OutlineMim

. I. Mimesis ....... A. Poetry .............. 1. Relates what may happen ..................... a. According to the law of probability or necessity ( shows what could happen) .............. 2. Tragedy is more philosophical than history because it shows the audience how humans should be. .............. 3. Tragedy expresses the universal ..................... a. how a person speaks or acts (expressing feelings) ..................... b. names attached to the personages .............. 4. constructs the plot based on probability(what has already happened and could happen again) .............. 5. Uses characteristic names .............. 6. imitates actions ..................... a. conforms to the law of probable and necessary (what has already happened and could happen again) ....... B. History .............. 1. Relates what has happened .............. 2. Expresses the particular ....... C. Tragedy .............. 1. About particular individuals .............. 2. Use of real names ..................... a. What is probable is credible ..................... b. Can use one or more real name, rest are fictitious .............. 3. Imitation of complete action ( shows the process, allows audience to empathize) ..................... a. inspires fear or pity ............................ i. events come as a surprise ............................ ii. follows a cause and effect ............................ iii. coincidences are more effective ....... D. Episodic .............. 1. Episodes or acts succeed one another ..................... a. No sequence ..................... b. Write show pieces for competition ..................... c. Stretch plot beyond capacity ..................... d. Forced to break natural continuity .............. 2. Used by bad poets by their own fault .............. 3. Used by good poets to please others