Aristotelean defined tragedy as "the imitation of an action that is serious and also, as having magnitude, complete in itself." It incorporates "incidents arousing pity and fear, wherewith to accomplish the catharsis of such emotions."
The tragic hero will most effectively evoke both our pity and terror if he is neither thoroughly good nor thoroughly evil but a combination of both. It is also important to not that Aristotle believed that while comedy is dark, because it laughs at human folly, tragedy represents human greatness, as the moment of catharsis shows man fighting against a superior force, despite knowing that ultimately they are doomed.
It's basically middle class rule.
the main character in a tragedy
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a tragedy, by definition, for example- Titanic.
The Crucible' fits the definition of a classic tragedy because it stars a tragic hero. That hero is John Proctor, who appears as an upright fellow but lusts for another man's wife.
He doesnt have a tragic flaw. Read aristotles view of tragedy in "Aristotles poetics" and you can see that there is no such thing as a tragic flaw. It is a simple miss-judgment of the character in which he can change, but may choose not too.
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The genre definition word for action is drama. Drama is a specific type of fiction that is conveyed via performance. The symbolic masks associated with drama are comedy and tragedy. They represent Thalia, the muse of comedy and Melpomene, the muse of tragedy.
Catharsis is an emotional purging; in other words, a release of pent-up negative emotions. This term often relates to tragedy, but I am not sure if you are referring to the tragedies we suffer in our lives, or tragedy as a literary genre.
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