... . These elements coupled with Aristotle's Poetics are apparently what make up a tragedy so these will be applied to Oedipus Tyrannus to see if it exemplifies or deviates from Aristotle's definition of tragedy. Oedipus Tyrannus is considered by many to be your typical tragedy, Oedipus is the King and his land is suffering from plagues. He believes that to save his land he must bring to ... -page 2). This does not comply with Oedipus Tyrannus. The unhappy end is inevitable from the start, the tension and the brooding atmosphere is created from the close quartered situation. "The chorus of t...

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