1. Critical Analysis of Scarface As An Aristotelian Tragedy
Aristotle's The Poetics written in the 4th century B.C. thoroughly analyzed what makes a play or in modern terms a movie, a tragedy. ... This paper will analyze the movie, Scarface (1983) in the Aristotelian sense of a tragedy. ... This is the unity of time, place and action. ... Nevertheless, everyone asked about their emotions while watching the movie said it moved them. ... The ideal climax, turning point, combines ironic reversal and discovery in a single action. ...
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