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michelleunicorn

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on: Aug 27, 2018
What main contributions did Aristotle make to our understanding of how to analyze a play's structure?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What makes a good review?
 
  A. Strong opinion.
  B. Generalizations about the piece as a whole.
  C. Clear point of view supported by evidence.
  D. A very critical opinion, pointing out every possible flaw in the performance.


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Reply #1 on: Aug 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

In his essay on literary criticism, the Poetics, Aristotle lays out a system for critiquing Greek tragedy that became the foundation of European theatrical criticism for thousands of years. Aristotle broke tragedy into six elements: plot, character, language or diction, ideas, music, and spectacle, and deemed plot to be the most important element. Aristotle was the first to describe climatic structure, a tightly knit form that limits the scope of events, the time in which they transpire, and the number of characters.

Answer to Question 2

C. Clear point of view supported by evidence.


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