Oedipus is a prime example of a tragidy, according to Aristotle's definition in the "poetics". Aristotle's Poetics is considered the first work of literary criticism in our tradition. The couple of pages in the book mainly describe tragedy from Aristotle's point of view. ... Aristotle considers the plot to be the most important of these elements. ... Lastly, Aristotle explains the importance of the chorus in a tragedy. ...

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Oedipus is a prime example of a tragidy, according to Aristotle's definition in the "poetics". Aristotle's Poetics is considered the first work of literary criticism in our tradition. The couple of pages in the book mainly describe tragedy from Aristotle's point of view. ... Aristotle considers the plot to be the most important of these elements. ... Lastly, Aristotle explains the importance of the chorus in a tragedy. ...

• Word Count: 1309
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In the play Antigone the playwright Sophocles presents Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero in the character King Creon. According to Aristotle's writing, "Poetics," a tragic hero is a character of noble stature that falls from his grace due to a tragic flaw, which moves the audience to feel pity for him. ... Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero seems to have been created for a vulnerable Creon who has lost his family and his condemned to hell due to a mistake he makes but does not realize until it is too late. ... A final aspect that distinguishes a tragic hero in Greek D...

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Aristotle who comprised his poetics through the analysis of plays and poetry was highly interested in Sophocles' work and the concept of tragedy as a whole. "Tragedy, then is an imitation of an action that is serious , complete, and of a 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: through pity and fear effecting proper purgation of these emotions. " (Aristotle Chap.VI) Aristotle goes on to examine what he thought were the most important elements in a...

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By further examining the character of Antigone, one can conclude that she in fact fits the pattern of a tragic heroine as outlined by Aristotle. Aristotle believes that the chief character in a tragic play should be a person of great consequence and one of exalted station. ... Antigone fits this description of Aristotle's ideal tragic heroine because her insistence on her desire to bury Polynices to the point of her own death locates her in a line of tragic heroes, specifically that of Oedipus, her father. ...

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Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero is someone who is highly renowned and prosperous with a tragic flaw that is responsible for his or her downfall. Creon's potential for greatness as a ruler, destructive pride, recognition of error, and tragic downfall accurately apply to Aristotle's definition; thus proving he is the tragic hero. ...

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In Aristotle's book, Poetics, the philosopher defines a tragic hero as someone of high status, flawed, afflicted with hamartia (tragic flaw) and hubris (arrogance), is punished severely, and in the end gains wisdom. ... According to Aristotle, the tragedy that affects the classical tragic hero is the result of his human flaws as opposed to the interference of an exterior force. ...

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In contrast to the morality defined by Aristotle in his Nicomachaean Ethics, Creon shows that he is deaf to the knowledge of particulars--of place, time, manner, and persons, which is essential for moral reasoning. ...

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the historics of greek theatre Theater was born in Attica, an Ionic region of Greece. It originated from the ceremonial orgies of Dionysos but soon enough its fields of interest spread to various myths along with historic facts. As ancient drama was an institution of Democracy, the great tragic poets Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides as well as the comedian Aristophanes elevated public debate and political criticism to a level of aesthetic achievement. Euripides and the ethologist Menandros, in the thriving years of Alexandria and later on during the Roman domination, reached a beau ideal level...

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