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Aristotle's Unities. By Taylor and Abbie. The unities were invented by Aristotle (335 BCE) They are used to define what is a proper tragedy and what is not They are also known as : classical unities, Aristotelian unities and three unities. Information. The first unity is action
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Aristotle's Unities By Taylor and Abbie
The unities were inventedby Aristotle (335 BCE) • They are used to define what is a proper tragedy and what is not • They are also known as: classical unities, Aristotelian unities and three unities Information
The first unity is action • A play should have one main action that it follows, with no or few subplots • The play should have one main focus Unity One
The second unity is place • A play should cover a single physical space and should not attempt to compress geography, nor should the stage represent more than one place • A play should only have one setting Unity Two
The third unity is time • The action in a play should take place over no more than 24 hours • Everything that needs to happen must be within the 24 hours Unity Three