...of incidents, in it. And again : the most powerful elements of attraction in Tragedy, the Peripeties and Discoveries, are parts of the Plot. A further...so to speak, of Tragedy is the Plot ; and that the Chai-acters come second — compare the parallel in painting, where the most beautiful colours laid...

...a tragedy which, however inferior in these respects, has a Plot, a combination of incidents, in it. A further proof is in the fact that beginners succeed...Tragedy is the Plot; and that the Characters come second—compare the parallel in painting, where the most beautiful colours laid on without order will...

...of incidents, in it. And again: the most powerful elements of attraction in Tragedy, the Peripeties and Discoveries, are parts of the Plot. A further...Tragedy is the Plot; and that the Characters come second—compare the parallel in painting, where the most beautiful colours laid on without order will...

...of incidents, in it. And again: the most powerful elements of attraction in Tragedy, the Peripeties and Discoveries, are parts of the Plot. A further...Tragedy is the Plot; and that the Characters come second—compare the parallel in painting, [1450 b ] where the most beautiful colours laid on without...

...Tragedy is essentially an imitation not of persons but of an action and life, or happiness and misery. The first essential, the life and soul so to speak, of Tragedy is the Plot, and the Characters come second. Tragedy is an imitation of personages better than the ordinary man. There...

...(on plot see also Becker 1979). According to Aristotle, the plot (Greek mythos , fablos in Latin) is 'the first essential, the life and soul, so to speak, of Tragedy' (Aristotle 1941: 1461). The plot consists of the action, with the characters being subordinated to...

...(on plot see also Becker 1979). According to Aristotle, the plot (Greek mythos , fablos in Latin) is 'the first essential, the life and soul, so to speak, of Tragedy' (Aristotle 1941: 1461). The plot consists of the action, with the characters being subordinated to...

...in the same paragraph he reiterates, using an analogy that may prove helpful to thinking about plot: "We maintain, therefore, that the first essential, the life and soul, so to speak, of Tragedy is Plot; and that the Characters come second — compare the parallel in painting, where the most beautiful...

...in the same paragraph he reiterates, using an analogy that may prove helpful to thinking about plot: 'We maintain, therefore, that the first essential, the life and soul, so to speak, of Tragedy is Plot; and that the Characters come second - compare the parallel in painting, where the most beautiful...

...essentially an unitation not of persons but of action and life" (1450al5-17). Thus, for Aristotle, "the first essential, the life and soul, so to speak, of tragedy is the plot," while "characters [ethe] come second" (1450a38-39); indeed, character is included for the sake of the...