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A 10 page research paper that, first of all, discusses Aristotle's conception of mimesis and how this applies to comedy. Then, the writer examines both Plautus' The Pot of Gold and Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice as to how money works as motivation in each work and how this reflects Aristotle's views. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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of characters within each play. The playwrights uses money/gold as a integral factor in society that constitutes the foundation for many relationships. Money either facilitates forming relationships, or provides an
obstacle to new relationships. In each play, money is a primary motivating device that initiates the action in each play. The student researching this topic should know that
this writer had a great deal of difficulty, first of all, finding out what the term "didascaie" means (as most references to this word appear to be in either Italian
or French), and then relating it to Aristotle. According to one Internet source, "didascalie" is "a stage direction (often put in italics) which is given by the author, which is
related to the entries or exits of the characters, the tone of the counterpart, gestures to be achieved, mimicry, etc." (Didascalie) (translated from Italian). While neither the term "didascalie" nor
"stage direction" appear in Aristotles Poetics, mimicry (or mimesis) is a well-discussed topic. According to Aristotle, comedy is predicated on mimesis (Golden 73). Aristotle lists comedy with epic poetry
and tragedy as all being forms of imitation. They differ, however, from one another in three respects -- the medium, the objects, and the manner or mode of imitation
(Aristotle). According to Aristotle, comedy involves the imitation of men who are less than average. Furthermore, Aristotle indicated that the audience does not have to completely believe in the mimesis
in order to elicit emotive responses to the mimetic accounts, that is, a semblance, a recognition of the type of person being portrayed is sufficient to engage an emotional reaction
(Worth 333). In both Pot of Gold and The Merchant of Venice, each playwright featured characters who were considerably "less than average," and, as the following analysis will demonstrate, the
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