The great philosopher Aristotle once said that “tragedy is the imitation of actions and of life” (521). Another great philosopher, Plato, counter stated that “representation is far removed from reality” (425). Plato disagrees with Aristotle because he believes that the imitation of life is too filled with emotion and not focused on reason. Aristotle argues that emotion is what makes a drama a true tragedy. Both these arguments prove valid points when attempting to analyze Euripides’ tragedy …showed first 75 words of 1083 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1083 total…of a bed because of has already been created, he cannot make the form of an ideal republic. He would be imitating a republic that has already been established. In this case, he would have to agree with Aristotle’s views that life is a replication of actions. There is happiness and then there is unhappiness; there is unity and then there is cacophony. Actions are what a society lives by; therefore, imitation is reality.