Diction is the style of wording of the play and generally focuses on metaphors. For example, in Hamlet the famous line “To be or not to be: that is the question”. The thought is the idea of the character's motive revealed in his speech. According to Aristotle, “thought, that is, the faculty of saying what is possible and relevant in a given circumstance”. This is presented in both Hamlet and Oedipus, through dialogue and monologue; the characters reveal their intentions and motivations to the audience. The spectacle is the inner workings of the play and how it is presented on the stage. Both works use visual effects and stage appearance to allow the audience to understand the work. Aristotle says: “Moreover, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stagehand than on that of the poet.” Aristotle believes that the poet has nothing to do with the visual effects of the scene, but that the stage operators should be given credit. Finally, the Song element of the opera is the chorus presented throughout the opera to tell the story as it is
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