"I propose to treat of Poetry in itself and of its various kinds, noting the essential quality of each; to inquire into the structure of the plot as requisite to a good poem; into the number and nature of the parts of which a poem is composed; and similarly into whatever else falls within the same inquiry. Following, then, the order of nature, let us begin with the principles which come first."
Decoding the 6 Aristotelean Elements of Drama
An overview of the six Aristotelean elements: plot, character, thought, diction, spectacle, and song
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Aristotle’s Poetics
Source: Aristotle, Poetics, Project Gutenberg. Translator: S. H. Butcher, https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1974/1974-h/1974-h.htm
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Decoding the 6 Elements of Drama
Source: Tylie Shider, "Decoding the 6 Aristotelean Elements of Drama," The Playwrights' Center, https://pwcenter.org/article/decoding-the-6-aristotelean-elements-of-drama/
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All the World's a Stage
Source: Ronald Harwood. All the World's a Stage. London : Secker & Warburg ; British Broadcasting Corp.
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Ted Talk for Theater Geeks
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Source: William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice (1637), Folger Shakespeare Library Digital Collections, https://digitalcollections.folger.edu/bib163944-157563
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