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Date Posted: 04:33:54 09/20/02 Fri
Author: monkey
Subject: Re: In my estimation, WtP is either a writer or Joss.
In reply to: vampyr64 's message, "Re: In my estimation, WtP is either a writer or Joss." on 23:07:05 09/19/02 Thu

>Want proof? Look at what WTP says about a tragedy,
>that for the greeks it was more important that the
>hero learned from his failing and bettered himself,
>not that he neccessarily survived. This means that
>none of the core characters would die with something
>bad hanging over their head. Also a classic tragedy
>uses a persons strength and weakness to bring about
>the downfall, and Xander's weakness is certainly not a
>lack of loyalty or courgae. If anything its him having
>too much loyalty and courage, not knowing when to back
>off.

First of all, WtP did list as a possible ending of tragedy situations in which the "hero" learns nothing and is left railing against fate. Second of all, there is normally only one hero in a tragedy, and if any figure winds up learning something it is this figure. The secondaries can remain totally unenlightened. Such as Lady MacBeth, for instance. Nor can every figure in a tragedy who comes to a bad end be viewed as a "tragic hero".

So I don't think WtP's nightmare alternate vision of Season 5 is impossible, at all. Which is not to say I think they ever planned it that way, either. I just don't think we have enough information to judge.

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