Medea and Oedipus the King were and remain masterpieces of the Western literary patrimony. These tragedies gave rise to strong emotional releases of fear and pity. Because of this catharsis‚ it induced important philosophical reasoning. The main concern was whether or not it damaged the individual mind. The central figures in this debate were Plato and Aristotle. Paradoxically‚ it is difficult to navigate in the rivers of human drama without being splashed by feeling of fear and pity. The central
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THE CONCEPT OF IMITATION IN PLATO AND ARISTOTLE Abstract Plato and Aristotle argue that artist (Demiurge) and poet imitate nature‚ thus‚ a work of art is a reflection of nature. However‚ they have different views on the functions of imitation in art and literature. Plato believes in the existence of the ideal world‚ where exists a real form of every object found in nature. A work of art –which reflects nature is twice far from the reality it represents. Aristotle‚ on the other hand‚ does not
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Poetic Elements in Sande¿ak¡vyas Introduction Sanskrit is the vast and rich treasure house of various branches of knowledge. It has produced magnificent and sublime poetry since time immemorial. Ancient Indian thinkers thought a lot on the various aspects of poetry from different angles and consequently criticism of poetry developed here. New views emerged‚ several literary principles were explored and a series of schools of poetics came into existence. Sanskrit poetics is remarkably rich. Inasmuch
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Tragedy is one of the oldest types of drama although‚ is not willingly found in modern drama anymore. “In the Poetics Aristotle defined a tragedy as a serious work with a hero who is great and good but has a flaw that brings down destruction on himself or herself” (Hischak‚ Thomas S. “Chapter2/Types of Drama.” Theatre as Human Action: An Introduction to Theatre Arts. N.p.: n.p.‚ n.d. 38 Print). Aristotle feels that regardless of being a king and having a whole kingdom look up at this noble rank the
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which might be a typical ending that aims at a relatively happy closure of the play. In fact‚ if Hamlet’s uncle was killed by Hamlet in 3.3‚ I do not think this scenario will be seen as a dramatically tragic one because we might take it as a a form of poetic-justice scene in which the bad figure is punished. Thus‚ if Hamlet killed his uncle‚ I would have taken it as a wise decision. But Hamlet’s anger blinds him enough that he postpones revenge and withholds clemency from his uncle. In other words‚ he
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Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex Sophocles in Oedipus Rex introduces the horrors of veracity through the journey the tragic hero Oedipus takes on. This tragedy encompasses all the concepts of Aristotle’s Poetics in regards to a complex plot. According to Aristotle‚ a tragedy is an event that has to arouse pity and fear to the readers; Oedipus contains all the features of this demand. In terms of Oedipus’ tragedy‚ he’s seen as the cursed one who consequently has to suffer the tragic repercussions of fate
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which results in a state of emotional fulfillment. Macbeth is considered as a Shakespearian tragedy recounting the events of a Scottish general who murders his King and gains the throne to eventually be assassinated by the King’s son. Aristotle’s Poetics focuses on diction an important aspect of a tragedy. He posits that the language must be formal to convey the seriousness of the events as the play must not be “ludicrous or morally trivial. It is concerned with a serious end namely pity and fear-
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3. Tragic Hero & Hamartia :- Aristotle in his ‘Poetics’ has given an ideal concept of tragic hero. According to Aristotle tragic hero in a tragic drama should neither be too good or perfect hero nor be too wicked or bad. Fall of a perfect good man would not arouse pity but it may shock us or disgust us. In the same way‚ utterly wicked person passing from happiness to misery is lacking in proper tragic qualities‚ nevertheless satisfying our moral sense. Thus in the view of Aristotle‚ totally
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In the light of Aristotle’s Poetics‚ we see the philosopher’s fundamentals regarding Greek drama‚ a structure or foundation that every tragedy needs for maximum expression and catharsis. It needs Plot‚ Character‚ Thought‚ Diction‚ Song and Spectacle – arranged in order of importance – so that it can be considered a Greek drama. In Plot‚ Aristotle explains how the drama is in the form of a tragedy‚ is efficiently maximized through the use of certain rules or laws called the Three Unities. Aristotle
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psychologically and sociologically The word “tragedy” evokes connotations of sadness‚ death‚ and irony. In literature‚ a tragedy is a plot in which the protagonist‚ also called a “tragic hero”‚ because of some inherent flaw in his/her character‚ dies. In the Poetics‚ Aristotle wrote that the purpose of Tragedy is to evoke a wonder born of pity and fear‚ the result of which is cathartic. As audience members we should sympathize with the protagonist‚ possibly recognizing in him/her our own human weaknesses. Because
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