The processes involved are not easily realizable especially when undertaken by a student in a typical Nigerian educational theatre such as the University of Port Harcourt Arts Theatre. Play productions are a vital aspect of the theatre. Key Words: Catharsis, Drama, Mythos, Mimesis, Tragedy, Theater Building a deeper understanding following topics will be examined as a result of this article the general characteristics of Ancient Greek Theater, the emergence of tragedy, Aristotle’ basic elements of tragedy in Poetics, different views of Aristotle and Plato on tragedy, short biography of Sophocles, and his characteristics made him shine as a tragedy writer, the basic structure and characteristics of Oedipus the King. Accordingly, it is aimed to explain the tragedy elements in Aristotle’s Poetics, and to explain such elements within the structure of the play, Oedipus the King. Why does Aristotle, particularly, gives examples from Oedipus the King in Poetics while explaining the tragedy, what is the reason behind this situation and how did the basic tragedy elements of Aristotle take place in the text of Oedipus the King? The objective of this article is to analyze the structure and features of Sophocles’ tragedy, Oedipus the King, and to interpret why Aristotle particularly referred to this play while giving significant information about tragedy in Poetics. ![]() Based on this, it is possible to say that Sophocles' Oedipus the King is one of the ideal examples of the tragedy. ![]() ![]() ABSTRACT Aristotle built the system of tragedy in his Poetics and gave examples from Sophocles’ play ‘Oedipus the King’ while describing the basic elements of tragedy.
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