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Paper On Hamlet

Hamlet: The Element of a Tragedy
In 350 B.C.E., a great philosopher, wrote out what he thought was the definition of a tragedy. As translated by S.H. Butcher, Aristotle wrote; "Tragedy, then, is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude; in language embellished with each kind of artistic ornament, the several kinds being found in separate parts of the play; in the form of action, not of narrative; with incidents arousing pity and fear, wherewith to accomplish its katharsis of such emotions. . . . Every Tragedy, therefore, must have six parts, which parts determine its quality—namely, Plot, Characters, Thought, Diction, Spectacle, Melody. (http://www.cnr.edu/home/bmcmanus/poetics.html)" Later in history, William Shakespeare wrote tragedies that epitomized Aristotle's outline of a tragedy. Shakespeare's Hamlet is one such tragedy.
The first part, the plot is the most important of all the pieces, according to Aristotle. Aristotle said......


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