Question

Which is more important in tragedy according to aristotle plot or character?

Answer 1

According to Aristotle, tragedy has six main elements: plot, character, diction, thought, spectacle (scenic effect), and song (music), of which the first two are primary.

Particularly significant is his statement that the plot is the most important element of tragedy.  He says that the plot must be a complete whole — with a definite beginning, middle, and end — and its length should be such that the spectators can comprehend without difficulty both its separate parts and its overall unity

He says that the plot must be a complete whole — with a definite beginning, middle, and end — and its length should be such that the spectators can comprehend without difficulty both its separate parts and its overall unity He says that the plot must be a complete whole — with a definite beginning, middle, and end — and its length should be such that the spectators can comprehend without difficulty both its separate parts and its overall unity.

Answer 2

Tragedy is a theatrical genre. Aristotle has mentioned 6 components of tragedy namely: plot, character, diction, reasoning, spectacle and lyric poetry. The most important among the 6 is plot then character.

Tragedy is an imitation of life and of actions, not of people. The plot is the smaller part of the larger story that the tragic playwright decides to tell. In the plot of a well written tragedy, there should be a moment of reversal. This is a moment in which the hero or heroine has a dramatic change of fortune.