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The Six Elements of a Tragedy in “Oedipus Rex�
Aristotle’s “The Poetics� describes the process of a tragedy. It is not the guide per se of writing a tragedy but is the idea’s Aristotle collected while studying tragedies. A tragedy, according to Aristotle, consists of six major points. The first and most important is the plot, which is what all the other points are based on. Such points are: character, language, thought, melody, and spectacle (Aristotle). A prime example of the usage of these parts in a tragic drama is evident in Sophocles’ “Oedipus Rex�.
The plot of a tragedy usually consists of a tragic hero’s fall from grace. Aristotle describes plot in two ways a simple plot and a complex one. In a simple plot a fall from grace takes place, but in a complex plot this change is accompanied by a recognition, or a reversal, or both (Aristotle). “Oedipus Rex� involves a complex plot with a recognition. The plot uses cause and effect to bring......

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