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The Poetics- AristotleTragedy- the imitation of an action that is serious and also, as having magnitude, complete in itself in language with pleasurable accessories, each multifariousness brought in separately in separate of the work in a dramatic, not in a narrative form with incidents arousing pity and consternation where with to accomplish its catharsis of such emotions.I. Discussion of TragedyA. Six parts to a tragedy1. fable/plot- the combination of incidents, or things done in the story2. characters- theyre what make us ascribe certain virtuous qualirties to the agents (actors)3. diction- the composition of the verses4. thought- shown in what is said when proving a point is enunciating a widely distributed truth5. spectacle- stage appearance of the actors6. melody- self explanatoryII. Importance of the fictionalization/Plot over the other elementsA. Tragedy is essentially an imitation not of persons, but of action and life, of happiness and miseryB. The life and soul of a tragedy is the plot 1. Tragedy is impossible without action, but there whitethorn be one without CharacterC. The most powerful elements of attract...