Oleana as a Tragedy
Oleana presents many definitive traits that could categorise it as a tragedy. The most prominent is the presence of a ‘harnartia’, executed by John. Harnartia is Greek terminology that translates literally to “missing the mark”, and was often used to depict the ‘Hero’s fatal flaw. In the case of Oleana, it could be argued that John committed the fatal error’ of breaching the lawful gap […]