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In Aristotle's hierarchy, the FIRST and most important element of tragedy is:
ASpectacle
BCharacter
CDiction
DPlot
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Plot
1. Aristotle calls Plot 'the first principle, and, as it were, the soul of a tragedy.'
2. Character holds the second place.
3. This ordering has shaped Western dramatic theory.
_Source: Project Gutenberg #1974 — Aristotle's Poetics — "Plot is the first principle, and, as it were, the soul of a tragedy; Character holds the second place"_
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