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Aristotles The Poetics
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In Aristotle's The Poetics, tragedy is stated as being "an imitation not only of a complete action but, also of incidents arousing pity and fear (137)." As Agamemnon, one of the works of Aeschylus, begins, pity is immediately brought into play. Although the audience does not see it, Agamemnon makes a difficult decision. He is a great leader and mu ....
Middle of paper ....ved one. The reason for the war was meaningless. It was fought to win back a woman.
The arousal of fear is provoked in the audience when Cassandra gives the description of the murdered of the children of Thyestes being eaten by their father. It also illustrates the magnitude of the tragedy. Fear is induced in the reader when Cassandra describes th.... |
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