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Question 1

In “the poetics”, what are Aristotles three unities?

Answer 1

time: the play takes place all in one day
place: the play takes place in one place
action: play has one story line

Question 2

In “The Poetics” what are Aristotle’s Hierarchy of Tragic elements?

Answer 2

Plot: the events that take place 
      Character: personality/ actions of a character
      Thought: theme/ ideas
      Speech: style, language
      Song: singing/ dancing
      Spectacle:l set/ props etc

Question 3

How does Michael Rolph Trouillot say that history is erased?

Answer 3

How history is erased over:
Making of sources
creation of archives
narrator silence parts of their stories