Linear narrative Flashcards

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ARISTOTLE

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poetics: perspective and descriptive, tragedy has six elements: plot, character, thought, diction, spectacle, melody

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PLOT

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the structuring of events in the imitation of an action

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ACTION

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  • everything that happens in the play, but different from story.
  • it must follow a sequence beginning, middle, end
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PLOT 2

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  • must have unities:
  • time, place and action
  • anything that doesn’t support the plot is irrelevant and should be removed
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ACTION OF CHARACTER

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  • moves a plot.
  • Hamartia: the hero must be good, but have a tragic flaw
  • Peripeteia: this flaw, brings a turn of events
  • Anagnorisis: coincides where it goes from ignorant to knowledgeable
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PROBLEMS

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  • creates a desire for the protagonist to reach their intended goal but what if is problematic
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TRAGEDY

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  • to arise emotion, pity, and fear
  • develop empathy for the character
  • it encourages passivity and endorses a single perspective
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