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-<em>Aristotle's </em><em>Poetics</em> is his description of what a tragic play consists of and how a poet should go about constructing a great play.  Many times, he refers to <em>[[Oedipus]]</em> in relating examples of a great play and form of tragedy.  In attept to understand Aristotle's <em>Poetics</em>  here is a break down in laymen's terms.
+[[Aristotle]]'s ''Poetics'' is his description of what a tragic play consists of and how a poet should go about constructing a great play.  Many times, he refers to <em>[[Oedipus]]</em> in relating examples of a great play and form of tragedy.  In attept to understand Aristotle's <em>Poetics</em> here is a break down in laymen's terms.
 Aristotle thought that "all men wished to know," and that the human spirit lives most fully in truth (Fergusson  10).  This is exacatly what king Oedipus also was looking for - truth.  In this tragic tale the characteristics of a great play unfolds.
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 Precariously enough the play that ends in an unhappy tone is just what Aristotle thought was a great tragedy.  Therefore, if our own psych suffers in a way that cannot be controlled or understood and our spirit, <em>[[energia]]</em> is left unsettled then we could have experienced a tale of tragedy, leaving us shocked, thrilled, and in awe of what just took place.
+== Works Cited ==
+* Fergusson, Francis., <em>Aristotle's Poetics. </em>New York:  Hill, 1961.
-Works Cited
+* Fergusson, John., <em>A Companion to Greek tragedy</em>. Texas:  University of Texas Press, 1972.
-Fergusson, Francis., <em>Aristotle's Poetics. </em>New York:  Hill, 1961.
-Fergusson, John., <em>A</em> <em>Companion</em> <em>to</em> <em>Greek </em> <em>tragedy</em>.Texas:  University of Texas Press, 1972.