![]() ![]() With the above in mind, Aristotle lays out the six parts that define a tragedy: ![]() Plot, then, is arrangements of incidents (successes or failures) that result from character and thought giving way to action. These elements also determine the success of a given action. Character - the qualities ascribed to a certain man - and thought, according to Aristotle, are the two causes from which actions spring. Since tragedy is the imitation of action, it is chiefly concerned with the lives of men, and thus presents a stage for character and thought. Tragedy is an imitation of action with the following characteristics: it is serious, complete, of significant magnitude, depicted with rhythmic language and/or song, in the form of action (not narrative), and produces a 'purgation' of pity and fear in the audience (also known as catharsis). ![]()
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