Author Question: Aristotle tells us that the plot of a good tragedy: A. should be simple. B. must imitate ... (Read 66 times)

Mollykgkg · **on:** Jul 14, 2018

Aristotle tells us that the plot of a good tragedy:

A. should be simple.
B. must imitate actions arousing fear and pity.

C. involves a good man passing from happiness to misery.
D. Both A and C

E. All of the above

Question 2

According to Aristotle, the distinction between an historian and a poet is:

A. the former writes in prose, while the latter writes in verse.
B. poetry speaks of universals, while history speaks of particulars.

C. poetry appeals to the emotions, while history appeals to the reason.

D. history describes what might have been, while poetry describes what might be.

E. Both B and D