Aristotle's definition of tragedy is one of the most influential and important analysis" to come out of the literary world of ancient Greece. His analysis of the ideal form of tragic plays became a guideline for later playwrights in Western civilisation. When looked at in relation to Sophocles Oedipus Tyrannus it seems that Aristotle's theory is exemplified within it. From Aristotle's Poetics through to his definition of tragedy it seems that Oedipus Tyrannus in the perfect example ... hero. At the start of the play he is portrayed as a heroic individual, "it presents Oedipus as the great ki...

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