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Finally, the failure to see a definite difference between Old Testament prose and poetry is incorrect. One may argue the nature of Hebrew verse, but one can hardly dismiss its existence any easier than one can the poetry of other cultures. Robert Alter has arrived at some of the same conclusions as Kugel about the 'intensification' element of Hebrew poetry. He disagrees, though, with Kugel's refusal to call versets poetry, and argues that individual lines become more understandable when one admits the existence of biblical poetry.
He is neither bound by fate nor capricious in His actions. Still, there are tragic elements in the Bible, as is seen in Samson, Job, and David. These elements contribute to the mood of many books, as is discussed below. Comedy is the foil of tragedy in many ways. Instead of building the play around one heroic character, comedy utilizes a number of figures to present its plot. As opposed to the tragic hero, the comic hero often has a pliable, neutral personality so he can change as the story takes shape (Frye, 1967:167).
Dialogue is important in characterization, since it allows the individuals to interact with one another by speaking, acting, answering, and reacting. Many types of characters exist in drama. Symbolic characters are supernatural creatures such as God and angels, or characters that portray non-beings like death, sin, etc. These characters serve as types of the human race. They are truly representative of humanity in their actions. Stereotypical characters 'are built around a single 2. A Brief Survey of Genre Criticism 45 quality or trait' (Berlin:23).