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Quotation from Poetics by Aristotle

“A whole is that which has a beginning, a middle, and an end.”

Aristotle

Poetics, Chapter VII, trans. S. H. Butcher

Portrait of Aristotle

Aristotle explains what it means for a plot to be complete, defining each of the three parts by causal sequence.

Citation: "A whole is that which has a beginning, a middle, and an end." — Aristotle, Poetics, Chapter VII, trans. S. H. Butcher. (id aristotle-poetics-q5)

Portrait: Aristotle Altemps Inv8575, After Lysippos, Public domain.

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