Aristotle's Unities

Unity of Time: Requires the play's action take place in twenty-four hours or less.

Unity Of Place: Requires the play's action take place in a single locale.

Unity Of Action:  Requires the play to dramatize only one central story or action which eliminates action not relevant to the plot.


Essay: The Aristotelian Unities by Ian Mandleberg
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