ARISTOTLE’S

Elements of Tragedy

4Elements of Tragedy

ARISTOTLE’S

PLOT:SEQUENCE

OFEVENTSINASTORY

1

WHAT HAPPENED?WHAT’S THE EXPOSITION?

WHAT’S THE CONFLICT?WHAT’S THE CLIMAX?

PLOT:

WHAT’S THE RESOLUTION?

WHAT HAPPENED?WHAT’S THE EXPOSITION?

WHAT’S THE CONFLICT?WHAT’S THE CLIMAX?

PLOT:

WHAT’S THE RESOLUTION?

ProtagonistAntagonistCHARACTER-Part 1

CHARACTERIZATION

WHO IS THE PROTAGONIST?

WHAT DOES HE/SHE WANT?

WHO IS THE ANTAGONIST?

WHAT DOES HE/SHE/IT WANT?

CHARACTER-Part 1

WHO IS THE PROTAGONIST?

WHAT DOES HE/SHE WANT?

WHO IS THE ANTAGONIST?

WHAT DOES HE/SHE/IT WANT?

HOW ARE CHARACTERS DESCRIBED?

DIRECT (Tells)

INDIRECT (Shows)

CHARACTER-Part 2

HOW ARE CHARACTERS DESCRIBED?

DIRECT (Tells)

INDIRECT (Shows)

CHARACTER-Part 2

THEME:OVERALLMEANINGOFASTORY

3

THEMEWHAT DOES IT MEAN?

IS THERE A MORAL?

IS THERE A “BEST” INTERPRETATION?

THEMEWHAT DOES IT MEAN?

IS THERE A MORAL?

THEMEWHAT DOES IT MEAN?

IS THERE A MORAL?

DICTION:HOWWORDSAREUSED

4

DICTIONWHAT WORDS ARE USED?

DO WORDS CHANGEWITH CHARACTERS?

DO WORDS MOVE PLOT?

HOW DO WORDS SHOW CREATIVITY OR GENIUS?

ELEMENTSOF FICTION

+3

POV:WHOTELLSTHESTORY?

1

POINT OF VIEWWHO IS THE NARRATOR?

HOW ARE EVENTS & CHARACTERS DESCRIBED?

IS THE POV RELIABLE?

WHAT IS KNOWN OR HIDDEN?

SETTING:WHEREDOESTHESTORYOCCUR?

2

SETTING:WHEN DOESTHESTORYOCCUR?

2

SETTINGWHERE IS THE STORY?

WHEN IS THE STORY?

WHAT IS THE ATMOSPHERE?

HOW DO CHARACTERS, ACTION & SETTING INTERACT?

SYMBOLISM:WHATDOTHE

STORYELEMENTSREPRESENT?

3

SYMBOLISMIS THIS A METAPHOR?

IS THIS AN ALLEGORY?

ARE SYMBOLS UNIVERSAL?

HOW DO SYMBOLS ADDMEANING TO THE STORY?

ASLAN

=

SYMBOLISMIS THIS A METAPHOR?

ARE SYMBOLS UNIVERSAL?

1ARISTOTLE’S 4:

PLOT

2 CHARACTERIZATION

3 THEME

Parts 1 & 2

4 DICTION

1 POINT-OF-VIEW

2 SETTING

3 SYMBOLISM

FICTION’S 3: