February 1993 LSAT Section 3 Question 10

The author's allusion to Aristotle's view of tragedy in lines 11–13 serves which one of the following functions in th...

medasmx@protonmail.com on March 10, 2022

whats wrong with C

aristotle sees tragedy in terms of "good" and "bad", but webster doesnt fall into this description of classic tragedy. he instead has italian influences that are not recognized by critics. This is why C made sense to me and i dont see an alternative answer that works

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Emil-Kunkin on March 11, 2022

Hi Medas,

I don't think that the Aristotilian view is what the author is criticizing. Aristotle sees the tragic character as one that contains contradictions- this that these contradictions are a necessary part of a tragedy. The author actually agrees with this view. They criticize those who dislike this inconsistency or see it as a flaw. Aristotle would not see inconsentance as a flaw, but as an integral part of a good tragic character.