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Question 1:  According to Aristotle, the Greeks conceived of tragedy as the fall of a great and generally good person, such as Oedipus or Antigone. Twentieth-century playwrights such as Arthur Miller reconceived tragedy as the fall of the common man, with Miller going so far as to show that commonness in a protagonist's name: Willy Loman ("low-man"). Choose a popular and tragic play, film, or even public figure of recent years. Does the fate of this character or actual person show that we value the "Greek" ideal or the twentieth-century one?

Question 2: The theory behind both musicals and operas is that "music enhances dramatic impact." From your own store of stage or film knowledge, describe a theatrical scene where music is being used deliberately to make a moment more emotionally effective. What happens in that moment and how does the music enhance your response to it?