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Tragedy Quotes by Aristotle
- A tragedy is a representation of an action that is whole and complete and of a certain magnitude. A whole is what has a beginning…
- Tragedy is an imitation not only of a complete action, but of events inspiring fear and pity. Such an effect is best produced when the…
- Tragedy is an imitation not of men but of a life, an action
- The true end of tragedy is to purify the passions.
- A tragedy is the imitation of an action that is serious and also, as having magnitude, complete in itself . . . with incidents arousing…
- Comedy aims at representing men as worse, Tragedy as better than in actual life.
- Tragedy is an imitation of a whole and complete action of some amplitude...Now a whole is that which has a beginning, a middle, and an…
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- A tragedy is a representation of an action that is whole and complete and of a certain magnitude. A whole is what… — Aristotle
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- The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies back home… — Edward Abbey
- All art at a certain level is entertainment. We go to a tragedy by Sophocles to be entertained. — John Banville
- The tragedy of life and of the world is not that men do not know God; the tragedy is that, knowing Him,… — William Barclay