Aristotle's Poetics
Title: Aristotle's Poetics
Category: /History
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Aristotle's Poetics
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tragic fall.
Aristotle continues, this reversal must come about not by chance or as deserved
retribution for evil deeds, but from some hamartia, variously translated as
'error in judgment' or 'tragic flaw': that is, some aspect of the hero's
character that in itself is praiseworthy--but in excess, destructive. Macbeth
gains sympathy from the audience due to his demeanor in the beginning of the
play. He relates to the listeners from his reaction to the witc