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Aristotle Poetics (Two Genres (Tragedy (Three Unities # (Space (same…
Aristotle
Poetics
Aristotle (384–322 BC)
Two Genres
Tragedy
Sublime form
characters of the higher sort
Tragic Hero
HIgh Birth
Better than the rest
Being better than the rest
The Tragic Hero fights
Fights greatly
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predominantly Good/ Virtuous
Possesses
Tragic Flaw (
Hamartia
)
tragic Pride (
Hubris
)
Causes
Tragic Error
Results in Conflict
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capable of grave errors
causes social discord
impossible to rectify
ends in Death
Three Unities
#
Space
same locale
Time
unified duration
approximately a day or two
Action
nothing extraneous
Comedy
Base form
characters of the lower sort
commits minor errors
causes social disbalance
can be rectified
ends in Marriage