Plot is the soul of tragedy
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This document is a student paper submitted to Dr. Dilip Barad of the Department of English at M.K University Bhavnagar for a literary theory and criticism course. The paper discusses Aristotle's view that plot is the soul of tragedy, and explores the definition and elements of plot, including its role as the cause and effect chain of events in a tragedy. It also examines the different types of plot structures and the three unities of time, place, and action in tragic plots.
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Plot is the soul of tragedy
- 1. Topic – Plot is the soul of Tragedy Paper – 3 ( Literary theory and Criticism) Roll no – 34 Semester -1 Submitted to- Dr. Dilip Barad ( Department of English M.K University Bhavnagar ) • Presented by – Shital D Italia
- 2. Plot – the soul of Tragedy
- 4. Formative elements of Tragedy Plot - Mythos Character - Ethos Thought - Dianoia Diction Song Spectacle - Laxis Melos Opsis
- 5. Plot : The soul of Tragedy “ Tragedy is an imitation of man but of an action and of life consist in action in Action”.
- 6. Cause and effect chain
- 7. Types of Plot Simple Plot Complex Plot Three Unities Unity of Time Unity of Place Unity of Action
- 8. Comparison with Character Aristotle says that “ without action there cannot be a tragedy there may be without character”.