Poetics by Aristotle was not an enjoyable read for me personally however it did make some interesting statements and comparisons. Aristotle went into great depth of explain the six constituent elements of tragedy and how they came about.
The most intriguing part of Aristotle article is when he discusses the tragic side of tragedy: Pity and Fear and the patterns of the complex plot. Aristotle states “the construction of the finest tragedy should be not simple but complex, and at the same time imitative of fearful and pitiable happenings”. After this he continues with several complex examples of non tragic plots and characters. This particular line really drew my attention to how in depth and analysed these plays are. While I guess I never really thought how people write plays, I would never have guessed that a play writer would be so careful in trying to portray these emotions to enforce the play to be a tragedy.
However, I was very wrong indeed. For example Aristotle has broken down the plot of tragic to be the imitation of an action where is complete and whole. Confusing? Aristotle stresses that the play is not centralised around one character but influenced by several character and the events that occur around them.
Overall a tragic play is one confusing play to write or analysis.
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