ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -unities, in drama, the three principles derived by French classicists from Aristotle’s Poetics; they require a play to have a single action represented as occurring in a single place and within the course of a day. These principles were called, respectively, unity of action, unity of place, and unity of time.

Detailed explanation-2: -Noun. unity of time (uncountable) (theater, literature) The classical unity that states that the action of a play should take place over no more than 24 hours.

Detailed explanation-3: -Unity of time means a limited period of time that takes a play to be performed on a stage. The actions of a tragedy were performed in a single day during Greek era. Aristotle also stated that tragedy should be limited to a single revolution of a sun.

Detailed explanation-4: -2. Unity of Place: It was said that in drama there should be no change of place, and even if the scene changes it must not be too great a distance. A public square or palace courtyard would usually serve this purpose well.

Detailed explanation-5: -unity of action: a tragedy should have one principal action. unity of time: the action in a tragedy should occur over a period of no more than 24 hours. unity of place: a tragedy should exist in a single physical location.