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Do you agree with the full title of the play, which suggests that Mortimer has his own tragedy?
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Rob Williams Do you agree with the full title of the play, which suggests that Mortimer has his own tragedy? There are many definitions of Tragedy, but a traditional tragedy can be described as, "an imitation of an action that is serious, complete and of a certain magnitude; in the form of drama, not of narrative, through pity and fear effecting the proper purgation of these emotions (catharsis)." Tragedy must tell of a person who is "highly renowned and prosperous" and who falls as a result of some "error, or frailty," because of external or internal forces, or both." Aristotle claims that there are six basic elements to a tragedy: plot; character; diction (the choice of style, imagery, etc.); thought (the character's thoughts and the author's meaning); spectacle (all the visual effects); and song. Though Edward the Second is not a Greek Tragedy it contains all these elements, excluding song. However...
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