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'''Moral Criticism, Dramatic Construction''' <br /> | '''Moral Criticism, Dramatic Construction''' <br /> | ||
Moral criticism is a type of literary criticism that tends to teach someone right from wrong based on their morals. However, it also tends to end up praising or blaming morality by locating responsibility strictly within the character or nature of an individual <ref>Miller, Jessica | Moral criticism is a type of literary criticism that tends to teach someone right from wrong based on their morals. However, it also tends to end up praising or blaming morality by locating responsibility strictly within the character or nature of an individual <ref>Miller, Jessica;Mikhitarian, Michele [http://cyberenglishdhs.wikispaces.com/Moral+Criticism oral Criticism] Accessed July 10, 2014</ref>. In contrast to Plato's idea of this, Aristotle believed that poetry and drama do not teach morals or ethics, but instead are there for enjoyment and a meas to an end, influenced by a construction <ref> Karki, Roman http://prezi.com/zfayekeiqva9/moral-criticism-and-dramatic-construction/ Moral Criticism and Dramatic Construction] Accessed July 10, 2014</ref><br /> | ||
An example of Moral Criticism can be found in the works of Plato and Aristotle. Plato’s book "The Republic" was an example of some of the earliest literary criticism. [[Aristotle's Poetics]] was another early writing that gave Moral Criticism a start and has continued since <ref>Brizee, Allen;Tompkins, J.Case [https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/owlprint/722/ “Literary Theory and Schools of Criticism”]Accessed July 7, 2014</ref>.<br /> | An example of Moral Criticism can be found in the works of Plato and Aristotle. Plato’s book "The Republic" was an example of some of the earliest literary criticism. [[Aristotle's Poetics]] was another early writing that gave Moral Criticism a start and has continued since <ref>Brizee, Allen;Tompkins, J.Case [https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/owlprint/722/ “Literary Theory and Schools of Criticism”]Accessed July 7, 2014</ref>.<br /> | ||