Discuss Aristotle’s Conditions Covering Greek Tragedy How Ar

Born: 384 BC in Stagirus, Macedonia, Greece

Died: 322 BC in Chalcis, Euboea, Greece (1)

Aristotle believed that in order to convince an audience to postulate a drama then there should be key elements to the story. The elements are known as conditions and if a drama has enough of these conditions then the production would be true to life and a classic work of art.(2)

1, Catharsis: The final purging of the pity and or fear that have been elicited in an audience by the dramatic action of a tragedy. According to Aristotle, catharsis is the purpose of tragedy.

2, Hubris: Excess pride or arrogance, usually leading to ruin (a serious flaw in Greek heroes); excess of pride which shows disrespect for gods and man.

3, Mimesis: The imitation of human action that is created in poetry/drama through diction, rhythm, harmony, and movement, Helps keep the drama true to life.

4, Peripateia: Reversal of the Situation this should be probable or necessary.

5, Anagoresis: A change from ignorance to knowledge. The height of the play when everything comes together.(3)

However this is not true as we all know but because of his arrogance he can’t see this. Oedipus then goes on to tell Teiresias he is as nutty as peanut butter and bringing some Irony back into the story he says to the boy leading Teiresias “yes take him away good riddance. We can do with out you! Now the oracle Teiresias has gone it makes me think that any chance we had of Oedipus resolving this matter has come to an end.

In the play called Oedipus The King written by Sophocles a classic Greek play writer. [Oedipus means swollen feet. The Greeks pronounced it "oy-DEEP-us". Oed- is the same root as "oedema / edema" (tissue swelling; The British preserve the initial “o”), while "-pus" is feet (hence "octopus", the eight-footed animal.)(6)

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