Aristotle and The Poetics

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Aristotle and The Poetics Ancient Greek Philosopher 384 BCE-322 BCE Works were “lost” when Roman Empire collapsed Poetics are a collection of notes Studied under Plato

Plato Believed the tragedy was a danger to society Believed tragedy encourages irrationality Actors are dangerous Their acting skills could be used to undermine a society Theatre was not part of Plato's Utopian Society

Aristotle Responded to Plato with the Poetics Believed tragedy was positive and helpful Arouses pity and fear Purges these emotions in the audience and restores harmony in the soul Catharsis

Three unities A way to analyze the plays organizing traits Action Time Place

Unity of Action Plays should have one simple plot Beginning, middle and an end No subplots No multiple or complex plots Ex. Shakespeare Ex. Pulp Fiction

Unity of Time Aristotle believed we get the greatest pleasure from plays where the action occurs within one unit of time Ex. The action in the play Oedipus happens in one day.

Unity of Place Aristotle believed the greatest pleasure comes from plays that are set in one place. ex. Oedipus ex. Reservoir Dogs ex. The Promise

Not all plays follow the unities Brecht Epic Theatre No cathartic experience but a call to action Does not follow action, time or place Ex. Fear and Misery in the Third Reich

How to use the Poetics Renaissance Poetics were re-discovered. Foundation for theatre “rules” for tragedy France Poetics are just a means to analyze theatre more of a cookbook than a rule book.