FOR ALL LITERATURE LOVERS
Aristotle in his ‘POETICS’ [the scientific study of poetry] mentioned about the tragic flaws and Hammartia. The tragedy in life is not the result of any outside evil but due to that one negative trait of the protagonist. Humans need a vent; the tragedy is to arouse the emotions of pity and fear in the way to affect catharsis.
The four major Shakespearean tragic plays are based on four different flaws; Hamlet was inconsistent, King Lear too arrogant, Macbeth highly ambitious and Othello jealous [suspicious].

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
David Desantis 17 April 2008

You clearly have an amazing command of literature. The great thing about this poem is that there are so many references that flow together so nicely, that not only do you get a great mental picture, you also can really appreciate the flow. That is often hard to do...excellent job as always.

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Kristy Artmann 17 April 2008

Absolutely astonishing; I love it! ~Kristy~

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Andrew mark Wilkinson 19 April 2008

My eyes spotted the name right away, what a treat it is too, my first poem read of yours too, I give it 10 out of 10... Andrew

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Thad Wilk 19 April 2008

A potent and brilliant write Abha! ! I agree with your note at bottom totally! ! *10*! ! Great read! ! Best regards! Friend Thad

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Alison Cassidy 19 April 2008

Abha, this is brilliant - what a clever premise on which to build a poem and what wit and masterful penning is the result. As one for whom the Bard's words are embedded in mind and heart, who has played the roles of Ophelia, Desdemona, and lady Macbeth (sadly I never got to play Cordelia) I applaud you in this original and wittily conceived poem. love, Allie ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

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Jillian L'amour 28 June 2015

Is this a true poem or a rhyme?

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Nkululeko Mdudu 28 May 2008

Indeed this was a literary treat! I've always found poetry in science and science in poetry, whether in theatre or in lab, one must not fall short of the true flaw: to be human. Wondwerfully written beyond my expectations; even shakespeare would be proud!

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Rema Prasanna 22 May 2008

A powerful work, intense, deep, the whole lot of hypothesis humans can’t find in, complicated collection of Shakespearian tragedy, Abha, you handled well on a designer comfort, all those characters a visual treat in conceptual schemes, perfect for a 10.

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Hamlet is consistent when it's a question of wasting something or somebody, except his stepfather. King Lear lives the tragedy of the incompetent authority in an old, he's an unrealistic incapable. Macbeth has got his double in his wife and without her he's not able to do anything, to commit suicide either. Instead Othello is able to commit suicide, homicide, to revenge a terribly deep interior wound.

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Leonard Daranjo 04 May 2008

You have captured the quintessence of four of the great bard's major plays with incredible succinctness and erudition. You have ripped through the externals to get to the kernal. Take care

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