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Aristotle established the first principles of dramatic criticism in his classic work Poetics, and his definition of tragedy shapes any literary analysis of tragic drama as it appears in classical Greek texts. Aristotle considered Sophocles the perfect writer and his Oedipus the King the perfect tragedy because the development of the plot conforms to the Aristotelian rules of tragedy—the most important of which are the unities of time, place, and action. However, of the three, only the unity of action can be applied to drama in general; the other two relate specifically to tragic drama of the classical period as it was performed on the Greek stage. According to Aristotle, the construction of dramatic tragedy demands the supremacy of the action over the characters. As such, in an ideal tragedy, the protagonist's moral character is revealed to the audience only through a series of causative events that unfold as fate takes its course.
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1. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?A. Critical views of tragedy reflect the prevailing philosophical concepts of the time period.
B. Once the form was defined by Aristotle, dramatic tragedy was written in conformance with his principles for the Greek stage.
C.
Oedipus the King served as a model for dramatic playwrights of later years.
D. Aristotle's principles of dramatic criticism have influenced other scholars.
E. The characters in modern tragedies assume greater significance than do characters in classical Greek tragedies.
RC Butler 2023 - Practice Two RC Passages Everyday.Passage # 296 Date: 25 Aug-2023
This question is part of RC Butler 2023.
Click here for Details A and E are comparing two time periods but says nothing about Aristotle's work. The passage is only talking about one time period. Also, these options used the word "tragedy" to makes us think the sentence is somewhat connected to the passage but it is not.
Therefore, eliminate A and E.
C - It is only said that the book is a perfect proof of concept but it not mentioned anywhere that it served as a reference/ideal for others so not the correct option.
B -
Once is the key word here - while we are told that Aristotle established the principles and definition but we are also told that these principles were for dramatic criticism aka for critics/reviewers. Writers are different from critics so we cannot say that writers followed his principles. The example of Sophocles is there to confuse us because they say his work conformed to those principles. This doesn't mean that he intended to align his work with those principles, it was a by product. Therefore, option B is a stretch choice.
D -
Who? The main idea is about Aristotle so this option seems relevant.
What? His principles were principles of dramatic criticism.
What did the work do? His work influenced other scholars. This is the inferred part from the line "his definition
shapes any literary analysis of tragic drama as it appears in
classical Greek texts". Shapes = synonym influences, any literary analysis = other people's work and classical Greek texts = tells us that these other people were not just random people but scholars.
Therefore, option D is the correct answer.
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25 Aug 2023, 07:00
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