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A 6 page paper defining classic Aristotelian form of tragedy and how it is expressed in Macbeth, Death of a Salesman, The Metamorphosis, and The Stranger. 2 source bib
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he says in a now-famous definition, "is an imitation of an action is serious, complete in itself, and of a certain magnitude, in language embellished with every kind of artistic
ornament which is to be found separately in the different parts of the play; in a dramatic not a narrative form; through pity and fear bringing about the purgation (katharsis)
of these emotions"(Kelly). While there are many elements to a tragedy and many arguments as to what these are there are a few that will
be examined for our purposes here. A tragedy must have a plot --a series of ordered events: a beginning, middle and end. A tragedy must have thought and universal truth.
The tragedy must be serious, arousing pity and or fear in the audience. The character in the tragedy must be basically good and experience a reversal of fortune that makes
him bad. The hero must have four things to truly make him a tragic character. 1) The hero must be good, with no concern to class or station
2) Character must be consistent to the hero. Must be suitable to the hero. 3) Character must be true to life, the character must do what as the audience would
expect of him. Based on these criteria we will examine the tragic characters in Macbeth, Death of a Salesman, The Stranger and The Metamorphosis. The
first question to be examined in these works is: are the characters in these works of literature "good"? By good is meant noble or having redeeming qualities.
In Shakespeares Macbeth, Macbeth does not start out horrible and has to be prodded by Lady Macbeth to kill the king. Afterward, Macbeth he is beside himself
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