1. Macbeth and Othello – Can they be defined as Aristotelian tragedies?

2. Aristotle - Catharsis

3. Sophocles – Oedipus Noble Heroes Oedipus the king of Thebes Intellectual error Deliberate choice The Aristotelian tragedy

5. Sophocles – Oedipus Noble Heroes Oedipus the king of Thebes Intellectual error Deliberate choice The Aristotelian tragedy

6. (1) A hero who is virtues, and noble (2) Makes a intellectual error, rather than a moral (3) It leads from happiness to misery (4) The hero makes a deliberate choice, that will lead to his downfall The Aristotelian tragedy

7. Othello

9. “The Moor, howbeit that I endure him not, Is of a constant, loving, noble nature; And I dare think he’ll prove to Desdemona A most dear husband”

10. Othello

11. Macbeth

12. (1) A hero who is virtues, and noble (2) Makes a intellectual error, rather than a moral (3) It leads from happiness to misery (4) The hero makes a deliberate choice, that will lead to his downfall Macbeth

13. - A Guide to the Study of Literature: A Companion Text for Core Studies 6, Landmarks of Literature - Othello, Hamlet, and Aristotelian Tragedy Author(s): Leon Golden: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2869923 - http://www.iep.utm.edu/aris-poe/#H3 - Sophocles and Shakespeare: A Comparative Study of Classical and Elizabethan Tragedies : http://www.24grammata.com/wp- content/uploads/2014/02/Ndah-24grammata.com_.pdfhttp://www.iep.utm.edu/aris-poe/#H3 Sources

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