'Othello' and Aristotle's conventions of tragedy
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Aristotle prescribed criteria for tragedy and comedy.
Aristotle prescribed unity of time, place and action.
The plot in a tragedy should evoke pity and fear in an audience and end with catharsis.
A tragic hero - a man of noble standing with a fatal flaw and an error of judgement - must meet a demise.
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