... this theory. Within Aristotle's definition of tragedy and what he believed it was, we find the elements that he believes make up a tragedy- those are the plot, the characters, thought, diction, melody and the spectacle. 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 ... ...

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