In his "Poetics", Aristotle suggests that tragic literary works should be ?
Correct answer: A. logical in terms of plot and structure.
- A. logical in terms of plot and structure.
- B. complex in terms of plot and structure.
- C. without any sort of moral insight.
- D. sad.
Explanation
Aristotle requires a tragedy to have a coherent, unified plot in which events follow probability or necessity. Although he values complex plots, complexity is not the basic requirement stated here; logical structure is.
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