Analyze Dr.

Hamlet through Aristotle’s

theory of Tragedy
Submitted to: Submitted by:
Ma’am Maria Qabtia Sania Mubashir
“ Tragedy, is an imitation of an action
that is serious, complete, and of a certain
magnitude. ”
Six Elements of Tragedy

1. Plot

2. Character

3. Thought

4. Diction

5. Song

6. Spectacle
 Plot: the soul of the drama, the arrangement of the incidents

 Characters: Determines men’s qualities i.e. goodness, propriety, truthfulness & Consistency.

 Thought: the faculty of saying what is possible.

 Diction: the expression of the meaning in words.

 Song: holds the chief place among the embellishments.

 Spectacle: has an emotional attraction for the audience.

 The play is focusing on Hamlet’s to revenge the death of his father

 Characters are supposed to be the most perfect people.

 Hamlet undergoes through unmerited misfortune.

 Hamlet contemplates life and death.

 a tragic hero must fall through his or her own error.

 Aristotle tragic hero must be a person of high stature.

 Tragic hero must fall through his own error.

 Hamlet tragic flaw can be found in act III.

 Hamlet duels with Laertes.

 Action & events are a picture of our day – to – day life.

 Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a great & effective tragedy in his poetics.
There are some aspects of poetics that Shakespeare does not include.
He brokes some Aristotle’s rule.
Thank You 