Aristotle's Poetics

Poetics shows the Aristotle's empiricism that defines the directions of contemporary theatre. Aristotle starts with works of art he knew well, and tries to see in them what the poet was aiming at, and how he puts his play or poem together. The more contemporary view is that Aristotle's generalizations about theatre are derived from the nature of the subject, not from a study of particular works. Based on the conviction, Poetics can be understood as logically from Aristotle's work in theatrical science. Relatively, considerable diminutive segment of Aristotle's work is concerned with productive science, the art of making things like houses and plays. Aristotle's Poetics mainly expresses the practical science that surrounds around contemporary theatre. Poetics revolved around how people should act in various circumstances. In theoretical science, it defines the arrangement and designing of play to deliver the objectives and message directly to the audience.

Aristotle's Fundamental Supposition about Theatre

Aristotle's fundamental supposition about theatre and art is continuous with the arrangement of structure and basic principles of explanation that forms the framework of contemporary theatre. Aristotle defined theatrical art as making of something and realizing of some form in abstract and implicit manner. Nature is the great maker or artist. Human artists, like nature, also make something, realize some form in some matter. The only difference between nature and the human artists is that nature makes something out of its own materials, whereas human artists make something out of some materials outside themselves.

Human production and theatrical art describes the clear illustration of natural process in Poetics by Aristotle. Aristotle explained the theatre as a platform to convey a message in an adjusted manner by symbolizing different aspects. He led the foundation of contemporary theatres which is evident in many contemporary theatre plays. Few of the leading plays from last decade have been included in this paper to examine the effectiveness of Aristotle poetics in providing foundation of theatre. Complexity present in the poetics highlights fundamental of theatre functions of unities that must be exhibited in the play.

Theatre Play Effectiveness - Aristotle's Perspective

Aristotle Poetics present a revolutionary concept regarding the principles that surrounds the effectiveness of a play. From art literature perspective it presents the element that are considered as a culmination of poetry and used as the authentic criterion for theatre. Poetics is position to provide a very precise descriptive instrument that highlights extensive research in the domain of understanding the principles of poetics. Aristotle's poetics has been mirrored as a purely genetic in contemporary theatre plays (John, 43). 

The famous Aristotelian definition is a condensed useful application for the positions of "Poetics" which presents and provide basis of key components of theatre, serve the core skeleton of the issues that need to be addressed by writer who intend to convey message to the audience. It requires rejuvenating the concept of theatre audience and see things from perspective of writer. Theatres in contemporary age are a mode of connection with the general public. Addressing the main issues that are ...