... innocent. Then he moves on to describing the main elements of tragedy. Such elements are: plot, character, language, thought, spectacle, and melody. Then he classifies these in three parts, the media, the manner and the objects. The language and melody constitute the "media", in which they effect the imitation. Then there is the spectacle, which is the "manner", and the remaining three, the plot, character and thought are the "objects" that are imitated. Aristotle considers ... be reported or foretold. Lastly, Aristotle explains the importance of the chorus in a tragedy. According to hi...

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... innocent. Then he moves on to describing the main elements of tragedy. Such elements are: plot, character, language, thought, spectacle, and melody. Then he classifies these in three parts, the media, the manner and the objects. The language and melody constitute the "media", in which they effect the imitation. Then there is the spectacle, which is the "manner", and the remaining three, the plot, character and thought are the "objects" that are imitated. Aristotle considers ... be reported or foretold. Lastly, Aristotle explains the importance of the chorus in a tragedy. According to hi...

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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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