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Activity on Dryden's Essay

(1) Do you find any difference between Aristotle's definition of Tragedy and Dryden's definition of play? I think there is no difference between both the definition because Aristotle and Dryden both are wrote their definition of Play and Tragedy  On the base of Human nature and Imitation of an action. Merely this both the thing is same.. Emotions of mankind is the center... Whereas pity,fear,delight and instruction.  for better understand it... First Let be clear about both the definition   Aristotle's definition of Tragedy -"A tragedy is the imitation of an action that is serious and also as, having magnitude ,complete in itself... In appropriate and pleasurable language... In Dramatic rather than narrative form, with incident arousing pity and fear, wherewith to accomplish a catharsis of these emotions. " Dryden's definition of Play . -" just and lively image of human nature,  representing it's passions and humorous and the change of...