(Aristotle's definition of tragedy and dryden's definition of play)

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So, The Question is Discuss any different you observe between Aristotle's definition of tragedy and Dryden's definition of play. 

🔷Aristotle's Tragedy vs. Dryden's play: A comparative analysis. 

🔷Introduction: 

       Aristotle and John Dryden Influential literary critics, offered distinct perspective on the nature of drama m, while Aristotle focused on tragic form, Dryden provided a more general definition of plays, their defines through related, exhibit significant difference In  their emphasize and scope. 

⚫ARISTOTLE'S TRAGEDY:

This a plot structure of play. Aristotle tragedy in his poetics defined tragedy as " The imitation of an action that is serious and also, as having magnitude, complete in itself, in appearance and pleasure language... In a dramatic form, not of narrative with incidents using pity and fear, where with to accomplish a catharsis of these emotions. "

⚫Key Elements of Aristotle's definition includes:

1 - Imitation: tragedy is a representation of human action. 

2- Seriousness: The plot is a of certain scale or importance 

3- Completeness: the story has a clear beginning, middle and end. 

4-Magnitude: The action should be of sufficient importance and complexity to engage the audience.

5- Catharsis: Tragedy aims to evoke emotions of pity and fear, ultimately purging the audience of these emotions through a cathartic experience.

🔷Dryden's Play

Dryden, writing in a later era, offered a broader definition of play, emphasizing its ability to entertain and instruct: "A just and lively image of human nature, representing its passions, humors, and the changes of fortune to which it is subject, for the delight and instruction of mankind."

It then discusses Dryden's definition of play as a just and lively representation of human nature and the changes in people's fortunes that delights and ...

 🔹Key aspects of his definition include:

 1- Human nature: Plays should reflect the complexities and foibles of human nature.

 2- Passions and humors: The portrayal of characters' emotions and quirks is essential.

 3- Changes of fortune: The plot should involve significant shifts in circumstances, such as reversals or recognitions.

4- Delight and instruction: Plays should both entertain and teach the audience valuable lessons about life.

🔷Key Differences

While both Aristotle and Dryden recognized the importance of imitation and the role of emotions in drama, their definitions differed in several key respects:

🔸Focus: Aristotle emphasized the serious and elevated nature of tragedy, while Dryden adopted a broader view of play, encompassing a wider range of genres and subject matter.

🔸Purpose: Aristotle saw tragedy as a means of achieving catharsis, while Dryden focused on the dual purposes of delight and instruction.

🔸Character: Aristotle stressed the importance of noble and tragic characters, while Dryden recognized the value of a wider range of characters, including both heroic and comic figures. 

🔷Conclusion: while Aristotle and Dryden shared a common ground in their understanding of drama as a form of imitation, their definitions of tragedy and play reflected the different cultural and literary contexts in which they operated. Aristotle's more narrowly focused definition emphasized the cathartic power of tragedy, while Dryden's broader perspective highlighted the potential for drama to both entertain and education..... 

🔷Reference: The details which some take on google website and Gemini ai. 

https://www.britannica.com/art/tragedy-literature/Theory-of-tragedy

https://wikieducator.org/Dryden_Dramatic_Poesy

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