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Aristotle’s Theory of Tragedy as Seen in Euripides’ Electra
Many aspects of Euripides’ play Electra fit into Aristotle’s theory of tragedy, however, some elements of the play are weak according to the theory. Aristotle proposed that a play would have to meet a certain criteria to be considered a good tragedy. He held that the play must center around a tragic figure, displaying hubris and nobility, who through hamartia undergoes a fall ....
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.... a sense of right and wrong, in that he recognizes the injustices that have been done unto his father Agamemnon, his sister Electra, and himself by both Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. Orestes is basically a good person in that he is motivated by justice and love of his sister and murdered father. He wishes to restore his sister and himself to the noble life they were born into and to avenge his father. This desire to avenge Agamemnon also shows Orestes’ hub ....
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