Aristiotle's Poetics

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1. Slide 1: Aristotle’s Poetics Classical Tragic Form Defined
2. Slide 2: Nota Bene Aristotle’s Poetics is often misunderstood as being a set of rigid rules for writing drama, when in fact it is merely an explanation of some common traits he observed about the most affective and successful tragedies of his day. Rigidity and art never make good bedfellows.
3. Slide 3:The Six Aspects of Tragedy Plot • • Character • Thought • Diction • Song Spectacle •
4. Slide 4: Plot • Plot refers to the structure of the narrative— how its events are presented to the audience. • The plot has unity of time, place, and action. • First, the exposition establishes the world of the play, introducing the setting and the characters. • The plot then features an inciting incident, an