... using the word mimesis in any novel sense; clearly he means that the situations, actions, characters and emotions portrayed must strike one as true to life" (Grube 70). Elsewhere Aristotle's conception of imitation has been described simply as "Platonic". However, I shall attempt to show that there is a direct and illuminating correlation between concepts in The Physics with ... a whole that is best known to sense-perception, and a generality is a kind of whole, comprehending many things within it, like parts" (Physics 184a). Again we see the application of Aristotle's general metaph...

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... much more easily. The cathartic effect which is presented almost perfectly in Oedipus, is not as effective in Hamlet, as it does not follow all of Aristotle's criteria, although it still possess some reader identification. Hamlet is a story about a prince (Hamlet JR.) who is told by a Ghost (Hamlet ... Thus, Hamlet seeks to take revenge on his uncle however his procassination resulted in a catastrophic end. Hamlet does not cohere to all of Aristotle's criteria for stage two of catharsis, because there is no actual cathartic moment. Hamlet's falling of shields occur before his highest of...

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