This document provides an analysis of the tragedy form based on Aristotle's theory of tragedy. It discusses Aristotle's definition of tragedy as an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of sufficient magnitude, which elicits feelings of pity and fear and results in a catharsis. It outlines the six elements of tragedy according to Aristotle as plot, character, thought, diction, song, and spectacle. It also discusses the three unities of tragedy and provides examples of different types of tragedies and elements of Shakespearean tragedy.

1. LITERARY THEORY
AND CRITICISM-
WESTERN POETICS
-1
PREPARED BY
PAYAL
CHUDASAMA
DEPARTMENT OF
ENGLISH
LITERATURE

2. ANALYSIS OF THE TRAGEDY FORM
• Student name:payal chudasama
• Paper name: Literary Theory and criticism-western poetics-1
• Topic:Analysis of the tragedy form
• Study:M.A.(part:1) sem:1
• Roll no:24
• Enrollment no: 2069841020200005
• Email I’d:chudasmapayal1997@gmail.com
• Bath: 2019 -21
• Submitted by:Maharaja Krishna Kumarshihaji bhavanagar university

3. ● WHAT IS TRAGEDY?
• Tragedy is a type of drama that presents a serious subject matter about
suffering and corresponding terrible events in a dignified manner.
• Tragedy is clean ,it is rest ful , it is flawless.

5. ●WHAT IS THE ARISTOTELIAN THEORY OF TRAGEDY ?
• In this poetics, the philosopher Aristotle laid out of idea that poetic art is “The
imitation of an action .” This imitation , or mimesis, is a writer’s attempt to
represent reality or truth in artistic form.
• “ Imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and has sufficient size in a
language. That is made sweet exciting pity and fear, bringing a about a
catharsis. ”

7. ● ARISTOTLE’S CONCEPT OF TRAGEDY:
• Tragedy is serious.
• It in action and not narration.
• Plot is the soul of tragedy.
• Elements of anagnorisis and perspective.
• Death of the protagonist character.
• In embellished language.

8. ●THE SIX ELEMENT OF TRAGEDY:
☆ plot
☆character
☆Thought
☆Diction
☆ song (Melody)
☆spectacle

9. ● CONTINUE.......
《1》 plot:
Aristotle said that, “The soul of drama.” The arrangement of the incidents, the action , to which all the other elements are
subordinate.
《2》Thought:
The faculty of saying what is possible and pertinent in given circumstances every effect produced by speech.
《3》Character:
Determines men’s qualities; that which reveals moral purpose. Four things to be aimed at goodness , propriety, truthfulness to life ,
consistency.
《4》Diction:
The expression of the meaning in words; the art of delivery.
《5》Song (Melody):
Holds the chief place among the embellishment.
《6》Spectacle :
Has an emotional attraction for the audience, but is the least artistics of the parts, since it derives not from the poet but from the
machinist.

10. ● THREE UNITY OF TRAGEDY

11. ● CONTINUE .....
The classical unites, Aristotelian unites, represent a prescriptive theory of
dramatic tragedy that was introduced in Itali in the 16th century and was
influential for three centuries.
◇ Unity of action: A tragedy should have one principal action .
◇ Unity of time : The action in a tragedy should occur over a period of no
more than 24 hours.
◇ Unity of place : A tragedy should exist in a single physical location.

12. ● TYPE OF TRAGEDY:
♤Greek Tragedy
♤ Roman Tragedy
♤ Revenge Tragedy
♤ Tragic Comedy
♤ Domestic Tragedy

13. ● ELEMENTS OF SHEKESPEREAN TRAGEDY:
{1} Structure
{2} Tragic Hero
{3} Tragic conflict
{4} The supernatural, fate and chance

15. ● REFERENCE:
• Wekipidia