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Comparing Aristotle's Six Components Of Theatre And Tragedy

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Aristotle’s’ six components of theatre/tragedy can be seen the forms of plot, characters, theme, diction, music, and spectacle. Each factor serves a different purpose for making a theatrical tragedy come to life.
The first most demanding task a play writer encounters is coming up with a compelling plot. According to Aristotle, plot refers to mechanics of storytelling; such as, the sequencing of the character’s comings and goings, timetable of play events, and the primary demands of plot (logic and suspense). An example of plot is in Stairway to Heaven by Gregory Fletcher. The plot of the play can be described from two main characters, Elisa and Gil who unfortunately are preparing for their dad’s funeral. To add, Gil is hiding from the fact that he has to stand up and be the man of the house and to come out that he is gay. This plot line can relate to Aristotle’s component of tragedy (plot) by the “specific ordering of the revelations and discoveries”. Gil’s “revelation” is a specific part of the plot line that the audience has no perceived notions about until the falling action of the play when he decides to be bold for his family, but also for himself as he comes out of the closet in an unseen dramatic way. …show more content…

Characters are defined as human characters who undertake actions of a plot, and without characters a theatrical performance would not exist. An example of a character can be seen anywhere but a prime example is Romeo in Romeo and Juliet. Romeo is a very determined, young boy who captures the audience’s attention by his unveiling love for Juliet to the point that he ends up killing himself for her (“Romeo”). Additionally, the way that Romeo describes his deep love for Juliet allows the audience to sympathize with him and form a connection. Without character depth as Aristotle describes, we cannot experience love, hate, fear, or joy with the characters, like

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