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Omertà: (Among The Mafia) A Code of Silence About Criminal Activity
Omertà: (Among The Mafia) A Code of Silence About Criminal Activity
Omertà: (Among The Mafia) A Code of Silence About Criminal Activity
Greek tragedy was expected to arouse two emotions--fear and pity. A good tragedy would make the audience feel pity for the sufferings of the characters, even if they brought those sufferings on themselves. The protagonist of a tragedy was usually a person in whose character good and evil were mixed but in whom the good predominated. This description or definition is usually paraphrased as "a basically noble person with a tragic flaw."