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Story tells us what happens, but the plot shows us how and in which order the story unfolds.
For a tragedy, Aristotle believed that simply recounting the plot should cause a reaction. (Example: “This is
a play about a king who discovers that he killed his father and then married and reproduced with his
mother.”)
Most Greek tragedies and many other modern tragedies use a late point of attack in which the action of the
play begins late in the story.
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2. CHARACTER
The idea(s) that the author wants to convey with the play.
Better plays deal with complex themes that often raise questions rather
than answering them.
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4. DICTION (LANGUAGE)
They were written in verse. Aristotle said that the poetry should include
“embellishments and ornamentation.”
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5. SPECTACLE
The visual elements of a play, including sets and costumes. When artificial
lighting became available, it, too, became part of the spectacle.
When viewing a play, as opposed to reading it, the spectacle can become
the most important part of the play.
The Greek word teatron, from which we get the word theatre, means
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6. MUSIC