... 's Oedipus the King) or actions that accompany the reversal of the situation in the plot. In the example of Oedipus the King, Oedipus's realization that he is, in fact, his father's murderer and his mother's lover is an example of recognition. This recognition, combined with reversal, produces either pity or fear (or in some cases, both); and actions which produce these effects are those by which, by Aristotle's definition, tragedy represents ... detail as he defines and discusses his philosophy on tragedy. He knows that there are many major elements that must be present in a work to clas...

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... 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 justice that murderer of the previous King- unbeknown to him- he killed the king who was also his father and he then married his mother. When he finds ... 104)," shows how Aristotle's theory on characters and their importance is perfectly exemplified within Oedipus Tyrannus. Not only is the quote from a character that the audience can r...

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