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Achilles acting actor Agamemnon ambiguity animals Antigone appears Aristophanes Aristotle means Aristotle seems Aristotle's account Aristotle's examples art of poetry beautiful beginning catharsis character chorus claim clear comedy concerned connection difference digression discussion distinction double drama eidę eidos Empedocles epic poetry epieikeia error Euripides genus glôtta gods Greek hamartia Homer human action Iliad imitation of action insofar intention invisible involves Iphigeneia kurion language lexis Libation Bearers logos look lusis metaphor meter mimęsis narration nature necessary Nicomachean Ethics nouns object of imitation Odysseus Oedipus Oedipus the King opsis ordinary Orestes passions pity and fear play plot poem poet poetic imitation poiein poięsis poiętikę possible present Protagoras representation reveal reversal and recognition rhythm sense Seth Benardete significant sounds simply Sophocles speak species spectator speech strange syllable Taurians tell things thought tion totle trag tragic understand understood verb visible whole words Zeus