1. SHAKESPEARE VS. ARISTOTLE
... doesn't use any of the Shakespearean Tragedy elements. The play can build itself upon another suitable definition of tragedy, for example Aristotle's. Aristotle defines tragedy to be "an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of certain magnitude; in language embellished with each kind of artistic ornament, the several kinds being found in separate parts of the play; in the form of action, not of narrative; ... of Aristotle's, however the elements of Shakespearean Tragedy still affect the audience in the desired manner. Aristotle states that tragedy is "an imitation of an ...
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