ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The character in the tragedy should be
A
Good
B
Appropriate
C
Like
D
Consistent
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Consistency: The last, but perhaps most important characteristic of the tragic hero that Aristotle describes is his consistency. What he means by this is that the hero should behave and speak in a manner consistent not only with his own character but with how people would perceive such a person to act and to talk.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fourth, the hero must be consistent (by which Aristotle means the hero must be written consistently, not that the hero must behave consistently). He accepts that some characters are inconsistent but that they should be written so as to be consistent in their inconsistency.

Detailed explanation-3: -The four basic elements of tragedy is formed from The exposition, the rising action, the climax, the falling action and then the conclusion.

Detailed explanation-4: -Born of a noble birth. With some kind of imperfection that makes them human and relatable. They have been wounded by some traumatic experience. They have a fatal flaw. Their fatal flaw leads to some kind of realization. They meet a significant downfall. 11-Dec-2022

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