Word: tragically
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...first couple of outbursts sweep the audience and send fits of chills running up and down the spine; but since emotional climaxes are reached in scene after scene, the final tragic highlight of the musical, Jacob Zulu's verdict, loses much of its passionate appeal. The crescendo of the play has been reached by the middle of the first act, and no additional pumping up the volume will have any more effect upon already aching ears...
Unfortunately, the cynicism of the present prevents Loman's plight from being "universal," a necessary condition of any tragedy that hopes to inspire the identification of the audience with the tragic figure. The play thus becomes largely divorced from present societal concerns...
...TYPE] Moral Widower [CHARACTERISTICS] Tragic, decent, usually facing moral crisis [EXAMPLES] WAITING TO EXHALE: Gregory Hines (2) INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE: Brad Pitt...
...TYPE] Too-Good-to-Be-True Widower [CHARACTERISTICS] Tragic, decent, handsome, rich [EXAMPLES] THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT: Michael Douglas BED OF ROSES: Christian Slater...
...TYPE] Wronged Widower [CHARACTERISTICS] Tragic, decent, forced to dangerous acts by loss [EXAMPLES] BRAVEHEART: Mel Gibson (4) THE FUGITIVE: Harrison Ford...