This document summarizes Aristotle's six elements of tragedy: plot, character, thought, diction, song, and spectacle. It explains that plot is the most important element and soul of tragedy, involving events arranged in a complex manner. It describes Aristotle's views on each element and how they contribute to an effective tragedy, such as realistic characters and appropriate language. The document concludes that Aristotle's theory provides a framework for analyzing fine art.

1.  NAME : JETHWA MONALI A
 ROLL NO : 23
 TOPIC : SIX PART OF TRAGEDY BY
ARISTOITLE
 EMAIL ID : monalijethwa19@gmail.com
 SUBMITTED : M.K. BHAVNAGAR UNIVERSITY
DEPT.OF. ENGLISH.

2.  The most brilliant
student in Plato's
academic was Aristotle.
 Aristotle is known as
“THE FATHER OF
WESTERN CRITISIAM.
 He was a versatile
genius.
 Aristotle’s contribution
the history such as
logic, Ethics, political,
literary criticism etc.

3.  “Tragedy then is an imitation of and action
that is serious complete and of a certain
magnitude; in the language embellished with
each kind of artistic ornaments the several kinds
being found in separate part of the play in the
form of action not of narrative, through pity and
fear effecting the proper purgation catharsis of
these and similar emotion”.
 According to Aristotle, tragedy should be more
realistic.
 he says,
“Tragedy ‘show’ rather than ‘tells’”.

4. PLOT
[Mythos]
DICTION
[Lexis]
CHARACTER
[Ethos]
THOUGHT
[Dianoia]
SONG
[Melos]
SPECTACLE
[opsis]

5.  This elements include the means
of,
 Imitation [ diction and song]
 The manner of Imitation [ Spectacle ]
 The object of Imitation [ plot, character, and
Thought ]

6.  According to Aristotle,
“ PLOT IS THE SOUL OF TRAGEDY”
 Plot is the ‘first principal’ and most
important element among these six.
 Aristotle defines, plot is..
“THE HAREMONIOUS
ARRENGEMENT
OF THE INCIDENTS”
 Plot divide in two part:
 1] SIMPLE PLOT
 2] COMPLEX PLOT
 Plot may be simple or complex but
complex plot is better then simple plot.
 Simple plot have only a “CHANGE OF

7.  Complex plot have both “Reversal of
intension” and “ Recognition”
 Both connected with the catastrophe.
 The plot is “ THE END AT WHICH TRAGEDY
AIMS”

8.  Man and women who
act character fell
during their career in
the development of
the plot express the
speech the dialogue.
 Aristotle suggests
that character should
be “LIKE”
 Main character’s life
“REALISTIC” in the
tragedy.

9.  Song is one of these
embellishments.
 Song or melody is
musical element of this
chorus.
 Aristotle argues that the
chorus should be fully
integrated in to the play
like an actor.
 Song is simply
pleasurable accessory
and therefore it is More
important to the tragedy.

10.  Diction is medium of
language and
expression.
 In modern sense it
means “ CHOICE OF
WORDS”.
 Diction it doesn't mean
that language should be
common, simple and
suitable for that
character.
 “expression of the
meaning in words”
 Aristotle particularly
interested in metaphors.

11.  Aristotle says ‘ thought, on the other hand,
is shown in all they say when proving or
disproving some particular point or
enunciating some universal position.
 “ where something is proved to be or not to
be or a general maxim is enunciated”
 A play embodies the vision or the idea of the
playwright.
 They expressed through the character and
their speeches.

12.  The spectacle is the
pleasure of tragedy.
 Spectacle is the overall
visual appearance of the
stage and the actor.
 Spectacle related with the
stage performance not of
mere closet-reading.
 Aristotle recognizes the
emotional attraction of
spectacle.
 “ create a sense, not of
the terrible, but only of
the monstrous”

13.  All this been the discussion of Aristotle’s concept of tragedy.
 In the every kind of representational literature ,plot has its own
important place, character are bound to be there though they
maybe of different types; it will have a definite central thought
expressed in in appropriate diction and technically.
 Finally, it will have its own end or purpose in the place of
catharsis.
 Similarly, they have their own thought way of presentation and
spectacle
“ IN GIVING THIS THEOERY
OF TRAGEDY,
HE HAS GIVEN AS
SOMETHING VERY LIKE
ATHEORY OF FINE ART”