To what extent does Romeo and Juliet or Oedipus Rex fit Aristotle’s definition of tragedy? In supporting your argument, use direct quotations from the play and from Aristotle’s Poetics.

In Oedipus the King by Sophocles, the protagonist, Oedipus, exemplifies the heroic concept outlined in Aristotelian tragedy in both his royal heritage and his hamartia. ... Through his virtue of determination, Oedipus' hamartia comes to fruition insofar that his downfall is caused by his own unintentional wrongdoingsThus Macbeth becomes a tragic hero who deliberately renounces the path of good for fulfilling his evil ambitions. Aristotle had regarded the thoroughly depraved evil character as being unworthy of becoming a tragic hero saying that such a character fails to evoke pity and fear among the audienceRomeo and Juliet is an Aristotelian tragedy because the action revolves around the story, not the characters. ... However, their families also hate each other, so they are fated to heartache and tragedy. Aristotle wrote in Poetics that a real tragedy was all-encompassing, larger than life, and incredibly dramatic.Oedipus fulfills the three parameters that define the tragic hero. His dynamic and multifaceted character emotionally bonds the audience; his tragic flaw forces the audience to fear for him, without losing any respect; and his horrific punishment elicits a great sense of pity from the audience

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