Question

Summarize at least three (3) elements of an ideal tragedy, as described by Aristotle.

Answer 1

• Place-The setting of the play should be one location (Oedipus Rex takes place on the steps outside the palace).

• Time-The play should represent the passage of no more than one day (previous events leading up to the present situation, such as Oedipus outwitting the sphinx and killing his father, were recounted on stage).

• Action-All actions or scenes in the play should contribute directly in some way to the main plot.

Info from: http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/interactives/greece/theater/playsTragicStructure.html