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commonly imagine to be the tragic hero and the tragedy itself. And, in this discussion of what comprises a tragedy we see many qualities possessed by Hamlet. In the following
paper we examine the work of Aristotle and then the story of Hamlet illustrating how Hamlet fits into Aristotles definitions and where he does not, overall arguing that Hamlet is
very much a tragic hero as defined by Aristotle. Poetics One of Aristotles points is that which involves the structure of incidents possessed by a tragedy. He states that
"Tragedy is an imitation, not of men, but of an action and of life, and life consists in action, and its end is a mode of action, not a quality"
(Aristotle Poetics Part VI). He further indicates that while "character determines mens qualities....it is by their actions that they are happy or the reverse" (Aristotle Poetics Part VI). Aristotle
also points out that any dramatic action in a tragedy is not necessarily focused on the character of the individual involved, but that the character evolves out of the actions
we see. "Hence the incidents and the plot are the end of a tragedy; and the end is the chief thing of all. Again, without action there cannot be a
tragedy; there may be without character" (Aristotle Poetics Part VI). At this point Aristotle indicates that more often than not paintings and poetry often have very little in the way
of a representation of character, yet we can still envision a tragedy. Besides which, the most powerful elements of emotional interest in Tragedy- Peripeteia or Reversal of the Situation, and
Recognition scenes- are parts of the plot. A further proof is, that novices in the art attain to finish of diction and precision of portraiture before they can construct the
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