How Aristotle explains the role of plot in tragedy

a.Tragic and stupid dramas are two kinds of one-sided.

b.Tragedy is the stupidity or stupidity caused by human behavior.

c.Tragedy causes pity and fear to permeate and purify people.

d.The spirit of the sun god.

Correct answer: BC

Aristotle's definition of tragedy: Tragedy is the imitation of a serious, complete, and long-lasting action; Its medium is language, which has a variety of pleasant sounds, which are used in various parts of the play; The imitation method is expressed through the actions of the characters, rather than using the narrative method; This emotion is nurtured by arousing pity and fear.

Aristotle's theory of tragedy.

Definition: In the history of Western aesthetics, Aristotle was the first to study the theory of tragedy. His theory of tragedy is a summary of the splendid tragic art of the West.

For the first time in the history of aesthetics, he gave a complete definition of tragedy: tragedy is the imitation of a serious, complete, and long-term action. Its medium is language, with a variety of pleasant sounds, which are used in various parts of the play, and the imitation is expressed through the actions of the characters, rather than by narration, and these emotions are purified by evoking pity and fear.

This definition points out the four characteristics of tragedy, the object, the medium, the method and the effect of tragedy in imitation. He also pointed out that the plot is the most important ingredient, and it has a tragic soul.

Evaluation: Aristotle's fault theory of tragedy goes one step further than the traditional Greek interpretation of tragedy by fate, emphasizing the need to seek the cause of tragedy within oneself, but still fails to understand that tragedy is the result of the contradiction and conflict between old and new forces in social development, so it cannot reveal the social nature and social roots of tragedy.

To contrast with Hegel's theory of tragedy, the positive and negative meanings include the differences in the views of Aristotle and Hegel that were theoretically formed.

According to Aristotle, the special effect of tragedy is to arouse people's ( )aPain and despair bPity and Fear c

Dignity and pride dGrief and Terror View Answer Analysis [Correct Answer] B [Answer Analysis] Aristotle believed that the special effect of tragedy is to arouse "pity and fear" in people, and this effect can only be achieved if "a person encounters undeserved misfortune". See textbook p160.

Tragedy is the reproduction of a serious, complete and lengthy action, which uses various forms of "decorated" language in its different parts to arouse the emotions of pity and fear in the audience through theatrical performance rather than narration, so as to purify these feelings.

"Decorated" languages are languages that use rhythm and tone; By "various forms" we mean the use of colloquial metrical scripts in some parts of the tragedy and the form of singing verses in others. Since the imitation of tragedy is carried out by the performance of the characters, the decoration of the set should be one of the inevitable components of the tragedy, and there should be also singing and speech, and only through these can imitation be carried out. By "speech", I mean the structure of the colloquial physique, and the meaning of "singing" is self-evident.

In summary, a tragedy should have six basic elements, namely plot structure, character, speech, thought, scenery, and singing. Among them, 2 elements are the medium of imitation, 1 is the method of imitation, and 3 are the object of imitation. These 6 elements encapsulate all the essential characteristics of tragedy......

Aristotle, Poetics

Aristotle's famous theory of the causes of tragedy: tragedy is the imitation of a serious, complete, and lengthy action; Its medium is language, which has a variety of pleasant sounds, which are used in various parts of the play; The imitation method is expressed through the actions of the characters, rather than using the narrative method; This emotion is nurtured by arousing pity and fear.

Aristotle's attitude towards art was fair and pious, unlike his predecessor Plato, who regarded epics, tragedies, and comedies as things that had a bad influence on people, and then belittled those who were engaged in art; Aristotle fully affirmed the enlightening significance of art to human beings, and believed that tragedy cultivates human emotions by arousing pity and fear.

Plato expelled Homer from the Ideal Kingdom for his contempt for epics, while Aristotle praised Homer as "a poet of par excellence." As far as the plot arrangement is concerned, the poet should follow the law of possibility or necessity of the development of events, and should make the plot form an organic and unified whole. As far as character portrayals are concerned, they should be appropriate, realistic, and consistent.

This definition deals with the object, medium, method and function of tragic imitation. According to Aristotle, tragedy as a complete organic whole is composed of six elements, namely plot, character, thoughts, lines, appearance, and **. Among them, plot and character are the most important.

Aristotle also believed that the protagonists of tragedy should be people who are not perfect and not heinous, they should be good people, but they have some defects and faults, so that they can bring disaster to themselves, so that tragedy can arouse our pity and fear, and purify our emotions.

In the Poetics, Ariss emphasized that the plot of tragedy should have () and ().

a.Found. b.Reversion.

c.Transfer. d.Abrupt turns.

Correct answer to the case of splitting transport: AD