Question

What is a perfect character of tragedy according to aristotle?

Answer 1

1. Aristotle defines tragedy as "the imitation of an action which is complete and of a certain length, by means of language made pleasing for each part separately; it relies in its various elements not on narrative but on acting; through pity and fear it achieves the purgation (katharsis) of such emotions."

2. The six elements of tragedy are plot, character, thought, diction, music, and spectacle. The most important of these is plot, or the arrangement of incidents, "for tragedy is an imitation, not of men but of action and life, of happiness and misfortune .Men are what they are because of their characters, but it is in action that they find happiness or the reverse."