Shakespeare walked into the human heart.

 Shakespeare walked into the human heart.


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Even before Shakespeare, there was tragedy.


Early Greek writers portrayed the trials and tribulations of human beings ruled by a mysterious fate in tragedy. They believed that although humans themselves have weaknesses that cause unhappiness, ultimately fate determines human behavior and unhappiness. Thus, the so-called 'tragedy of fate' was born, in which humans suffered catastrophe due to irresistible force. Our lives are just candles flickering in front of the wind of destiny. In a word, 'fate is destiny'.



But Shakespeare's tragedy is different. The ruin and downfall of mankind is not solely the fault of the ruthless goddess of fate. Rather, the main cause that leads to catastrophe lies in man himself. That is why Shakespeare's tragedy is called 'personal tragedy'. Humans are swept away by the waves and storms they cause and are sacrificed. In a word, 'character is destiny'.


Of course, Shakespeare did not look into human beings from the beginning. Most of his early tragic works set the stage for the tragic fate of falling into hell due to external conflicts. The protagonists face a tragic catastrophe in the structure of conflicts between tribes, families, and powers rather than personality defects.



"Oh, if only Caesar's mind could be captured, I'd rather leave his body alone."


- <Julius Caesar>, Act 2, Scene 1, lines 169-170



Shakespeare comes to <Julius Caesar> and begins to include not only external conflicts, but also the voices hidden within human beings.


Shakespeare finally began to walk into the human mind around this time.


He usually refers to Freud as the man who properly walked into the human mind.


This is because the mind is the core that moves the body, moves life, and moves the world.


Shakespeare dug up and recorded the human mind more than 400 years ago before Freud. That is his great tragedy.


It is safe to say that the play of mankind was completed through Shakespeare. Shakespeare looked at all the elements that make up human beings and life for the first time, all of them. There is no new play, only the technique and method change.


A person with a living soul, good or evil, is the main character of Shakespeare's tragedy.


A fleshly soul is always ready to spark a spark. When the trigger is pulled, will, passion, and desire are ignited and flames are spread everywhere. The audience shudders at the fire. Avoid it because it is hot, but admire the majesty. I am afraid that it will spread all over the place, but it is sad that it collapses.


It is the scene of Shakespeare's tragedy, where fatefully innate character burns with power and then majesty.

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