Category: Personal Reflections and Diary

photos_and_videos/TimelinePhotos_SxeO6JU-xg/52020644_10156986042482264_5527334077696311296_o_10156986042477264.jpg Singular SpeechI choose tragedy, at least in aesthetics.Feb 14, 2019, 9:04 AMAdam KellyComedies, in the old English/Shakespearean definition, were definened by their happy their happy endings 😁Feb 14, 2019, 1:15 PMGL SevierOsho was very much a mixed bag, though some of his advice is great for neurosis, but one of the truest things he said was just how much you can enjoy life when you take it as the absurdity that it so often is and learn to laugh more often about it.Feb 14, 2019, 1:31 PMJames StillwellTragedy is part of the great comedy called life.Feb 14, 2019, 4:42 PMNeil A. Bucklewembrace the tragic or become a joke.Feb 14, 2019, 5:12 PMBryan Nova BreySteve Kaplan in the Hidden Tools of Comedy wrote:

“Comedy is about an ordinary guy or gal struggling against insurmountable odds without many of the required skills and tools with which to win yet never giving up hope.”

The “ALL IS LOST” and “DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL” is always filled with the Character (& Audience) giving up HOPE. This downbeat happens before the “BREAK INTO THREE” where a new plan is conceived and the theme of the movie is answered and put into action.

HOPE is the switch that changes the tone of a film (and life) from dramatic to comedic.

I think many guys would agree that the efforts of Curt and Propertarians has really boosted our HOPE, which naturally increases our humor.

This explains why Curt laughs so much (especially when interviewed by friends.)

As for Tragedy, if I recall correctly, the defining element is that the main character has a tragic flaw, usually hubris which brings about his demise.

It’s not a tragedy if the main character doesn’t have a tragic flaw, it’s just a bad movie, or a sad ending.Feb 14, 2019, 8:46 PMMicah Pezdirtzcomedy for me, tragedy for my enemiesFeb 16, 2019, 5:17 PMBryan Nova Breyatta boy! 👊🏼Feb 16, 2019, 6:10 PMTyler DuskMy nibbaFeb 17, 2019, 3:54 PM